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HAVE A
VISION IN THE NEW INFORMATION (AND TECHNOLOGICAL ) AGE:
FOR YOUR ONLINE BUSINESS...AND FOR YOUR LIFE
by
Craig Lock
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man
to use the Internet and he won't bother you for months...or
perhaps even years!
(Sorry men... however, I presume this principle also applies to
our women-folk!).
Just sharing a few thoughts on the future of the new "in-
formation revolution", which is taking the world by storm.
As we all know, the Internet revolution is evolving at a dizzy-
ing pace (in spite of the well publicised lack of results of
many high-profile "dot.coms" who have demised into
"dot-
bombs"!).
What we see today can be history next year or even next
week. Five years from now the Internet will be quite different
from that which most of us can imagine. The vision of a
"nerdish" future with a dash of Gordon Gecko Wall Street
greed and a touch of youthful creative imagination and
energy is one that excites us in "sleepy, far-off" New
Zealand. It's a vision my partners and I, as budding entre-
peneurs, cherish and have fully embraced - one whereby
the small guys in geographically isolated communities like
us, can take on the world and the major players on a rel-
atively level playing field, except (in most cases) for minis-
cule advertising budgets.
I believe e-commerce (with it's instant communications)
is the new frontier of doing business world-wide and is
the way of the future (especially for geographically isolated
communities, like us here in far-off New Zealand near
the bottom of the world). Eagle Productions was started
as a "one man business" with NO CAPITAL and just one
or two "very clever" friends, who helped "total
non-techno
me" me with technical expertise in this most economically
deprived region of "little old New Zealand". This has
now
"developed" to a few people working (and having heaps
of fun) in "Sleepy Hollow", together with a number of
American associates. My advice is develop "strategic
alliances" with people, who skills you do not have ... so
that you ALL benefit from each others unique skills and
expertise (process of synergy at work: 1 + 1 = 3.)
So I truly believe, anyone with the desire and persistence
can be successful in cyberpace. because it is a long hard
journey to success. I believe an idea,
a big helping of enthusiasm, together with a great deal of
time and effort in implementing it, belief, faith in yourself
and persistence (not necessarily in that order) is the key
to internet marketing success.
The "technological revolution", electronic commerce and
the information age could be just the recipe the world needs
for a level playing field of socially responsible capitalism -
one in which smaller countries and "the little people"
with
imagination + vision can take on the corporations and
the giant countries, like the US and Japan.
Living in a small isolated " city" of 30,000 people near
the
bottom of the world made us realise some years ago the
tremendous benefits of distributing useful information around
the world at minimal cost via the www. (Gisborne's geo-
graphic isolation and "survival mentality"
certainly breeds entrepreneurial creativity and effort!) .
I believe e-commerce (with it's instant communications) is
the new frontier of doing business world-wide and is the
way of the future (especially for geographically isolated
communities, like us). Eagle Productions was started
as a "one man business" with NO CAPITAL (true!) and just
one
or two "very clever" friends, who helped "total
non-techno me"
with technical expertise in this most economically deprived
region of "little old New Zealand". This has now
"develop-
ed" to a few people working (and having heaps of fun) in
"Sleepy Hollow", together with a number of associates.
We have developed a number of strategic business alliances
recently.
I believe an idea, a big helping of enthusiasm, together
with a great deal of time and effort in implementing it, belief,
faith in yourself and persistence (not necessarily in that
order) is the key to internet marketing success. Together
with developing strategic alliances with other businesses -
t doesn't matter where in the world they may be located ,
thanks to modern technology.
I don't have any "techno skills", but we work in a
"syner-
getic relationship " (big words to impress you, but which
simply means "1+ 1 = 3 - the whole is greater than the
sum of the individual parts").
We are working together towards a common vision, where-
by we help each other and hopefully make a contribution
in this amazing world of ours.
I believe it is essential to have a vision of the future to
achieve success in business (as in life itself) ..because
putting the vision into words keeps you on track and
through total focus breeds an absolute commitment to
achieving the goal, the "impossible dream".
We have an ultimate vision (or dream) of Gisborne on the
East Coast of the North Island of scenic and tranquil New
Zealand being a "renowned and recognised" centre of
electronic, as well as conventional publishing, a world-re-
nowned centre in providing quality courses in distance
education and adult online teaching. Perhaps one day
even a centre of excellence in developing technology
in the South Pacific. (Thanks to my very clever "technogeek"
associates, Bill Rosoman in Gisborne, Stephan Van Lingen in
South Africa, my former 'beloved country' (http://www.bridgeniche.com)
and Erich Licht of Rapture Web design in Ohio, USA
(http://www.rapturewebservices.com)
for all their hard
work, help, drive, talent and vision, as I don't understand
much of modern technology - "a total non-techno").
Couldn't even turn on a computer seven years ago!
We believe an idea, a big helping of enthusiasm, together
with a great deal of time and effort in implementing it, belief,
faith in yourself and persistence (not necessarily in that
order) is the key to marketing success and seeing a vision
turn into reality.
That is our ultimate vision and something we at Eagle
Productions in association with Bill Rosoman of Nugrow
Technologies here in Poverty Bay (oops er sorry, Eastland),
Stephan and Erich are daily striving towards with all our
energies and creative endeavours.
And then dreams and "fairy tales" do sometimes come
true.
The successful cyber entrepreneur of today could well be
the equivalent of the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Kennedy's,
Paul Getty's and Henry Ford's of yesteryear, especially in
the new ENTREPRENEURIAL (nice big word) AGE, which
I believe, is even more important (and a more appropriate
term) than the information age.
What you do today could repay you a hundred-fold tom-
orrow and there is just one rule: As the Nike ad says,
"Just go for it with all you've got and just do it."
Enjoy the journey down the "river of life"...
Craig Lock (as he rides the "rapids of life" *
http://www.craiglockbooks.com
* that's a metaphot, btw
" Whatever the mind can conceive, can be achieved."
- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
.. and absolutely ANYTHING is possible."
As Jesus Christ said 2000 years ago,
"Total faith can even move a mountain".
"Without a vision, the people perish"
- the Bible
"We can all use the internet to reach out to the "global
community" and build a better world in this new
"Information Revolution" that is upon us. Let's use it
wisely,
respect our diversity and unique cultures; yet celebrate a
new world in union. One where, like your founding forefathers
in America, you can first celebrate the Independance Day of the
strong burning creative spirit that is within each one of us.
If set alight, it is a flame that will burn brightly and perhaps
even make YOUR personal VISION of the future a REALITY."
Could that perhaps be your "unique destiny" and your
legacy
for future generations on this planet?
Craig Lock
"Let the light of your BEING shine brightly; so revealing Who
You Really Are. Be a Bringer of the Light, which emanates
from our soul, God, our Creator, the Source, the Essence of Life
(and Ground of
our very Being). Therefore, it can do more than illuminate
your own path.YOUR spirit will help makes the lives of
others easier by illuminating others paths. For this light
is our humanity, the spirit of God, truth, wisdom, beauty and
especially love...and it lies within each one of us. Through
your actions and your being, let your light, YOUR spirit
truly shine brightly on the world, like the radiance emitted
by a candle at midnight."
- Craig Lock (adapted from Neale Donald Walsh in
'Conversations with God Book 3').
The various books that Craig Lock "felt inspired to
write" are available at:
http://www.bridgeniche.com
and http://www.craiglock.com/books.html
Check out an interesting new writers site at http://www.soulful-writer.com
"Encouraging, uplifting, impacting and empowering people
through the power of words and thought energy. Change YOUR world
and you change THE world."
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