Comments on: How Comfortable Are Your Customers? http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/11/05/how-comfortable-are-your-customers/ Business, Marketing, Social Media Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:25:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: screenwritingforhollywood http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/11/05/how-comfortable-are-your-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-9904 screenwritingforhollywood Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:40:50 +0000 http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/?p=212#comment-9904 As bloggers, one thing we all know is that the negative voices speak louder than the positive ones. Yes, you are right, discomfort puts people into action. Comfort makes people complacent. The news prospers off of this, always instilling fear to get people to watch. If everything was ok, why should anyone watch the news? It's like watching the weather channel in San Diego: Another day of sunshine. I liked to watch this one old guy on KUSI because he was so funny and positive, even though he didn't have much with which to work. For me, comfort is the death of creativity. A new friend of mine in California was canvassing Detroit Michigan for Obama this election. The stories he told me were painful... He said in certain neighborhoods, 8 out of 10 houses were exploded. As car manufacturing jobs went overseas, it destroyed the people of Detroit. He said it looked like a war zone. Because these people had no money, no car or no gas, and often no food, the Obama campaigners drove these people to the polls to vote. I was in San Francisco Nov.4, people were dancing in the streets, drumming, going absolutely wild late into the night. Had I not ran out of camera battery, I would have had some great photos of the cops carrying many bottles of champagne to the trash where the vagabonds were surely stoked later that night. This is a day I did not think I would see in my lifetime, I am moved and happy to see a real step towards equality for the USA. As the older generations die out, so goes their closed-minded ways. Now if we could just get over the religious hurdle! Religious conflict is something I would like to help people overcome in my novel writing. Great post. As bloggers, one thing we all know is that the negative voices speak louder than the positive ones.

Yes, you are right, discomfort puts people into action. Comfort makes people complacent. The news prospers off of this, always instilling fear to get people to watch. If everything was ok, why should anyone watch the news? It’s like watching the weather channel in San Diego: Another day of sunshine. I liked to watch this one old guy on KUSI because he was so funny and positive, even though he didn’t have much with which to work.

For me, comfort is the death of creativity.

A new friend of mine in California was canvassing Detroit Michigan for Obama this election. The stories he told me were painful… He said in certain neighborhoods, 8 out of 10 houses were exploded. As car manufacturing jobs went overseas, it destroyed the people of Detroit. He said it looked like a war zone. Because these people had no money, no car or no gas, and often no food, the Obama campaigners drove these people to the polls to vote.

I was in San Francisco Nov.4, people were dancing in the streets, drumming, going absolutely wild late into the night. Had I not ran out of camera battery, I would have had some great photos of the cops carrying many bottles of champagne to the trash where the vagabonds were surely stoked later that night.

This is a day I did not think I would see in my lifetime, I am moved and happy to see a real step towards equality for the USA. As the older generations die out, so goes their closed-minded ways. Now if we could just get over the religious hurdle! Religious conflict is something I would like to help people overcome in my novel writing.

Great post.

]]> By: Karen Swim http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/11/05/how-comfortable-are-your-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-9903 Karen Swim Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:53:39 +0000 http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/?p=212#comment-9903 Hi Robyn! One day, I would love to explore more of your observations as I think they can be enlightening to so many. What a tremendous insight about the challenge of leadership. In the past couple of days with more bad news from the auto industry that challenge becomes greater. I believe the leaders who seize this opportunity have an opportunity to leave a mark of greatness. Karen Swims last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WordsForHire/~3/443558012/" rel="nofollow">How Comfortable Are Your Customers?</a> Hi Robyn! One day, I would love to explore more of your observations as I think they can be enlightening to so many. What a tremendous insight about the challenge of leadership. In the past couple of days with more bad news from the auto industry that challenge becomes greater. I believe the leaders who seize this opportunity have an opportunity to leave a mark of greatness.

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]]> By: Karen Swim http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/2008/11/05/how-comfortable-are-your-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-9902 Karen Swim Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:50:04 +0000 http://wordsforhirellc.com/blog/?p=212#comment-9902 Andrew, that story is such a powerful illustration of pain that leads to change. As you noted that level of pain however differs. In sales you learn to find that threshold which comes through a vigorous discovery process. You have to know your market and that means knowing their tipping point. Your comments and insights are always so valuable Andrew. I really, really appreciate you reading and sharing your wisdom. Karen Swims last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WordsForHire/~3/443558012/" rel="nofollow">How Comfortable Are Your Customers?</a> Andrew, that story is such a powerful illustration of pain that leads to change. As you noted that level of pain however differs. In sales you learn to find that threshold which comes through a vigorous discovery process. You have to know your market and that means knowing their tipping point.

Your comments and insights are always so valuable Andrew. I really, really appreciate you reading and sharing your wisdom.

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