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Finding Inspiration In Madonna and MC Hammer

October 09, 2009 By: Leslie Category: Meme, Opinion Piece

I absolutely find inspiration in Madonna and MC Hammer. Weird choices, you say? Perhaps.

Madonna is a shining example of a fearless life of reinvention and constant self awareness. I love how throughout the decades she has not shied away from any mistake, or tried to deny the fundamental fact that people change. Her constant, fearless remaking of herself in every stage of her life, in a very public way, while also embracing her past, is an excellent metaphor for this new era where everyone can expect to live a public life. She is who she is, “warts” and all, and is a consummate businesswoman as well.

I admire MC Hammer for a similar ability to reinvent himself. He has used technology and a drive to help others and to educate to turn his life around. If you aren’t following him on Twitter or visiting his web site DanceJam (or even better, going to hear him speak), you are missing some excellent pointers on how to recover from financial ruin, build a strong family and a thriving career. He’s proven that in spite of his initial faltering, he is much more than a pair of shiny pants and a few slick moves.

Who are your unlikely inspirations?

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  • Ive ALWAYS been in love with Madonna! She is amazing and she is BRILLIANT in concert.
  • Those are two good ones, and also fit the "unusual" or unlikely category I was thinking of when I wrote this :)
  • I don't like your modifier of unlikely, but I'm inspired by many. With the similar celebrity of Madonna and Hammer, I offer Donald Trump and Michael Dukakis.

    Donald Trump inspires me for the empire his father began and he continued to build. (The Trump of the late '80s and early '90s, anyway.) He's a testament that money can buy you toys... and the toys can take away your money.

    Michael Dukakis (who is a former Governor of Massachusetts and potential successor to the late Senator Ted Kennedy) is someone I met in 1986 on the day I graduated fifth grade. I met him in the West Wing of the State House and I remember eating a cookie and drinking water while he and my father talked adult stuff. This came about because the Governor allowed the meeting to be part of a silent auction bid.

    How many times has any Governor since offered 1-on-1 time with pre-teenagers and their parents?
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