{"id":1359,"date":"2010-02-26T14:34:20","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T14:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localenterprise.wordpress.com\/?p=978"},"modified":"2010-02-26T14:34:20","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T14:34:20","slug":"the-leash-fixation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2010\/02\/26\/the-leash-fixation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Leash Fetish"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Unleashing talent<\/li>\n<li>Unleashing creativity<\/li>\n<li>Unleashing potential<\/li>\n<li>Unleashing enterprise<\/li>\n<li>Unleashing entrepreneurship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These aspirations I see\u00a0nearly\u00a0every day of my working life. \u00a0There is always something or someone to be &#8216;unleashed&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>But, where is the leash meister? \u00a0The evil one who holds us back?<\/p>\n<p>Most systems of parenting, education and employment are designed to establish control, compliance, conformity and predictability.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps there are some systemic changes that we might make so that the challenge of unleashing is consigned to the\u00a0history\u00a0books?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">But the\u00a0real\u00a0challenge is to recognise that with the transition to adulthood the leash IS off. \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are free to choose and to act. \u00a0But like a dog that has been chained up for too long &#8211; when unleashed many of us have little desire to go beyond our former boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>We &#8216;know&#8217; our place and we stick to it.<\/p>\n<p>The role of the enterprise educator is not to teach about business. \u00a0Nor is it to parade in front of students waving tenners inciting them to grab it! \u00a0Nor to put on yet another inspirational conference with a secret millionaire, dragon, apprentice or teenage entrepreneurial prodigy.<\/p>\n<p>It is to help us to\u00a0recognise\u00a0that the leash has been slipped. \u00a0And we can begin the\u00a0journey\u00a0of becoming the person that we want. \u00a0And to show us how we can help ourselves and our peers to explore what we might be able to achieve through association, collaboration,\u00a0perseverance, learning and skill.<\/p>\n<p>This is the role of the enterprise educator.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/olympic-gold-it-all-starts-with-a-dream\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/09\/an-imaginary-open-letter-to-those-who-would-engage-us\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some Barriers to Engagement\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/13\/some-barriers-to-engagement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some Barriers to Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unleashing talent Unleashing creativity Unleashing potential Unleashing enterprise Unleashing entrepreneurship These aspirations I see\u00a0nearly\u00a0every day of my working life. \u00a0There is always something or someone to be &#8216;unleashed&#8217;. But, where is the leash meister? \u00a0The evil one who holds us back? 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