Together Yet Separate
By Rodney Bullard
CEO The Same House PBC | Former Senior Executive at Chick-fil-A / Global CSR, ESG and Marketing Leader | Best-Selling Author | Former AUSA | Former Air Force JAG l Corporate and Non-profit Board Director
“If you’re gonna make connections which are innovative, you have to not have the same bag of experience as everyone else does.” – Steve Jobs
While technology is advancing so fast, socially, we are regressing. Unlike the Romans, who used it to engineer connection points, we have used it to wall ourselves off. We hide behind our computers and open ourselves to misinformation through social media. We’ve got advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, and super-computers to alleviate us from face-to-face interactions. Technology can be a wonderful thing, but it must be accompanied by social advancement to counter-attack disconnection.
It’s crucial as we continue to innovate that we ask ourselves and others three questions:
- What actions are we taking to bridge into the future positively?
- Are we laying the bricks to connect to the tomorrow we want for our family and friends?
- What bridges are being broken, burnt, or disconnected?
Bridges are built for connectivity. We need them to get from one place to the other so the next generation can improve upon our history. This allows our children to achieve what they have been ordained to perform. Their legacy and the legacy of our children’s children are being determined by the bricks we choose to lay today. Every connection we create makes tomorrow a better place for those who will walk the bridge behind us.
Self Reflection Question: How am I making tomorrow better for myself and others?