An Open Letter to the Next Generation of Artists

is a link to a short essay by jazz artists Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.  Although it is intended for artists, it applies to all creative people and I think resonates with the essence of what I was saying at LOTE5 and I think describes the ethos and spirit of what Edgeryders is to me.  Highly recommended.

These are their points (that they elaborate on wonderfully):

FIRST, AWAKEN TO YOUR HUMANITY

EMBRACE AND CONQUER THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED

WELCOME THE UNKNOWN

UNDERSTAND THE TRUE NATURE OF OBSTACLES

DON’T BE AFRAID TO INTERACT WITH THOSE WHO ARE DIFFERENT FROM YOU

STRIVE TO CREATE AGENDA-FREE DIALOGUE

BE WARY OF EGO

WORK TOWARDS A BUSINESS WITHOUT BORDERS

APPRECIATE THE GENERATION THAT WALKED BEFORE YOU

LASTLY, WE HOPE THAT YOU LIVE IN A STATE OF CONSTANT WONDER

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