One of the things I have noticed about successful entrepreneurs - they don't carry around a lot of baggage. No, I do not stalk business leaders through the airport; I mean the baggage of the known. Entrepreneurs, successful entrepreneurs, travel light. They don't allow themselves to become too attached to anything; to any idea, concept, procedure or trend. They are nimble in responding to the ever changing world. They know what is important, what is needed; and they carry that. The rest is left behind.
As successful Entrepreneurial Librarians, we need to model this behavior as well. We need to be willing to lay aside the traditions, policies and guidelines we so love. We need to exchange our desire for the "known" for the principles of the successful. We need to set aside the comfort of tradition for the stretching exercise of adjusting to what our community needs.
As springtime comes upon us, take this time to evaluate what you are doing; as a librarian, as a director, as a community servant. Is your library nimble? Or are you carrying extra baggage? Consider doing a little “Spring Cleaning” of the mind. What is it that you are carrying around, that perhaps you would be better off putting out at the next garage sale?
Great thoughts on laying down the known and embracing the unknown - especially since you are approaching it from a principled value direction. Thanks, too, for the spring cleaning of the mind reminder - I'm on it right now!
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