General Interest
HAVE A VISION IN THE NEW INFORMATION (AND TECHNOLOGICAL ) AGE
By Craig Lock

Just sharing a few thoughts on the future of the new "in-
formation revolution", which is taking the world by storm.
As we all know, the Internet revolution is evolving at a dizzy-
ing pace (in spite of the well publicised lack of results of
many high-profile "dot.coms" who have demised into "dot-
bombs"!).

What we see today can be history next year or even next
week. Five years from now the Internet will be quite different
from that which most of us can imagine. The vision of a
"nerdish" future with a dash of Gordon Gecko Wall Street
greed and a touch of youthful creative imagination and
energy is one that excites us in "sleepy, far-off" New
Zealand. It's a vision my partners and I, as budding entre-
peneurs, cherish and have fully embraced - one whereby
the small guys in geographically isolated communities like
us, can take on the world and the major players on a rel-
atively level playing field, except (in most cases) for minis-
cule advertising budgets.

I believe e-commerce (with it's instant communications)
is the new frontier of doing business world-wide and is
the way of the future (especially for geographically isolated
communities, like us here in far-off New Zealand near
the bottom of the world). Eagle Productions was started
as a "one man business" with NO CAPITAL and just one
or two "very clever" friends, who helped "total non-techno
me" me with technical expertise in this most economically
deprived region of "little old New Zealand". This has now
"developed" to a few people working (and having heaps
of fun) in "Sleepy Hollow", together with a number of
American associates. My advice is develop "strategic
alliances" with people, who skills you do not have ... so
that you ALL benefit from each others unique skills and
expertise (process of synergy at work: 1 + 1 = 3.)

So I truly believe, anyone with the desire and persistence
can be successful in cyberpace. because it is a long hard
journey to success. I believe an idea,
a big helping of enthusiasm, together with a great deal of
time and effort in implementing it, belief, faith in yourself
and persistence (not necessarily in that order) is the key
to internet marketing success.

The "technological revolution", electronic commerce and
the information age could be just the recipe the world needs
for a level playing field of socially responsible capitalism -
one in which smaller countries and "the little people" with
imagination + vision can take on the corporations and
the giant countries, like the US and Japan.

Living in a small isolated " city" of 30,000 people near the
bottom of the world made us realise some years ago the
tremendous benefits of distributing useful information around
the world at minimal cost via the www. (Gisborne's geo-
graphic isolation and "survival mentality"
certainly breeds entrepreneurial creativity and effort!) .

I believe e-commerce (with it's instant communications) is
the new frontier of doing business world-wide and is the
way of the future (especially for geographically isolated
communities, like us). Eagle Productions was started
as a "one man business" with NO CAPITAL and just one
or two "very
clever" friends, who helped "total non-techno me" with
technical expertise in this most economically deprived
region of "little old New Zealand". This has now "develop-
ed" to a few people working (and having heaps of fun) in
"Sleepy Hollow", together with a number of American as-
sociates.
We have developed a number of strategic business alliances
recently.

I believe an idea, a big helping of enthusiasm, together
with a great deal of time and effort in implementing it, belief,
faith in yourself and persistence (not necessarily in that
order) is the key to internet marketing success. Together
with developing strategic alliances with other businesses -
t doesn't matter where in the world they may be located ,
thanks to modern technology.
I don't have any "techno skills", but we work in a "syner-
getic relationship " (big words to impress you, but which
simply means "1+ 1 = 3 - the whole is greater than the
sum of the individual parts").

We are working together towards a common vision, where-
by we help each other.

I believe it is essential to have a vision of the future to
achieve success in business (as in life itself) ..because
putting the vision into words keeps you on track and
through total focus breeds an absolute commitment to
achieving the goal, the "impossible dream.


We have an ultimate vision (or dream) of Gisborne on the
East Coast of the North Island of scenic and tranquil New
Zealand being a "renowned and recognised" centre of
electronic, as well as conventional publishing, a world-re-
nowned centre in providing quality courses in distance
education and adult online teaching. Perhaps one day
even a centre of excellence
in developing technology in the South Pacific. (Thanks
to my "technogeek" associates , Bill Rosoman in Gisborne
and Erich Licht of Rapture Web design in Ohio, USA
(http://www.rapturewebservices.com) for all their hard
work, help, drive, talent and vision, as I don't understand
much of modern technology - "a total non-techno").
Couldn't even turn on a computer four years ago (now it's
ust women??? LOL)


I believe an idea, a big helping of enthusiasm, together
with a great deal of time and effort in implementing it, belief,
faith in yourself and persistence (not necessarily in that
order) is the key to marketing success and seeing a vision
turn into reality.

That is our ultimate vision and something we at Eagle
Productions in association with Bill Rosoman of Nugrow
Technologies here in Poverty Bay (oops er sorry, Eastland)
and Erich Licht of Rapture Web Design in Ohio, USA are
daily striving towards with all our
energies and creative endeavours.


And then.dreams and "fairy tales" do sometimes come
true.

The successful cyber entrepreneur of today could well be
the equivalent of the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Kennedy's,
Paul Getty's and Henry Ford's of yesteryear, especially in
the new ENTREPRENEURIAL (nice big word) AGE, which
I believe, is even more important (and a more appropriate
term) than the information age.

What you do today could repay you a hundred-fold tom-
orrow and there is just one rule: As the Nike ad says,
"Just go for it with all you've got and just do it."


Craig Lock



Craig Lock

" Whatever the mind can conceive, can be achieved."

- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"Whatever the mind of man can first conceive, then
BELIEVE ,can be achieved... and anything at all is pos-
sible."

As Jesus Christ said 2000 years ago,
"Total faith can even move a mountain".

"If you have knowledge, let others light their candle at it"
Margaret Fuller

"Without a vision, the people perish"
- the Bible (the Great book)

"We can all use the internet to reach out to the "global
community" and build a better world in this new "Inform-
ation Revolution" that is upon us.Let's use it wisely, resp-
ect our diversity and unique cultures; but
celebrate a new world in union. One where, like your found-
ing forefathers in America, you can first celebrate the
Independance Day of the strong burning creative spirit
that is within you. If set alight, it is one that will burn brightly
and make your personal VISION of the future a REALITY."


Could that perhaps be your "unique destiny"?

Craig Lock


My various books are available from:

http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/books.html

I have a few copies left of my first novel THE END OF
THE LINE - set in "the beloved country".
A passionate and heart-breaking tale of South Africa, a
true story of the bad old days, butwith the hope of the
new.

They are available at the SPECIAL June price of
$9.97 (US), including P&P see:
http://www.novelty-gift.com/ or
e-mail: clock@xtra.co.nz




Best Wishes from the First City to see the Sun in "Godzone"
("little" New Zealand)

Craig Lock

Creative Writing Course

http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/creative.html

Check out my various books* at:

http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/books.html
and
http://www.novelty-gift.com/

* Fiction and non-fiction, novels on South Africa,
travel, humour, inspiration, self help and money books
(money management and steps to financial success).

Proceeds go to needy and underprivileged children - MINE!

"Life is about finding, then following the dream...
and one's dream/vision comes to reality through believing in yourself,
making the commitment and then creating it."

- Craig Lock


http://www.craiglock.com
and
http://www.elkpublications.com/godzone.htm