I spent a lot of time wondering what to write about next. I want to utilize this blog thing even know I don’t really understand why people are so attracted to it. But I also didn’t want to go on another venting rampage. Oh, the Ugly Troll is bitter, and has many things to vent about; many things that electrify my opinions. But what?
I think about things said to me or even in passing. I see things from the companies trying to network with other companies. That’s when it hits me! What are these other companies trying to do? They….we…I…am trying to get business, your business, while in turn, give what we can to those who buy. If they don’t buy, maybe they know someone who will. So I thought on that concept a while, which lead me to the standard, but overly used, catch phrase….”thinking outside the box.”
There is where I decided to start writing something. Could the problem with business; hell, society as a whole, be that we are trying way too hard to think outside this mythical box? Many times I’ve heard or read how life is so much harder and faster now. So why are we trying to make it worse by trying to be outside the box? What’s wrong with the “box” as it is?
Think of this “box” as a child’s room. Is there anything wrong with the room? Yes! It’s messy. Do you build a new room, a new house, because the room you have needs a little cleaning? Same goes for business, social lives, relationships, and anything else….why get rid of the “box” when all you need to do is clean up and make some room. Yeah there might be some hard choices as to what to throw away and what to keep. But it isn’t a new “box” we need; it’s the effort to clean up what we have.
I feel that thinking outside the box is a cop-out from just doing what comes naturally. What is it that coaches teach the athlete??? Do they say we got to get back to the outside of the box!? NO….they teach fundamentals and they say when things aren’t going the right way then go back to the basics. Do them right before you do anything else…..before you go outside the box take care of what’s inside the box first!
So, I end this thought with a shameless plug for Ugly Troll Greeting Designs, Inc. which is your simple, basic, humorous greeting card company. Instead of emailing a friend, send them a card. Tell them they are a loser as you would in that email. We have those types of cards too! Go back into the box, and say it with a troll!
~Chief Troll
I think about things said to me or even in passing. I see things from the companies trying to network with other companies. That’s when it hits me! What are these other companies trying to do? They….we…I…am trying to get business, your business, while in turn, give what we can to those who buy. If they don’t buy, maybe they know someone who will. So I thought on that concept a while, which lead me to the standard, but overly used, catch phrase….”thinking outside the box.”
There is where I decided to start writing something. Could the problem with business; hell, society as a whole, be that we are trying way too hard to think outside this mythical box? Many times I’ve heard or read how life is so much harder and faster now. So why are we trying to make it worse by trying to be outside the box? What’s wrong with the “box” as it is?
Think of this “box” as a child’s room. Is there anything wrong with the room? Yes! It’s messy. Do you build a new room, a new house, because the room you have needs a little cleaning? Same goes for business, social lives, relationships, and anything else….why get rid of the “box” when all you need to do is clean up and make some room. Yeah there might be some hard choices as to what to throw away and what to keep. But it isn’t a new “box” we need; it’s the effort to clean up what we have.
I feel that thinking outside the box is a cop-out from just doing what comes naturally. What is it that coaches teach the athlete??? Do they say we got to get back to the outside of the box!? NO….they teach fundamentals and they say when things aren’t going the right way then go back to the basics. Do them right before you do anything else…..before you go outside the box take care of what’s inside the box first!
So, I end this thought with a shameless plug for Ugly Troll Greeting Designs, Inc. which is your simple, basic, humorous greeting card company. Instead of emailing a friend, send them a card. Tell them they are a loser as you would in that email. We have those types of cards too! Go back into the box, and say it with a troll!
~Chief Troll
