My dear friend, Fahimeh, just sent me the quote below. I got to read it several times. The current situation somehow makes me feel it wholeheartedly .... Specially the following line, I love the most: " It's often better to ask for forgiveness than permission"
you also give it a read. who knows?! maybe it can make a push in your life too!
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It's not uncommon for creative people to find themselves stuck in a job where they don't feel allowed to be creative.
There's an old adage that applies here: It's often better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Do what you need to do - and worry about the consequences later.
Pick one project at your job - and work like the dickens to do something creative, amazing, and breathtaking. And then see what happens.
If your boss freaks out, if people around you scorn you, if you get reprimanded, then you've learned something: You're in a terrible job and you need to get out. Now. Life is too short to work a place like that.
But if something else happens, as I suspect it might - if people say, "Hey, good job" or "Wow. That was amazin" - then you've also learned something important. You've learned the place wasn't as bad as you thought. You've learned more about your own capacities. And - believe me - you've begun to change the culture of your organization.
So give it a whirl. It's worth the risk. Whatever happens, you're going to learn something important.
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At the end, let's hope that all of us will accomplish what we are aiming for.
-Nima
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Hi
I hope so.
I wish that all of us
could see the bright side
of things.
take care!
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