Charleston Currents

FOCUS: How Martin Luther King can inspire your career

By Ben Fanning, contributing editor | Did you know that Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was originally titled, “Normalcy, Never Again.”? In fact, the first drafts of his speech never included the phrase “I have a dream”?

Turns out the entire “I have a dream” part of the speech was improvised. That’s right…improvised in front of 200,000 people when a supporter yelled out: “Tell them about the dream, Martin!”

He was inspired in that moment and just shared with them what he’d be dreaming about for his generation and generations yet to come. It was a beautiful demonstration of how powerful a dream can be.

by Ben Fanning · 01/16/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Careers, Focus, Views

CAREERS: What Michelangelo can teach you about your dream job

By Ben Fanning, contributing editor | When my family and I went to Italy in the fall, my 5-year-old daughter was completely captivated with the statue of David. She sat at the feet the huge sculpture and sketched it.

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I was inspired by its beauty and its interesting story.

Sometimes career inspiration comes from unexpected places. When I learned the story, I had the idea of a “job artist.” A job artist is someone who chooses to see the potential masterpiece in their current job situation.