Read Ken McCarthy’s latest blog article titled “Options and success”. [Article Reprint]


Ken McCarthy’s latest article is reprinted here.

Options and success

Where does “success” come from?

That’s the million dollar question, isn’t it?

Hard work? Stamina? Intelligence? Dilligence?

All these these things are part of the pie, but if I had to put it down to any one thing, it would be the ability to generate options. The world rarely does what we want it to and “the best laid plans of mice and men…” – well you know.

So what do you do when life throws you yet another curve ball?You better be flexibile and adaptable and nothing helps that like being skiled at generating options and alternatives, and the faster the better.

So how do we get there?

Here’s a simple, but profound comment from author Byron Katie on the subject that hit me like a thunderbolt. It explains why some people are able to “see the hole” in a crowded playing field and others stand still and get tackled…

“Options come quckly to an open, fearless mind.”

It’s easy to have equanimity when things are going your way, but what about when they’re not?

Can you get out of your “it’s not supposed to be this way” emotional rut? Can you drop the fear, which usually shows up as anger, when people let you down or things don’t go according to plan?

If you can, you’ll get the options you need to go around, over or under your obstacles sooner rather than later.

You’ll feel a whole lot better too.

Ken McCarthy

Ken McCarthy organized and sponsored the first conference ever held on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web. His company Amacord Inc., formerly E-Media, was one of the first Internet-based businesses in the world.

In addition to working with small and mid-sized business clients since 1993, McCarthy was a consultant to NEC’s Biglobe, the largest online service in Japan, from 1996 to 2001. His book The Internet Business Manual was the first book on web entrepreneurship published in that country. He is also credited by Hotwired magazine with being one of the people responsible for the development and popularization of the banner ad, one of the key underpinnings of commercial Internet publishing.

A graduate of Princeton University, McCarthy came to the Internet industry with a varied background which included technical consulting for two of New York’s top investment banks, lecturing on educational psychology at MIT, Columbia, and NYU, and founding and operating a number of small businesses, including one that helped produce an Academy Award winning documentary. Ken McCarthy is associated with the following blogs: Ken McCarthy’s Blog, System Video Blog and Internet Video Marketing Letter

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