Richard Siwy - by Nigel A JAMES
Behold - The Ice Man
Cometh!
last week, I
had the very great pleasure of bumping into Richard Siwy again; and,
after a mere thirty years, or so, I was very much surprised that I
wasn't surprised to find that he was still exactly the same as
before, and, by the same, I mean, he is doing that which he always
did best; and, that is, following himself.
We were
talking at Vienna's Ice Dream, a frozen paradise for skaters which is
bang in the middle of town; and, that which Richard told me turned
out to be an exciting and fascinating insight into non-business
school ways of becoming successful. And, paradoxically, it all has to
do with towing the line! But, which line?
Richard
succeeded by conforming. Not to a system of rules - but to himself!
In other words, he simply allowed his business to build itself up!
By following his instincts, he now has an events managing company of
size, and, Vienna's Ice Dream is just one of his clients.
And where he
is going is where he is now! Tomorrows simply happen, and today was
once just a point in the future; and, today has come and gone with no
trouble at all.
So, wherever
you are, and whatever you're doing, be you at a museum or be you at a
concert, or be you skating on ice, or watching Stars of Tomorrow on
TV, the chances are high that the strings are being pulled by Richard
and co. The most successful of all, after-all, are the ones who
remain out of sight.
And dreams,
just like The Vienna Ice Dream, come true if you want them to. Just
be like Richard and follow yourself!
