According to Wikipedia, the term utopia was coined from the Greek language by Sir Thomas More. He used the word as a title for his circa 1516 book Utopia, which was written in Latin. It described a fictional island society in the Atlantic Ocean. Utopia literally means “no place,” or “nowhere.” With a play on words and changing the spelling to eutopia, it becomes “good place.”
In one word, how would you define utopia?
If you were to survey 100 people with the question and list their top five answers on a board a la Family Feud, the number one answer would probably be “paradise.”
Well, Utopia is a real place in Texas. With a population of just over 220 people, would I refer to it as “paradise”? I don’t know. I haven’t been there. But I plan to visit soon.
Utopia, Texas and the Utopia Golf Course were the settings for the book, Links of Utopia, authored by Dr. David L Cook. A great movie starring Robert Duval was filmed there as well.
I loved the book and the movie which is suitable for all audiences.
The movie featured one of the most unique endings I’ve ever seen. I won’t even hint at it here because I don’t want to ruin it. I won’t even issue a “spoiler alert” before telling you. I just won’t tell you. Get the movie.
Dr. Cook’s variety of media and communication usage is similar to what I’ve been teaching and urging business owners to do for a long time. That is another reason I reached out to Dr. Cook and requested an interview which I can share with our readers and listeners.
Dr. Cook shares his message via book, movie, blog, a yearly in-person retreat, and more.
This article could go on – but you will get a lot more value out of the interview.
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