I’ll admit that the only Aldous Huxley book I’ve read was “Brave New World” and that was required reading in college, so I may not even be qualified to comment on the quote, but what the hell.

This quote makes me wonder how much I miss by thinking too small and not asking why. It’s much easier to believe what others say than to challenge what they don’t say.

Seems to me that most successful entrepreneurs think both outside of themselves and the present state of affairs. They may apply a standard of one market to another, or use a seemingly contrary, though proven rule in a yet unproven industry.

I’m writing an essay on the effect of social media on culture, and in my research I stumbled upon lecture notes from a sophomore literature class at Skidmore.  My professor, a successful poet and essayist, advised us that “if you manage to keep your head above water for long enough, chances are you’ll learn how to swim.”

Looking back, I don’t think many people really grasped the meaning in his words – myself included.  Now I realize his analogy applies to marketing practices, all aspects of business strategy, and really, everything you do in life, especially in today’s economy.