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As we know, this world can be roughly separated into 2 groups of people – The capitalist – the people who have the capital and can build the “factories” for the workers to deliver the outputs. The workers who sell their time for work in the factories to deliver the outputs.
Seth Godin understands the current changing world economic environment very clearly and talks about a third group – the linchpins. People who own the means of production of their outputs.
So who are the linchpins?
They are the new class of people who determine their own road map in life. They use their passion to create work and they are adaptable to changes in the political and economical landscape. Most of all, they are extraordinary and enjoy what they do.
But, what have we being brought up with?
Let us look at the current method of training of children.
They are sent to school and disciplined to the system. When they conform, they get better grades. The parents are happy with the child’s progress because the teacher is pleased.
When your grades are good enough, you can go to University or further training.
If you cannot, you drop out of the educational system. It will be difficult to be employed as employers who want you to have “trained” and perform as in the system. Because they have been trained by the system.
When you are trained, you work in little boxes doing the standardised “work” as stated in the protocols within the manuals.
As a result, the country is producing a nation of standardised people. It becomes a sea of mediocrity where the workers do a “same standard work” patterns. Insecurity develops and become fearful of change.
So how do you became a linchpin or become indispensable?
Seth explains in the book what a Linchpin is and how to become one. Interestingly, he goes through the biological reason for the fear of change and then suggests the various approaches and methodologies that can be used to counter this. He also talks about the power of gifts (abundance) and this is the basis of the freemium model of doing business, currently used very successfully on the internet.
Far more importantly, there is a meetup throughout the world on Monday – 14th June 2012 at various locations where all the linchpins can get to know each other. The London meetup
Based on my analysis of the time dimension of Feng Shui, we are currently in the “age” of the individual and the importance of networks; groups of people with like minded interests.
Dr Michael Oon
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