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the Wakefield Doctrine…on the Road in…Arizona!
Here we are again. Friday. That means only one thing, (blogistically-speaking), time to participate in (the) Finish the Sentence Friday bloghop. Hosted each week by Kristi and Kenya, this is the first of the bloghops I participated in when I took to exploring the virtual world. Times change and the format of this ‘hop is now an interesting rotating format, this week being the photo format. Here, lets hear it from our hosts:
Hi all! We’re on this week (LIVE, tomorrow, Feb. 22 at 10pm eastern and open all weekend long) with Photo Share Friday. Simply share a photo, tell the story behind it, and link up with either Kenya or me.
Easy peasy, right? Hope to see you there!
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So, about this here photo here.
Starting in 2010 (and ending in 2013), I had business meetings to attend in Dallas (in September) and Salt Lake City (In March). While the whole, ‘this is part of what is required to do your work’ thing was surely significant to my decision to attend, what actually motivated me to make these trips was… the Wakefield Doctrine. (yeah, I know. knock you over with a feather.) No… seriously, wait, I have a reasonable explanation.
At the time of the first trip in 2010, I’d been writing this blog for a year (started in Jun3 ’09 first Doctrine Field trip Sept11 ’10). The premise (jn regards to the business trips) was: demonstrate the Wakefield Doctrine as a tool for self-improving oneself. And so, as a clark, (with all attendant self-consciousness and fear of looking out-of-place and incompetent) I set out to see if’n I could use our little personality theory on myself. And…and! to prove I could bring myself to do the whole business-convention-rooms-full-of-rogers-and-youthful-enthusiasm-and-stand-in-reception-rooms-and-mixers-and-whatever-the-hell-other-Herdcentric-activities-a-real-estate-convention-can-concoct. I knew I could do it. Hell, I realized with the first post, the Wakefield Doctrine somehow made me willing to do all sorts of uncomfortable things in the name of getting the idea out. You know, writing blogs, chatting to strangers, ignoring grammar and other glaring newbifacs that were the hallmarks of my posts in my first few years.
The real goal was …could I have fun doing it?
Not so much with the convention-Herd-mingling part. Fortunately, there was something about getting the Wakefield Doctrine out there in the real world, literally and physically. The idea was to get a photo of me and my Wakefield Doctrine hat in front of as many people (and places and things) as possible. (This is referred to as ‘the Rite of Hat’. This link will take you to the first video from one of these trips. Adult language advisory (well, ‘adult’ in the sense of an F bomb, not in the sense of the speaker’s maturity lol)
Anyway. The photo above is me at Meteor Crater, Arizona. (I smiled and asked a total stranger if they didn’t mind taking the picture of me an my hat. Really!)
Salt Lake City (on business) flew to Phoenix (instead of directly home) rented a car, drove to Meteor Crater, Winslow (well, because, it’s got this corner and), onwards to the Petrified Forest. Whereupon I immediately got back in the car and returned to Phoenix. Flew home.
Fun. Self-improvement. Wakefield Doctrine.
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Great photo share of you and hope you know that you have pretty much succeeded in your one time goal as The Wakefield Doctrine is both a self improving tool. But also think you have had some fun along the way doing just that, too ;)
totally fun. (I often say that were it not for the Wakefield Doctrine, I would not be ‘here’ or have as many friends or get such satisfaction that results from the necessity of learning to write.)
Please know that I grinned over the “…to prove I could bring myself to do the whole business-convention-rooms-full-of-rogers-and-youthful-enthusiasm-and-stand-in-reception-rooms-and-mixers-and-whatever-the-hell-other-Herdcentric-activities-a-real-estate-convention-can-concoct.” Good on you.
…I mean, seriously! have been to a sales convention (real estate or otherwise)?!?! lol (there are numerous, perhaps less culturally-enshrined social events, but I would not be found at one, were it not for the challenge inherent in the Doctrine.)
I just think it’s cool that you have a blog hat. And that you went to Winslow – I wanted to go when we were in AZ in December but my teenagers thought a song was not reason enough to make the detour.
kids! lol In my case it was the only reason for driving 8 hours (well, the Meteor Crater was on the way and the Petrified forest not all that much further down the road.)
the hats have been fun, we’ve also done tshirts (the Wakefield Doctrine across the back, on the left breast and clark (or) scott (or) roger on the upper arm.., maybe it’s time to get back to T shirts!)
I never heard of Petrified Forest. Seems like that’s another story inside itself, just by the name and the fact that you didn’t stay long. Do tell.
yeah… remembered something from childhood (maybe the Bogart movie…not that I’m old enough to see it in theaters!! lol)
Hey! I have a hat similar to that! It’s a most excellent photo and I love that you roadtripped to get news of The WDoc out in the world. And now, that song Winslow Arizona is stuck in my head. BOOM to asking a stranger take a photo. Such a Roger ;)
Mine is getting a bit frayed on the bill, should put it on a shelf and get a new one. (age old question: hot or t shirt? lol)
Theres a drugstore/souvenir shop on what the proprietors claim is ‘the corner’ and across the street is a mural of a ‘flat bed ford’ fun stop
Loved your stepping back in time about the Wakefield Doctrine beginnings. There is a petrified forest in my state too, but not anywhere as big as they one you went to see.
I’m sure the stranger didn’t mind taking your picture of you wearing your hat. What are you pointing to?
The convention/herd mingling isn’t my cup of tea either, but if I feel that there is something to learn there I’m willing to brave it and usually end up enjoying it.
blogistically-speaking….. I love that lol. Enjoyed the read and great pic :)
what was it… “well, sometimes its just more fun to make up the word, rather than go searching for the precise one, isn’t it?” (with a nod to Alice and Humpty)
I need a blog hat! And a photo like this because who doesn’t love meteor craters? I’ve only done a few sales conference/conventions/corporate like things in my life, but it was all for a greater purpose, I say! Like.. not having to do it anymore.
(As a I was just saying to Kristi), the geography is so different from New England. The scale of things, the idea that you can drive 2 hours come to 6 houses along the side of the road and then drive another hour before seeing another house or sign of civilization.
They were most excellent of head coverings. I think I have photos here in the blog of others… hold on…. here. Note that hats were somewhat customized, depending on the person’s predominant worldview (aka personalty type)… no, wait a minute, you can go ahead and admire the hats with the red ‘clark’ lol