I have to start by saying the following in the most non-judgemental way – I am PhD Cultural Anthropologist who did his dissertation research in Papua New Guinea and has spent the last 9 years doing market research (ethnographic consulting) for Fortune 500 companies like American Express, Microsoft, Kraft, General Mills, Adobe and many more. So I’ve read and gotten something from all those business books out there. But last night I’m reading Anna Karenina by Tolstoy and I hit a quote from one of his cast of characters and I am blown away by the insight the quote provides me – personally and professionally. Unlike most business books, the quote leaves me full and satisfied and able to apply it in so many ways. So here it is:
“It’s only those peoples that have an intuitive sense of what’s of importance and significance in their institutions, and know how to value them, that have a future before them – it’s only those peoples that one can truly call historical.”
Read that quote and then consider any or all of the following thought starters:
What does the quote say about:
1) How well I know myself?
2) My relationship with my family?
3) How I work with others?
4) The way I make decisions about my business?
5) The choices I make (or made) in my personal and professional life?
6) Who I trust as the next president of the United States?
7) How I make sense of the current economic bailout package?
The measure of great insight is how much clarity of thought you get and the positive direction that insight takes you. So I have an unlimited offer. Call me 410 223 3589 or write me rblinkoff@contextresearch.com and I will provide totally solicited advice based on this quote. My goal is to insight as many people as possible by using this quote. What do you have to gain?
September 23rd, 2008 - Posted in Anthropology, Behavior, Cultural Trends, Ethnography, Habits, Robbie's Thoughts | |
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