There’s a fantastic community of people out there who get off on helping others overcome their bullshit excuses for complacency. One of the best is Hugh MacLeod, the always genius and often surly cartoonist, author, and blogger behind GapingVoid.
Like me, Hugh once worked in advertising. Unlike me, he’s figured out how to fully commit to his art, no longer straddling between the two worlds.
I woke up yesterday to this message on Twitter. Turns out, Hugh created the above Cube Grenade in my honor. (For the definition of a “Cube Grenade,” click here.) He often does these for private commission, so to say I’m flattered is an understatement.
But the truth is, he’s always giving away his art. He’s one of the few entrepreneurs who fully embrace that you get by giving. And not just philosophically, but in real, financial terms. By giving freely of his work, he’s established his brand. People know him now. And he gets hired to do more of it.
I have much to learn from him.
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McLeod is th’ man, and so are you, Proulx! This is a real nice piece and a sweet gesture indeed. McLeod’s art really resonates with me; I wrote a little about it as part of the “100ppl” project (the post can be found here : http://latewire.com/1061 )
Thank goodness for people who can articulate so well the need to take an apparently crummy situation and turn it into a quakeshaking personal transformation.
A lemon with a twist of McLOUD aid! Love it.
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