The People Have Spoken

Winn Maddrey's post on March 3rd, "Groundwork for the Next Chapter," received a good bit of feedback, much of it delivered via email and facebook. We're posting it to the blog so everyone can see it and continue the discussion. (Names have been removed).

"I especially appreciate how you reclaim the definition of success. How awful that it has come to mean, I completely agree with you, avoiding failure. That kind of lowering the bar has permeated our entire culture, I think. In the wake of so much "unraveling" in our economic system, I am hopeful that new creativity and a true drive for success can re-emerge."

"Indeed we have gotten away from the level of creativity and innovation that have formed the backbone of this great nation. Part of the problem has been the desire to make outrageous salaries without doing any work of a creative or lasting nature. We are now paying for this. I hope that Americans will arise out of this recession with resolve to return to the self-determination and pioneering spirit that truly brought engagement into our nation's development. We must cease from being bystanders and get back to the work of growing and developing a nation with much potential still. "

"Expanding success to mean more than avoiding failure is an interesting platform for discussion."

"I think you are right on about the fear of failure and therefore the lack of imagination that seems to be pervasive. "

"Nice piece! I appreciated the reference to our local Erie Canal."