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Poets

In the midst of all the chaos and noise today, the world needs poets.

No, I’m not talking about the Kellogg Section (e.g that was my section) although I loved all my poet classmates. Instead, I’m talking about people who have a way with words. People who can cut through the noise and articulate their vision so that other people can hear.

In times past this was much easier. Without all the noise, people were more focused, they had less distraction, and people could rally around them much easier.

But today’s world makes this more challenging. Today we have more soundbites to filter than ever.  We also have more messages in our Inbox and more people in the world than ever before.

Meanwhile, we also see news channels that spend 95% of their time talking about the bad news.  Websites using enticing headlines fighting for more eyeballs. And social media  putting out more quantity than quality.

In today’s unfocused time, we need people who focus on the positive. People that can capture the imagination of their companies. People that can touch the hearts and minds of their communities. And people who can inspire the spirits of people to create change from the other side of the globe.

In every industry and organization imaginable, we need to have poets.

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