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June 21, 2005
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Shift within a Shift
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Advertising Illusions
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Hello Everyone,
Gratefully, Springtime has blossomed into adding markets, collecting new alliances
and clients, and upgrading contracts in your businesses. Oh yes, you made those
summer vacation plans, too, right? Good wishes to you all!
Here’s the new, cool summer look for Staying Awake. I fell quietly
in love with the color that was called sea foam green some years ago, and that’s
the color of the background. Depending on how your computers are set up, you
might see shades of light blue, instead. Either way you see the colors, the
idea is to be ‘cool’ during summer months. Excuse the pun, ladies
and gents!
To see another way this creative guy channels his want for artistry and learning
and bizzyness, take a moment to check out the summer design for my site Focused
Excellence. http://davidmoorhead.com
It premiered this morning in time for tomorrow’s solstice celebration.
Every element of the web site was created by me. Who do you know who needs
logos or graphics created, or a web site developed and constructed? I’d
appreciate you sending them my way. Thanks! Visit
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I recently attended a luncheon for coaches. No, not sports coaches, but the
kinds of coaches, like me, who help clients see things differently; who help
them put in place goals they have in mind for their lives and businesses. Visit
my coaching page.
Getting out of the house to attend a luncheon is something not exactly relished,
but having had the experience I’m about to share proves the invitation
to attend the gathering was as serendipitous as one can imagine.
After our meal time, one of two men, from the guest panel of four corporate
coaches, stood to speak; the panel represented two, well known multinational
corporations. Usually, when a talking business head opens his mouth, I immediately
turn on my critical thinking, but this time an involuntary intention to be open
minded was felt – staying awake, was I.
As he spoke, something unexpected happened inside me :: for several seconds,
I felt a physical shift deep within my chest, as if a delicate porcelain dish
was gently and so slowly slipped into the middle of a stack of heavy, ovenware
dinner plates. That’s truly the best way I can visualize it for you. The
feeling of the shift was stunning but very slight. I couldn’t help but
stay totally focused in my body, not able to give space for my usual linear
brained distraction. I’m not even sure I was breathing!
There is something more important to my story, so I have to override my own
rules about publishing stories like this one. I hope you find it for good reason.
Here goes.
Undoubtedly, I felt a shift into compassion in those moments. I had already
been reading about the depression, out of which some men and women can oppressively
treat one another, when I realized that maybe, just maybe, female and male coaches
might work in companies to inadvertently distinguish feelings for employees.
What an exquisite definition for corporate coaching. Is anyone saying that out
loud? Is the euphemism ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ in place?
An empathic feeling deeply impacted me at the luncheon; I feel as though I
have been soaked in a downpour of amazement and gratitude. And, what’s
to come of the change inside? I’m not sure, but forgetting the experience
is not possible!
After thinking twice about the title advertising illusions, I surprised
myself - that’s my first oxymoron! Yeah, like it’s original. But,
I digress...
If you remember from a few newsletters ago, I went on about illusions, and
their effects on us Earthlings since … well, since forever. Without them,
life just wouldn’t be the same! Illusions can be wonderful, I think, until
we notice the ones that are fear based.
The following article I wrote last February 22 in response to a consultant’s
ideas posted in a well known online message board. The consultant was advising
work ‘at home’ moms to remove family photos and addresses from their
web sites out of purposes of privacy and security.
Not being a parent, I was surprised with the cascading flares of upset readers
of both genders, especially mothers, who thought privacy and security had been
taken too far by the consultant as well as by unrelenting promoters of fear.
Here’s in part my response without having used the word illusion; it was
unlike anyone else’s rants, I mean, remarks.
Just after 9/11, I suggested a client remove the physical address from her
web site. Her reply, “I don’t think so! I won’t give into
fear.” Well, did I get the message or what? To this day, the lady still
has her personal address on her site.
Once people begin omitting or removing portions of profiles from their sites,
perhaps with subsequent abandonment of still other information and photos, then
we notice a level of fear will have set in.
Projecting fear into one’s business can be tricky, especially when consulted
don’t do this or that because ‘this or that’ could ultimately
hurt or bring unpleasant experiences. Well, of course pain is felt anyway when
constantly wondering where and how protection is missing.
Misguided marketers / consultants advise their clients to ‘go for the
pain.’ Behemoth agencies continually produce ads with fear subliminally
projected. Subliminal tools deliberately desensitize unknowing readers and viewers,
and eventually cause affected shoppers, some our clients and their clients,
feel disconnected from community. Advertising gurus want the public to be loyal,
to spend beyond reason to get us (re)connected with community.
Once we acknowledge corporate laden, insidious bravado, we have opportunity
to notice its fluff, and not feel subjugated by it. We have already witnessed
a spectrum of fears rising out of raucous advertising that helped seed fears
in our professional consultations.
It is not so much about privacy and security that bring on these conversations,
but the want to love genuinely; to nurture care for another’s personal
and professional well being. Through demonstrations of empathy, in conversations,
writing, marketing, and in advertising, we are able to stay awake to the worlds
we are creating for ourselves, and will likely help make more of the same for
those around us.
All in thoughtful service for you,
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