Are You Hungry?
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| Dr. Raye Mitchell |
Wanted: first-class global game changers that
are on fire. Inquire within if qualified.
In
today’s global community, there is a thirst for innovation and a call for
global game changers to step up and stand out. Pick up any newspaper and
magazine on the newsstand or read a quick blurb on an Internet site, and you
will discover some form of global obsession with innovation and the need to be
a game changer. The thirst for innovation is not limited to the narrow scope of
innovation in business, technology, and political and social affairs; the demand
to be a game changer extends to improvement in community, improvement in family
relationships, and even self-improvement. How can you get in on this
opportunity?
The
true question for you is, what is that inner driving force that makes a game
changer excel? What makes some people keep driving forward, when others lose
steam, give out, and give up? The short answer is: a game changer is on fire
with hope.
In
the global blockbuster, Hunger Games,
the seemingly maniacal President Snow warns his followers of the power of hope
as the actions of Everdeen prove her to be a game changer:
President Snow: Seneca . . . why do you think we have a winner?
Seneca Crane:
[frowns] What do you mean?
President Snow: I mean, why do we have a winner? I mean, if we just
wanted to intimidate the districts, why not round up twenty-four at random and
execute them all at once? It would be a lot faster.
[Seneca just stares, confused.]
President Snow: Hope.
Seneca Crane: Hope?
President Snow: Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A
little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous.
The
Hunger Games: Catching Fire is an upcoming movie set to released November
22, 2013, the sequel to the Hunger Games.
A true game changer is like the lead character, Katniss Everdeen, in Hunger Games: Catching Fire. She is
driven and hungry for results. She is passionate and unshakable. She has hope
and never stops believing in the vision and the outcome.
5 Secrets to Catching Fire and Being a Game Changer
Secret #1: Get a Lot
of Tenacity and Audacity (T & A). A healthy dose of T & A will take you far in the challenge
of being a game changer. T & A is
the hidden force that enables the game changer to create big dreams, to have
hope, and to hold on and hold out to see those dreams to fruition.
Secret #2: Exploit the
Inevitable Element of Surprise. Things change. The unexpected is indeed the
expected, and thus the ability to catch fire is the ability to count on the
element of surprise and to be prepared to exploit the opportunity it presents.
One thing is true about forward thinkers: they know nothing stays the same,
something has to give, and if they hang in there long enough, they will achieve
the goal. There is value in being the last one standing.
Secret #3: Be
Prepared to Turn on a Dime. The gazelle, a member of the antelope family,
is small, swift, and known for its ability to run fast and make precise turns
without losing momentum. Often, a game changer is under siege, being chased by
the status quo and running for her/his life to stay in the game. Like the gazelle,
the new game changers never stop believing they can get away from the status
quo. They never stop believing in the mission and they simply run faster, work
harder, and make a few sharp turns and maneuvers to stay in the game.
Secret #4: Stock Up
on “Anti-Dream Killer Spray.” We purchase bug spray to get rid of bugs. We
purchase pepper spray to get rid of those that pose physical dangers. In order
to stay in the game, every game changer needs an ample supply of “anti-dream
killer spray.” Dream killers are the people who infiltrate your life, your
confidence, your vision, and your “can do” and “will-do” attitude. Dream
killers have no dreams of their own and exist to kill yours. Today’s game
changers are all armed with a lifetime supply of “anti-dream killer spray” and
apply it amply.
Secret #5: Fake It until
You Make It. A true game changer never lets others see her sweat. To the
world, she is already the winner, the victor, and the author of something new,
bold, daring, and innovative. The key to staying in the game is not allowing
the status quo to seep inside your mindset and not allowing doubt to see the
underbelly, the soft spots, and the weaknesses. Like rust, once inside the
armor, it is all over.
Ultimately,
the ability to be a true game changer, innovator, and global disrupter is the
ability to never stop believing in the power of hope as a tool to create
change. It is the ability to grab hold of a vision and hold on and hold out to
the end. Now go catch fire.
Dr. Raye Mitchell is a
“Top-Idea Maven”, real-life “fixer”, entertainment producer, writer and innovation expert who helps people create breakthrough impacts. A
successful entertainment attorney and graduate of Harvard Law School, Dr. Mitchell
is now acclaimed as an award-winning humanitarian and social entrepreneur recognized
for her contributions in mentoring girls and young women to become global
leaders. In 2007, Dr. Mitchell started The New Reality Foundation, a 501 c (3)
tax-exempt foundation that provides training and mentoring for girls and young
women. Dr. Mitchell is also the co-founder of the M.B.A. Series Executive
Development Program, which provides leadership training for people aged 12–40
(www.thembaseries.org). She is the author of several books, most recently “The
Laws of the New Game Changers: How to Make Breakthrough Impacts That Take You
Forward”. Her work is preparing next gen leaders to be global disrupters and
innovators.
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