Isn’t this amazing? Click on it to see the detail. It’s growing in our yard near a tree. It’s a foot in diameter & about 6 inches tall. And the most wonderful orange color! which is my most favorite color (I have orange flowers, luggage & now a car).
I had been thinking about this topic before this lichen appeared. People want to know how to do so many things - the networking, building a brand, finding a job in social media, etc. Then once they get involved the next question is how to manage it all. I try to provide answers for those things & sometimes need to pause & take a break.
This post is probably mostly advice to myself. But you may find this pause helpful too as you juggle it all. After today I will return to full speed forward.
This beautiful piece of nature grew unexpectedly in our yard. The things that struck me are:
- it is unique, there are none other like it
- it is asymmetrical, there is no pattern
- it is very fragile & soft to the touch yet is resilient to the elements
- it is flexible (spears of grass have grown up thru one of the leaves)
- it is slowly growing & the colors are becoming richer
- it is unknown what it will evolve into? My mom asked & I didn’t know.
So how is this related to working online?
- plant yourself in unexpected places & grow
- be yourself & make sure that you have a unique perspective
- there’s no reason to have a pattern
- resiliency & flexibility are essential to growth
- as frenetic as the social media world is take it at your pace
- where will you take it? (note that I didn’t say, Where will it take you?!!)
Did that translate for you? What would you add to it?
