survive + thrive
“It’s not the strongest of the species,
nor the most intelligent that survive;
it’s the ones most responsive to change.”
–Charles Darwin
i like that. you would darwin would know a thing or two in that direction too. the more i hear on resiliency the more it makes sense to me. as in this article on philly here. though have to admit when even blinking in the direction of adversity good ole joe simpson + his story ‘touching the void’ always sticks in my head.
Paul Stolz, author of the “Adversity Quotient,” shares another reason for thriving or surviving: resiliency. Stolz devotes much of his work to the study of highly resilient organizations and individuals. His research shows that resiliency accounts just as much as intellect and energy for success during tough times.
and one of my favorite stories that puts this all into perspective is of a great aquaintance of mine michael jager of uber agency jdk. the story was featured in a past issue of fast company + plays up the david + goliath angle. regardless of size, etc it’s all about passion/drive/motivation as michael so eloquently demostrated with his work.
