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MEN WANTED | Freeman Transport Blog — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:20:21 +0000

[...] ***MEN WANTED was originally written and published on 01.23.2009 at Do You KNOW Clarence? [...]

By: Clarence

Clarence — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:00:09 +0000

'preciate everyone coming through and sharing their thoughts on the piece! One thing I have really come to respect about Shackleton is this success in failure hustle that his life represents. In the research I've done for this piece, the leadership qualities he represents, the perseverance throughout all of his expeditions were downright epic. ...I suspect business people eat this up, and raise awareness about the Shackleton experience when mentoring and motivating their organizations. Tony Santos, The exercise of looking at this well documented man has been a solid experience for me as a writer. Technically everyone knows about Shackleton, but, my aim was definitely to bring a fresh perspective to the mix. Given the recession we are currently in economically, it seemed relevant! Feel free to borrow the metaphor, spread the mindset, and let people Marinate. Mark Hermann, I recently heard about Man on Wire, and have added it to my queue. I've been on a documentary run lately, and this will flow into it nicely! Your endorsement of the film is appreciated.

By: Mark Hermann

Mark Hermann — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:57:14 +0000

Awesome post! It speaks to the core question nagging each and every one of us: What are we really here for in this life and how far would we go or push ourselves to truly taste it? Just saw a great movie on Apple TV that speaks directly to this, Man On Wire, about the French wire walker, Phillippe Petit, who walked between the Twin towers in ‘74. Talk about living life to the extreme! Forget that he actually did it (and many more such walks), but how he even pulls it off is the stuff of legend. Highly recommend it.

By: Dan Gorgone

Dan Gorgone — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:56:18 +0000

Some men might have only needed one word – Antarctica – but would not have grasped the gravity and danger of such a challenge. Instead, Shackleton presents the theatrical trailer version of his pitch, much better than a snappy slogan or pithy marketingese. And this is personal: There’s no brand to get in the way, no image to shape. It’s honest. Perhaps that’s why he got a crew.

By: Chris Brogan...

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:10:31 +0000

25 words opens a HUGE story. Man. Brevity.

By: Tony Santos

Tony Santos — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:39:38 +0000

While I’ve never thought about it in these terms, this kind of attempt to make history has always been fascinating to me. While I was in school (I went to art school to work in advertising/design) my instructors were constantly talking about the new frontiers that the changing media landscape was creating. I was (and still am) fascinated by them and the potential of “making history”, but I think if they had put it in this context a lot more people would have felt the same way. Fantastic post. I may have to borrow this metaphor the next time this subject comes up in conversation :-)

By: C.C. Chapman

C.C. Chapman — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:57:41 +0000

Shackleton was an amazing guy and the men who went with him sure didn’t know what they were getting into.

You raise a VERY interesting point (as usual) in your post. I had never thought about it in this light and of course now you’ve got my mind marinating more then a summer porterhouse.