***Struggle to live (struggle to live) struggle to survive

Struggle (struggle) just to stay alive

‘Cause inside the jungle, either you do or you die

You got to be aware, you got to have the jungle eye

Take it from a brother who knows my friend

The animals, the cannibals will do you in***

Jungle Brothers ♦ Straight Out the Jungle; Straight Out the Jungle

This is as basic as Grandmaster Flash’s message but in a different vain.  Yes, this is the Hobbes view of the market world that makes it short, nasty and brutish for most of us.  You need to perpetually look over your shoulder because you are likely to be eliminated.  That is the defensive, paranoid view of the situation.  More positively, most of us think defensively rather than proactively.  When you realize that that it is hard to stay in the game, much less get ahead, without perpetual effort, you learn why being proactive is critical.  It is similar to the old answer to the riddle Q:  What is the opposite of networking?  A: Not working.  You have to be out in the mix just to keep up with the competition.

BPM TAKEAWAY#24:

• IT’S WORK JUST TO MAINTAIN, MUCH LESS GET AHEAD

• STAY SHARP

BONUS: On the power of social networks click here to see – Anil Dash’s Mission