Effective October 3rd, I'll be working at the FLP's flagship, Parkway Central, in the area of Business, Science, and Industry, specifically as a reference librarian for the Business Resources and Innovation Center (BRIC). In addition to regular patrons in the above areas, I'll be working to assist members of one of the five constituent patron groups named in the most recent FLP strategic plan--entrepreneurs.
You may well ask--what a musician can do for entrepreneurs?
- We have to be self-starters, self-motivated and self-reliant.
- We have to be fearless and creative in seeking solutions, finding experts in all walks of life, not just ours.
- We have to temper our responses in both victory and defeat, learning what we can from both.
- We have to be knowledgeable but always willing to learn more.
- We have to be able to admit that we don't always have the answer.
- We have to be willing to lead but equally willing to serve others.
- We can never settle for anything less than our best.
- We need to acknowledge the God-given talents in those with whom we associate, and love and cherish and treat them equitably.
- We need to know when it is time for work and time for cutting loose.
- (This is getting Ecclesiastical, isn't it?)
- We know it's hard to be humble (thanks Mac Davis) but it's essential to complete success.
- We need to know when to render unto Caesar and when to render unto God
More to come. Onward.
*--Pete Seeger, The Bitter and the Sweet, 1962. I'm as surprised as you are. Everyone of my generation relates this tune to the Roger McGuinn-led The Byrds, but even Judy Collins covered it too.
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