You will remember today forever

by davidmcgraw

in Care, Change, Leadership

You will remember January 27, 2010 forever.

Apple’s long rumored innovative trans-formative device will be unveiled to the masses.  No device has been more highly anticipated than this one.  We expect Steve Jobs to knock it out of the park.  He will paint a brilliant masterpiece describing how this device will change the world.  We want to believe. We want hope.  We want this device. We do not need to know what it is. We want it anyway. We want this to be something trans-formative. We will buy as many as Apple can produce.  Santa Claus is delivering our presents today.

President Obama delivers the most important speech of his young presidency.  A year ago, he entered office to change Washington; to transform the world. We believed. We hoped. He was last year’s Santa Claus. Something happened. Our expectations went un-met.  We lost hope. We stopped believing.  Deep inside, we still want to hope. We still want to believe. We still want something trans-formative. Tonight, he will try desperately to restore our hope and belief.

Will you pay attention and listen as eagerly to President Obama as you will to Steve Jobs today?

These events are important for you, for our country, and for the world. Jobs and Obama will send a message to the masses.  The masses will decide if they believe in the message. You will decide if you believe. You will decide to restore or withhold your own hope.  Today, is your day to decide.

What can you do to restore hope and belief in your future?

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  • http://www.getstoried.com Michael Margolis

    Brilliant David! I just love what you’ve said here.

    I’m struck with the awesome symbolism of this day. For both Obama and Apple’s iPad – they each are standing at a unique inflection point.

    In the case of Apple, the story is a lot easier – there’s a clear arc, marked by a historical context, convergence of media, technological innovation, and a little sci-fi imagineering.

    In the case of Obama, the story’s been lost and hijacked by others. Where’s the storytelling in chief we got to know so intimately on the campaign trail. It’s the larger narrative that we bought into with Obama, and he stopped telling it, much less showing us how we was living it.

    I’m afraid the odds are much clearer in the case of Apple. There were no surprises in Steve Jobs presentation – it was like the future is here, filled with new possibilities, and we were all expecting it.

    For Obama, tonight, I don’t think anyone knows what to expect – whether that’s his speech, or the net impact of his presidency in moving our country out of the mud.

  • http://wevivify.com admin

    Thank you for adding to this story Michael. Your inspiration and contributions are greatly appreciated.

    I completely agree with your Obama story comments. The story has gotten lost in vortex that is Washington Politics. Last night, he made an earnest effort to restore his story and vision. We need our leaders to share their vision and to continue to remind us why it is important. Today, he goes back to work. Today, the political pressures set in again. Today, is a chance to build on the story framework he began last night.

    Newsweek has a great article “The Inspiration Gap” in this week’s edition. If you have not read it, give it a spin, I think you will like it.

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