Author: philipdodson

Hi I’m Philip Dodson entrepreneur co-founder of @Work Hubs and founder of Dodson Commercial I am passionate about revolutionising how & where we work, enabling individuals and business to connect, network and grow. Self-employment within the next 7-10 years will become the norm in the developed world, alongside this will be a co-working revolution. The future is all about sharing, collaborating and helping others to succeed. Find out more – @WorkHubs

Sometimes it has to be uncomfortable

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Sometimes as humans we need to discuss awkward and uncomfortable things.

We can choose to head to Netflix or pretend they are not there, but that is ducking out of our responsibility to our fellow humans and is letting ourselves down too.

We all form the world that we live in and that means that each and every one of us needs to be part of the dialogue.

There is a great Facebook Live with Brene Brown, whose work I am a great fan of, and she is discussing the very touchy subject of race and it is well worth a 20-minute watch – click here. This clearly demonstrates the point and she puts it with greater depth and eloquence.

We need to discuss, not hate or criticise, difficult topics, as that is the only way to move forward as a human race. We’ve tried the authoritarian and hate approach and it has been a miserable failure so far.

Next time there is a challenging and uncomfortable thing to discuss, we need to step up and get involved, why wouldn’t you?

Hitting publish

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Billions now have the power to hit publish. The internet is bulging at the seams with content.

Does that mean we should?

Will what we say have an impact?

Would we be missed if we didn’t publish?

What responsibility do we have to make the post something of value?

Given there are over 250 million blog sites, what difference will ours make?

How big does the impact have to be?

For me, if it makes a difference to one person, then it is worth it. However, often we do not manage our expectations and we think everything needs to be big and that will lead to disappointment.

That does not mean we can not publish and do even better next time.

Before hitting publish though, we need to ask some questions, as just being able to do something does not mean you should. It needs a purpose. Even if that purpose is to help ourselves get better or to make a difference to a small group of followers.