Comments on: Paul Rand http://blog.period-three.com/2007/06/18/paul-rand/ Simple. Measurable. Powerful. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:05:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Gene http://blog.period-three.com/2007/06/18/paul-rand/#comment-219 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:16:51 +0000 http://blog.period-three.com/2007/06/18/paul-rand/#comment-219 I hear you. Somehow this being Paul Rand and knowing the generation that he comes from, it sounds more honest to me somehow... I hear you.

Somehow this being Paul Rand and knowing the generation that he comes from, it sounds more honest to me somehow…

]]> by: Jay http://blog.period-three.com/2007/06/18/paul-rand/#comment-218 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:13:16 +0000 http://blog.period-three.com/2007/06/18/paul-rand/#comment-218 His second answer... "whether I make it or not is not up to me, it’s up to God." His second answer… “whether I make it or not is not up to me, it’s up to God.”

]]> by: Gene http://blog.period-three.com/2007/06/18/paul-rand/#comment-215 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:46:13 +0000 http://blog.period-three.com/2007/06/18/paul-rand/#comment-215 I agree, but maybe I missed something, where did you pick up on that? Or are you just commenting? I agree, but maybe I missed something, where did you pick up on that? Or are you just commenting?

]]> by: Jay http://blog.period-three.com/2007/06/18/paul-rand/#comment-205 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:01:30 +0000 http://blog.period-three.com/2007/06/18/paul-rand/#comment-205 Paul Rand is great, I recommend checking out his children's books, too, if you have kids. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=QmerktG61cQC&dq=paul+rand+children%27s+books&pg=PA27&ots=pZkxz9xV-b&sig=mdV3CpYPCySZRkTYixUd9cEPB6A&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fclient%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26q%3Dpaul%2Brand%2Bchildren%27s%2Bbooks%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=1#PPP1,M1" rel="nofollow">Very cool.</a>. Our local library, <a href="http://www.myrcpl.com/" rel="nofollow">Richland County Public Library</a>, has a few original copies you can check out. That said, one of my pet peeves is when people attribute their success or talent to being 'up to God'. Yes, the type of skill he had isn't something that can be totally taught, and I do believe you either have some sort of innate ability or you don't. You can call that 'god-given' if you want. But the idea that his talent wasn't refined by years of hard work and experience and in the end it's just 'up to God' seems to belittle his talent and hard work. Because while a number of people may have talent, you have to have the combination of talent and perserverence to set yourself apart. Paul Rand is great, I recommend checking out his children’s books, too, if you have kids. Very cool.. Our local library, Richland County Public Library, has a few original copies you can check out.

That said, one of my pet peeves is when people attribute their success or talent to being ‘up to God’. Yes, the type of skill he had isn’t something that can be totally taught, and I do believe you either have some sort of innate ability or you don’t. You can call that ‘god-given’ if you want. But the idea that his talent wasn’t refined by years of hard work and experience and in the end it’s just ‘up to God’ seems to belittle his talent and hard work. Because while a number of people may have talent, you have to have the combination of talent and perserverence to set yourself apart.

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