Ok. This is Part 3 and Part 1 and Part 2 came out months ago. I am a lame blogger. There. I’ve said it. Now let’s move on, shall we?
Starting somewhat where I left off, I want to do a little thought experiment with you. Einstein did it and you can too. All he did is think about things a little more deeply than most of us tend to do what with life and television and all.
So I’m asking you to step back in time and imagine that you’re one of the first beings that we now call humans. You’re living your life. The men are hunting and the women are gathering and taking care of the kids — probably cleaning the cave and washing the furs too. Anyway, the men probably started trying to kill animals with their bare hands and teeth. Then they figured out they could use a rock and then spear. The women made baby carriers out of skins and baskets for gathering berries and nuts out of reeds. Us humans started making and using tools because it made doing the regular work of staying alive easier and more efficient. And here’s where the real thinking comes in.
Why did we want to do that? Why did we want to save time and energy? Why did we want MORE time and energy? Was it so we could gather and hunt way more food than we could ever eat so that it spoiled and needlessly depleted available resources? Was it so we could have way more animal skins and caves than we needed to live in that we would then have to spend more time and effort to protect and maintain?
Being somewhat of a human myself, I think we freed up time for much better reasons. We wanted more time and energy for exploring our world, painting on the cave walls, telling stories, playing with the kids, and generally hanging with the tribe, having fun, relaxing and having a lot more sex.
Think about it. How many people out there are working for the weekend? Yeah, you may care about your job but do you really CARE about your job? If you had the chance to do what you really love to do with plenty of time to have fun and spend with friends and family, how many minutes would it take you to write that resignation letter?
We are now in an economic collapse where many people who were working ridiculously long hours in the past are now out of work with few good prospects. We need a new economy based on making people’s lives better. We need companies based on the fact that when people feel excited about their work, feel valued as human beings and feel supported to find fulfillment in their lives, there’s nothing that can stop the creative ideas and the productivity. And because I know that big business and the politicians will never go as far as I’d like them to go (and usually in the wrong direction!) Ian and I have started the revolution with our own business.
foolish tree is a company that believes money is not the only measure of value. The experiences we have working with our clients is actually more important. Although we do need cash to pay our rent and bills, we also need many goods and services. And there is no reason to have money stand in the way of good people collaborating for their mutual benefit. So I am proclaiming right now that if you need any type of film about your business or organization or to promote yourself in a video calling card or video resume, consider offering us your services in partial exchange for the star treatment. This could cut down the cost of everything from your TV commercial to your Wedding film. Call or email to discuss options or fill out our online Estimate Form and mention that you want to discuss collaboration options.
Our underlying purpose as a company is simple and sweet: To Create the Freedom to Create
So when you hire foolish tree, you will not only have an easy, fun, relaxed experience and end up with a high quality film for a very reasonable price. You will also be supporting our own creative projects as well as our future dream of a foolish tree foundation — an instrument for helping future generations have the freedom to create.
Thanks for reading my overdue blog. And let us know what YOU would like to have the freedom to create!
