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Greetings!
Chris Rock and Influence
Entertainers know a lot about how to grab an
audience's attention and hold it - and get
invited back. The great comedian, Chris Rock,
has some good advice for those of us who want
to get our ideas across - and get invited back.
Here's what he said: "When. . . you don't do
well, you're basically hearing 'No' How are
you going to approach this 'no'? Are you
going to respect it and put the blame on
yourself and improve who you are, or are you
going to blame the audience like an idiot?. .
.It's never their fault. No matter how late
it is, no matter how much
they did or didn't drink, no matter what the
sound system is like, no matter how hot the
building is or how cold the building is, it
ain't the crowd's fault." (New York Times
12/28/07)
As we enter this New Year filled with grand
plans, we are certain to meet resistance to
our brilliant ideas somewhere along the way.
As Chris Rock suggests, we've got a choice:
we can blame them or we can take
responsibility for things going wrong. Since
we are the ones who want something, taking
responsibility for how things are going is
great starting point. It gives us a better
chance of doing it better next time. It could
be timing, how we presented the idea, the
wrong audience for our appeal, it could even
be a bad idea! Whatever. I'm sad to say it,
but blaming others will only give us that
self-righteous glow for just so long, and
then we're left with a idea lying dead on the
floor.
On the cheery note - Happy New Year. I hope
it's a great year for you.
Sincerely,
Rick Maurer
Maurer & Associates
phone:
703-525-7074
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