 Author Phil Olley holds the board as I smash through it - nearly taking his head off into the bargain! © Neil Cowmeadow 2016 The Thursday Thesis - 17/11/2016 “The joy of Being Out of Order” Humans are pack animals, and there’s always pressure on us to “blend-in” and become just like the next person in the line. That’s why people follow fashions and fads that come and go so often. In life and business there is pressure to conform to what everyone else is doing, and to compete on their terms- say – on price alone. In the cut-price race to the bottom, everyone wants you to become a commodity. Your job is to stand out from the masses and to be Extra-Ordinary... extraordinary (adj.) early 15c., from Latin extraordinarius "out of the common order," from extra ordinem "out of order," especially the usual order, from extra "out" (see extra-) + ordinem, accusative of ordo "order" (see order (n.)). Related: Extraordinarily; extraordinariness. Being commonplace or ordinary doesn’t offer much scope for you to differentiate yourself, so being a low-price provider makes sense if you have nothing else to offer to your clients – beyond the low price-tag. When you see goods or services being sold at a fraction of the usual going rate, don’t you look for the reason they are so underpriced? And don’t you understand that you always get what you pay for? Be different, walk a different path, and don’t ever try to blend in and become a commodity. Be extra-ordinary. © Neil Cowmeadow 2016 Please Like and Share The Thursday Thesis with your friends, family, your cat and anyone else. I’d love to hear your comments, along with any ideas you’d care to hurl at me. Neil@cowtownguitars.net
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17/1/2017 14:24:48
A good reminder for all of us o keep in mind. I am gland that I have read this and this will surely boos the confidence of the readers and this will be an inspiration as well. Thank you for this reading and this will surely be cherished 20/1/2017 09:22:23
As my old school said: "Do your ordinary duties, extraordinarily well". It means to give more than a 100% of your efforts, when accomplishing a task. You should always do your best whenever you are given a task. Do not settle for the average score, or rating, always aim higher than what you are given. Be unique and be creative in your ideas, do not be afraid to be extraordinary. Leave a Reply. |
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