Flutterby™! : Waiting to be picked

A number of things in my life are reminding me of this: Seth Godin: Reject the tyranny of being picked: pick yourself:

It's a cultural instinct to wait to get picked. To seek out the permission and authority that comes from a publisher or talk show host or even a blogger saying, "I pick you." Once you reject that impulse and realize that no one is going to select you--that Prince Charming has chosen another house--then you can actually get to work.