My wife is a visual artist, capturing images that often go beyond the visible plane: she’s given me an appreciation of vision when it comes to her art and the world around us. And having worked on developing the Mirage, Bellagio, Wynn Las Vegas and Macau, and the Resort at Pelican Hill, I’ve come to appreciate the developer’s ability to also see beyond the ordinary… to create new realities and raise the bar of people’s sensibilities and perceptions. Artists and developers are not limited by what they see – they go beyond that and extend their vision to that grander yet unseen things that are possible. It’s a state of mind as well as a professional practice. And it applies to most of us too. What do you see or pay attention to when you look around? Is it mostly the obvious or does it extend to what could or should be? Don’t complain that you’re not allowed – people don’t often stop someone from trying to do more, to improve things, or to creatively see possibilities. Don’t be limited by what you see – there’s always more. As we continue to establish new norms – in life and at work – it’s going to take the most everyone can see and envision to rebuild our companies and communities and lives. And it won’t succeed if we only see what we’ve always seen. Extend your vision today.
Edward Weston (1886 – 1958): 20th-century American photographer.
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