{"id":382,"date":"2010-06-14T22:19:14","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T22:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/when-small-creates-big\/"},"modified":"2010-06-14T22:19:14","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T22:19:14","slug":"when-small-creates-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/when-small-creates-big\/","title":{"rendered":"When Small Creates Big"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that I needed to create a big splash in-order to bring home the winning run.&#0160; Or even the illusive search for the fictional &quot;silver bullet.&quot;&#0160; I don&#39;t do that anymore.&#0160; Call it age and wisdom, but now I&#39;m comfortable with small things.&#0160; I&#39;m focused on changing what sphere I&#39;ve been given to influence.&#0160; It&#39;s not what <a href=\"http:\/\/sethgodin.com\" target=\"_blank\">Seth Godin<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/stephencovey.com\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Covey<\/a> have authority over.&#0160; However, I share a common landscape with both of them.&#0160; And that is to change the world-seen or unseen.<\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s that seen\/unseen stuff that drives us humans crazy.&#0160; We want something to show for our toil.&#0160; Reasonable, but maybe it&#39;s time to turn that desire upside-down.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a speech from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/speakers\/rory_sutherland.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rory Sutherland<\/a> at a recent TED event.&#0160; He&#39;s onto something.<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"asset asset-video\" style=\"MARGIN: 0px auto; DISPLAY: block\">\n<object height=\"326\" width=\"446\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/RorySutherland_2010S-medium.flv&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/RorySutherland-2010S.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=432&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=880&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=rory_sutherland_sweat_the_small_stuff;year=2010;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=unconventional_explanations;event=TEDSalon+London+2010;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><embed allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/RorySutherland_2010S-medium.flv&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/RorySutherland-2010S.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=432&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=880&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=rory_sutherland_sweat_the_small_stuff;year=2010;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=unconventional_explanations;event=TEDSalon+London+2010;\" height=\"326\" pluginspace=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"446\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that I needed to create a big splash in-order to bring home the winning run.&#0160; 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