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It
is hard to believe that yet another year is underway--of fiscal years,
calendar years, and school years, the most demanding for me are school years. Each year I hope that I get a little wiser, but the unfortunate
case is that I am never quite as smart as I think I am and quite far from
as smart as I wish to be. Luckily I learned that twenty years ago or else
I'd probably be going through a major mid-life crisis about now.
I had an epiphany at at church this weekend. I used to scoff
at the idea of going to church, but I found it really has actual benefits. I've
been about a million times, so there is no need to pay attention,
but I do get an hour of relaxed thinking. In my hectic world, that is worth a day's pay. About my epiphany...there are two types of people in the world, people who make things and people
who make things happen. I could probably add a third, those who take,
but that isn't my point. A maker (not unlike Orson Scott Card's
Alvin
Maker or all of the contributors on MAKE) is someone who uses thier creativity and vision to create
something that wasn't there before, like a painting, a book, a meal, or a
computer program. Someone who makes things happen, on the other hand,
uses their creativity and vision to get things done like build
a house, run a store, or host a party. People usually migrate towards
one or the other, but it is in the rare occurance when someone does
both and and both well, you will have a very powerful individual.
While I can say that I am fairly adept
in certain areas on the maker side, my new (school) year's resolution
will be to use the things I make to make (more) things happen.
Warm regards,
Paul
President, Softomic LLC
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