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Instead of this outdated book, please check out the newer, bigger and better hardcover version, now called UNMISTAKABLE...We live in such a hyper-connected society today flooded with so much talent and so much noise. Talent alone won't cut it. Whether you're an artist, musician, writer or creator of sorts, to stand out in the world you must be unmistakable. It's the only option. To create unmistakable work, you must take risks. You must cross lines, personal and professional. You must go to the point of a no return. On my 34th birthday, I asked myself a question. "If this had been the last year of my life, would I have been ok with how I'd lived?" When my answer was a resounding NO, I knew that something had to change. So I started to write in a way that was more honest, more transparent and more vulnerable than I ever had. I committed career suicide, one Facebook status update at a time. And in that process I found my voice. This collection of essays is about that journey. I hope it inspires you to find that unmistakable artist in yourself." No library descriptions found. |
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Last year I happened to see an interview with Srinivas Rao, the author of The Art of Being Unmistakable. He had self-published his book on Amazon, and merely the back story of this venture was enough to send me off to download the book.
This is not your father's self-help book. Some of his advice contradicts conventional wisdom but most of it reflects his own version of common sense. For example, his main theme is not to try to emulate others but rather to set off on your own course, follow your own compass rather than a map. That contrasts markedly with the school of thought which suggests that one find a role model, figure out what he or she did that made him successful and follow suit.
Rao had had a career in Silicon Valley and claims that he was not a very good employee and that he had been fired several times. It may be that his entrepreneurial tendencies got in the way of playing the role of corporate toady. He wept when he was dismissed from his last job and went surfing for a few years while he figured out where he wanted to go with his life. Part of what he came up with includes a spirit of altruism: He clearly wants to help others find their own way.
Everybody has a microphone. Do not use it to create sheep, clones and copies of yourself. Use it to help people discover their unique gifts.
. . . maybe we should look for an interesting answer instead of the right one.
Do not try to create. Create!
Yes, I believe that it is every person's birthright to make a dent in the universe. Most people just don't claim it. Others search but can't find it. Those who do find it realize one thing. You won't find it by trying to be better. You only find it by being different.
Like I said, he has some good ideas, some worth pondering. But as "success" books go, this one is okay but I have read better. ( )