Gloria

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and I am going to start doing personalized platters for peoples weddings to have at their welcome table as you walk into the reception. Starting with my own.

So how we got from, common sense, to industry, to opportunity, to creativity…I’ll never know. But know we didn’t do it by following any rules. Keep your eyes open, say the hell out of the box, and life will treat you with gifts of opportunity.
-Keith

My point exactly. My 9-5 is in a very traditional, conservative industry and I run into the same scenario all of the time. “We do it this way because it has always been done this way” Glad to hear there are some other people out there asking the question.
And isn’t it a wonderful thing that times are changin’! So many opportunities to have so much fun!

Gloria

Maybe he should have asked himself “Why is this a rule?” Seems like common sense to me.

Thanks-Keith

PS. Common sense for a long time told us to get good grades, go to university, work in an industry, and stay there for fourty years until they pay you a pension. Boy, Times they are a changin’

Thank you for the feedback! I don’t disagree with you. Everyone does have their own perception of what makes sense. I don’t agree with judging someone based on our impression of how they should have done something, but it is a reality that it happens. The point I am making is that all too often we get complacent, distracted or just trapped in our everyday routine and we do not always stop and question whether or not what we are doing, thinking, planning, etc… actually makes sense for the end result we are trying to achieve. I want to encourage everyone to just stop and think. Not to get stuck thinking or doing something that might make more sense in those particular circumstances being done in a different way.

My feelings on “Common Sense” is simple. Not everyone looks at things in the same common way. Commonality is a word that refers to ;One in the same. I agree with you that some things should be considered “Common Sense”, but those that often refer to something as being “Common sense” I look at and say “What?” “Why?”

Case in point, my boss would ask me to do something, I would achieve that task and he would question my method saying it would be common sense to do it his way. My rebuttal to that is I guess I’m not “Common”

Modern Psychology states that EVERYONE does what they do because they think what they are doing is the right thing at that time. The killer that shot someone dead in the streets thought that was what they needed to do at that moment. Common sense to me says “Why the hell didn’t you just ask him if you could share that corner of the street, hell work together and find a solution to your problem” . Unfortunately or sometime fortunately, common is Uncommon. So my philosophy is to have “Good Intention” if you lose an account with good intentions, then I believe there is little else you can do. Furthermore, I believe that “Common Sense” can be used as a creative barrier for kids as they grow older, this stifles their sense of childhood wonderment….always being told to have more common sense.

So the next time you judge someone because their action are not what is commonly referred to as “Common Practice” take a second to understand what direction that person is coming from.

my 2cents
Keith

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Best wishes for a terrific day!