Rich Kao

Tom Peters wrote a wonderful & substantive piece by the said title, blending history, biography, and an interpersonal relations story about General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower to make one great point:

"Why must we constantly pursue “breakthrough thinking,” why must we leap “out of the box,” when the secrets to success and, conversely, the causes of failure—in the sense of persuading or failing to persuade groups of all sizes to pursue and achieve excellence in any and all endeavors—are almost wholly dependent upon character traits and personal characteristics that are in fact more or less eternal and which unequivocally transcend cultures of every flavor?"

Point:  Sometimes the same thing of the same thing is exactly is what is called for because there are eternal values and convictions and traits when acted upon always beget the same results - favor, influence, following, respect and yes, success.

This is exactly why God gave us His word.  No need to reinvent the wheel (yes, fresh application in every generation is good, but no need to rediscover the essence of things).  Just follow how God invented the wheel.  Imitate him.  Be like him.  Discern his patterns and ways.  And above all, strive to be like Jesus.   It'll get you killed, but you'll save the world in the process.  And isn't that what we all want?  To change the world.

So here's to "And now for something completely the same.  (Tom's complete article here.)