Paul Allen wrote a great post on the importance of what he called being a lovecat. Essentially, he says he lost focus of what he loved most about being in his position . . . helping others succeed.
It reminded me of a saying in a book called Doctrine and Covenants.
“For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare;”
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[...] The point is, our lunch meeting created a lot of wealth for the both of us. It’s kind of like the “lovecat” concept if you will. My favorite description of it goes like this “For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare,” and our two-hour conversation over chips, queso and about five sodas a piece at Chili’s felt exactly like this. Phil shared. I shared, and we are both wealthier for it. [...]
[...] I posted an email I received the other day from Producer Revolution called What is Money?, and I got a great reponse from my friend Richard Miller. I was glad that he took the time to read it and offer his insights because we suddenly had two perspectives on one issue. Very valuable! There is immense value not only in the lovecat idea of helping others achieve what they want but also in the exchange of ideas because they cause you to think. Does that mean value only comes from an agreement? Absolutely not. Did we totally agree? Not comletely. But, I got value out of it simply because I wanted to think about where he was coming from, which caused me to use the greatest thing I have been given . . . my mind. Thanks Richard!. (By the way, if you don’t know, Richard has a new company he has started called Firevalt, which is a personal finance web app). [...]
[...] Only Generous Bloggers Influence An interesting take on being a lovecat in blogging from Steve Rubel. (tags: blogs steverubel micropersuasion bloggers blogger blogging tag tagging http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/5408114) [...]
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