Last week, I had the privilege/honor/treat of attending TED (specifically TEDActive, the younger sibling of the main TED conference), held a couple hundred miles further north in the mountains of Whistler, British Columbia
Earlier this morning, as I was sitting down to work, an acquaintance sat down next to me. We started explore some of his current challenges in his work and possible next steps.
There are a lot of ways to go forth in the world. You can lead with your head, go with the steps and actions that seem logical, rational, to make the most sense. You can follow your nose, go the way the wind blows, and let chance determine your direction.
At the end of 2012, at one of our member lunches, I sat with our Inc. members and we reviewed together what we all had "shipped" (in Seth Godin speak) during the course of that year. When I explained the concept, there was some hesitation, but as we got going there were impressive lists being generated around the table.