THE SHIFT: how to be what you can't see
The Entrepreneurial Myth cited in Sam Baker’s The Shift
Forget Literal Imitation
“we often muddle representation with realism,” says Louise Nicolson, author of The Entrepreneurial Myth.
“We are still represented by Shakira or Sue Barker, even if their bodies and brains remain completely unrealistic from our personal perspective.
“The only person really like me, is me.
“If I’m enough as I am, which I think I am, I can shrink those fabulous women on screen and just enjoy them for catching a relatable emotion or moment.
“Forget literal imitation. Seeing J-Lo in full flight was glorious but we all have sequin-dress-at-the-Super-Bowl moments if we make it our business to notice them.
“Mine include dancing in the early hours at my friends’ wedding or a run on a bright blue winter morning. Unremarkable, unrepresented, totally miss-able moments by all but me.
“We need to look around us to understand the potential of being our age, in this age, We’ll miss the moment waiting for the media to catch us up and represent us in our full variety.