Comments on: Use the Power of Contrasts to Drive Yourself Forward http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/use-the-power-of-contrasts-to-drive-yourself-forward/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:57:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rachael Sutton http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/use-the-power-of-contrasts-to-drive-yourself-forward/#comment-12242 Rachael Sutton Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:19:54 +0000 http://www.aharrisonbarnes.com/?p=1989#comment-12242 You covered a lot of ground here, Mr. Barnes. There is nothing more humbling than putting your best work up next to "the best at the work" Until you compare them, you have no idea of where you need to improve. It is inspiring to see the possibilities, but it is also important to dare to dream, to innovate, to stretch beyond what has already been accomplished. Sometimes, you have to believe enough in yourself to realize that something needs to be done that never was before. Then, you are writing the instruction manual, and there isn't anyone else to look to. Regarding the Sunday drives, for some, this might be an exercise in envy and jealousy, but for others, as you mentioned, it is an exercise in inspiration, a way to measure what is and what can be, a place to get ideas for your own improvement, a way to measure what is outstanding, and what stands out. If you don't like driving so slow, try walking - that way, you add fitness to the recipe. As for the reference to school admission, are you just going to accept injustices that exist in our country, or are you going to work to build opportunities for the best minds? Are your hiring and placement practices preferential to those getting their education in the IVY league schools, or are you giving everyone a chance? We are all either part of the problem, or part of the solution. Remember, the education is just the starting point, but what you do with it is the real indication of the quality, not the name of the school, or the degree, or the title, or the cost, or the number of years - what we really want is results. You covered a lot of ground here, Mr. Barnes. There is nothing more humbling than putting your best work up next to “the best at the work” Until you compare them, you have no idea of where you need to improve. It is inspiring to see the possibilities, but it is also important to dare to dream, to innovate, to stretch beyond what has already been accomplished. Sometimes, you have to believe enough in yourself to realize that something needs to be done that never was before. Then, you are writing the instruction manual, and there isn’t anyone else to look to.

Regarding the Sunday drives, for some, this might be an exercise in envy and jealousy, but for others, as you mentioned, it is an exercise in inspiration, a way to measure what is and what can be, a place to get ideas for your own improvement, a way to measure what is outstanding, and what stands out. If you don’t like driving so slow, try walking – that way, you add fitness to the recipe.

As for the reference to school admission, are you just going to accept injustices that exist in our country, or are you going to work to build opportunities for the best minds? Are your hiring and placement practices preferential to those getting their education in the IVY league schools, or are you giving everyone a chance? We are all either part of the problem, or part of the solution. Remember, the education is just the starting point, but what you do with it is the real indication of the quality, not the name of the school, or the degree, or the title, or the cost, or the number of years – what we really want is results.

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