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| Gordon Parks - an example of one who always saw and prepared for the future of his field. |
The world is changing rapidly. The one thing that is certain is change. The days of the secure job, the tenured positions
are things of the past. The key for
anyone in the workforce today is to learn how to live in this world of change
and navigate the ever-changing terrain of your chosen career field.
The key here is doing what you love and continuing to make
yourself a leader in your field. To be a
leader in your field is not based on what or how a leader is defined in the
field today but rather how will leader be defined tomorrow. Leaders for tomorrow will be misunderstood
today because those at the top will judge you based on the rules for today
because in many cases they don’t realize that the rules have changed.
You have to recognize that the rules have changed and this
takes vision. You must see what’s next
and be prepared for it when it comes. To
see what is next you have to live in the future while surviving in the
present. This means you must be good at
playing the game as it is played today while simultaneously preparing yourself
for the game as it will be played tomorrow.
To play and prepare means you are going to have to do two
things at once. You are going to have work while you play. To work while you play in essence is to do
the task as they come at you today and then enjoy the process of preparation
for what’s next. It is this preparation
that must be fun for you. If you don’t
enjoy the process of becoming you probably will not enjoy what it is you are
preparing to do.
Do you se the future in your field? Are you ahead of the game or you playing a
game that is dead, dying and changing?
How do you judge your preparation for the future while excelling in the
present? What are you doing on the daily to prepare you for tomorrow?
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| To learn more about Mr. Parks I recommend the book and documentary "Half Past Autumn" |
The Documentary
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