Seth Godin’s first entry for 2010 is a wake up call for everyone who lives an engaged life. He sees two major trends happening in this new decade.  In a strange way, I find this piece wildly motivational. I am wondering if you do as well?

Why do think this motivates me? (Here are the key parts to his piece, found here.)

  1. Change: The infrastructure of massive connection is now real. People around the world have cell phones. The first internet generation is old enough to spend money, go to work and build companies. Industries are being built every day (and old ones are fading). The revolution is in full swing, and an entire generation is eager to change everything because of it. Hint: it won’t look like the last one with a few bells and whistles added.
  2. Frustration: Baby boomers are getting old. Dreams are fading, and so is health. Boomers love to whine and we love to imagine that we’ll live forever and accomplish everything. This is the decade that reality kicks in. And, to top it off, savings are thin and resource availability isn’t what it used to be. A lot of people ate their emergency rations during the last decade. Look for this frustration to be acted out in public, and often.