Everyone has some unique experience to share with the world. This is not because of their individual worth because even those living under a rock can sometimes show us the pathway to bettering ourselves. We hear the term “pay it forward†and live in a world that has given us the ability to do exactly that… to repay the debt we owe to learned mentors, teachers and parents by bringing it alive to a new… Read More »Philanthropy of Experience
Risking a violation of the cardinal rule about casting stones from my own glass house, I hesitate to be critical of any online characters we meet in the twittersphere, but somebody has to call attention to the fact that everybody we meet online is not genuine. I have been a regular on Twitter chat events and have been a participant, moderator and guest host on many of them. It is unfortunate that the ability to… Read More »Twitter Chat Advice vs. Truth, Trust and Talent
One story that has been around for centuries gives us meaning today. From the Hebrew Bible comes the allegory of a quarrel between the olive tree, the fig tree and the grape vine about who should be king. Each decided to decline and keep their day jobs bearing fruit [actually, I added the “day job†part]. Only the lowly bramble steps up and begins making threats to the others as to the consequences of not… Read More »Are You a Bramble Bush?