We Need Someone Outside the System We’re In Some kids learn to ride a bike by just getting on one. They ride and fall down until the falling down part stops. Other kids have the luxury of someone who … [Read more...]
The Traffic Game, Auditioning Ants, and How Communities Grow
A True Story Can Be a Parable Our neighborhood was the greatest space. It offered football-field-sized back yard, a huge (never filled) lot great for running down. It rolled all the way to the tree … [Read more...]
1 Conversation . . . 2 Blogs . . . 2 Directions
It started simply enough. Dawud and I talked about how to bridge our blogs with conversation. I would explain it. He would design it. Together we would work it out. How cool is that?!! We called it … [Read more...]
7 Reasons Why Investing in an Internal Community Makes Solid Business Sense
(Updated in 2020) 10-POINT PLAN: A Foundation of Solid Thinking Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash A Good Business Values Customers; A Great Business Values Every Person Who Helps the Business Thrive I … [Read more...]
The 10 Point Plan to Build an Internal Community of Brand Loyal Fans
(Updated in 2020) Community Starts at Home During my years in publishing, I was a serial community builder. It seems that every job I took included “rebuild the department, refocus the vision” in the … [Read more...]
How Will You Find Out Whether Your Community Is Bored, Broken, or Inspired to Take on the World?
(Updated in 2020) 10-POINT PLAN: Assessing and Setting a Benchmark Finding Out Before You Start Ever asked someone to change something she’s been doing for years? It’s not the easiest endeavor. Even … [Read more...]
Living Life: The Problem Isn’t Not Knowing What You Want to Do …
(Updated in 2020) Photo by MI PHAM on Unsplash Do You Have It Backwards? Every day we wake up to the time of our lives. When life is going well, it’s easy to take the day with a flying start. But … [Read more...]
The How to Happiness – Top 10 Ways to Start Living Your Life
(Updated in 2020) Photo Credit: Liz Strauss Everyone Gets the Same 24 Hours “I need to get a life.” I want to start a new life.” “Tell me the how to happiness.” You don’t need to get a life, you’ve … [Read more...]
Do You Talk Yourself Out of Living Life?
(Updated in 2020.) Photo by Uljana Maljutina on Unsplash I’ve been thinking about subprime living. At times in my life, in yours too I’d bet, a brighter future sits on the horizon. We look. We … [Read more...]
What’s Your Best Advice on Hitches, Glitches, and People Who Don’t Show Up?
(Updated in 2020) Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Even Big Hairy Audacious Goals Get Stuck What makes me think that everyone has been here? We get an idea. The concept seems whole, simple, … [Read more...]