Incredibly shot timelapse of Manhattan by Cameron Michael.(Source: http://player.vimeo.com/)
Tag: people
Tough. They just need to deal with it and wait for the next one. Whatever; I don’t care. Mary, the driver of my Peter Pan bus to Hartford, about people who purchased a ticket for the overbooked 3pm bus online. Eticketed passengers were (for no clear reason) forced to wait until others with a ‘real’… Continue reading
We ended up identifying our niche by that process of engaging the community in the conversation. Laura McNulty, Executive Director of Health Horizons International, on how the programs were developed in an interview with WFYI public radio’s Barbara Lewis. Sounds smart to me!
Atlantic Avenue Subway Station I know graffiti is “just graffiti” and I shouldn’t read into it, but I did. I generally agree with the sentiment here (access to affordable, healthy food should be human right, especially according to the values on which our country was founded), but don’t think it accomplishes anything. Clearly, the intended… Continue reading
Thinking about “Networking”
My friend Alisha thinks very similarly to how I do about “networking,” and she just wrote a great post about it. Here’s an excerpt describing what networking should be and what a lot of people try to make it: What is networking, even? To be honest, I hate the term. Networking to me is a… Continue reading Thinking about “Networking”
Forget Networking. How to Be a Connector.
This is what I do. I should probably bring it to some sort of scale someday. If you need connecting, I’m your girl. [That statement alone is the downside of being a connector; we exhaust ourselves with completely sincere offers and then all of the requests and ideas come at once. But I’ve accepted that… Continue reading Forget Networking. How to Be a Connector.
One of the advantages of not running for office is that I don’t ever have to pretend to be nice to people I don’t like. Barney Frank
9 Skills Needed to Be a Super-Connector
Interesting blog post, though I have a few thoughts about / additions to it. Being a connector certainly is all of these things, but when there isn’t sincere interest in what you’re doing or the people you’re connecting, you can’t be an effective connector in the long term because people stop buying into it. How… Continue reading 9 Skills Needed to Be a Super-Connector
I have a friend who’s a ‘real person’ now!
With pride masked in self-deprication, my friend sent me the following email: I have always thought that this particular friend has a wealth of medical knowledge and fantastic bedside manner, so the achievement didn’t much surprise me. But, wow! It’s all legit suddenly!….because of the title? She agreed that she felt more like a ‘real… Continue reading I have a friend who’s a ‘real person’ now!
Top 10: People who I’ve learned from in 2010
(in no order whatsoever) - Laura (dedication, determination, self-worth, being humble) - Gram (sticking to values no matter what, taking care of yourself) - Leah (value of routine, self-awareness, not having to say thank you and having it mean everything) - Pat (loving someone unconditionally, setting boundaries, agreeing to disagree, self-confidence) - Valerie (going after what you want, indulging… Continue reading Top 10: People who I’ve learned from in 2010
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