We are evolving here in Detroit. Our companies are starting to see turnaround. Our residents are continuing to hope for relief. We are as strong as they come here in Metro Detroit. And as we move toward the future, this strength is our backbone.
But we need to do more. We need to start more positive conversations with our friends in Michigan that can continue to strangers globally. We can change things. I believe that – but it starts with the conversations we have in our kitchens, at restaurants, with our customers and clients and in networking venues. I am watching daily as my clients start to see slow and steady upwards progress, but I am reminded continuously that those who perpetuate the doom and gloom mentality are holding us back.
We have companies here in the D that are thriving. Look at www.genesisgenetics.org. Brilliant scientists that are building healthy families. Look at Havis, Inc. in Plymouth who continue to see growth by taking new markets by the horns. Look at a local Detroit non-profit, Cass Community that has built themselves up in the last decade to be a force to be reckoned with. It’s happening all around us. You just need to look small.
Look small. Years ago, when my youngest Bryan was in Dallas he was peering into a corner of the garage. My mother, his grandmother, asked him what he was looking at. At 5’9″ she didn’t see anything. He looked up with all the worldliness of a child and said, “Granny, you need to look small.” And sure enough, he had a little salamander in the corner.
We need to look small and believe big. We need more optimism and positive conversations. There is no place I would rather call home right now than Metro Detroit. And there is no population that I am more proud of than our community.
It’s all good. Remember who your audience is. Know what will drive them to take action. Then execute. Do it. Now.
