Why this?

Many years ago, I was a long distance runner. During summer break from college, I used to hit the pavement with my friend Bernard. We had one loop in particular that he called "The Courage Run." It was about four miles long, and at the end, there was a monstrous hill that was both steep and long. I loved that hill, and how it made us feel courageous every single time. We had an eight mile version of The Courage Run that had TWO such hills. That one was also called The Courage Run. So when one of us would call the other and say "let's go on The Courage Run," we always had to answer, "which one."

These days, runs of any length or bravery level are a long distant memory. But we do go on a nightly walk with Zookie and Mazie.

Your assignment for next week's meeting

This one's for my BNI people. Or anyone else who wants to grow their business. Every week, I include a handful of podcasts for your consideration. We talk about what we learned at the following meeting, which happens every Tuesday at 7am on Zoom. Shoot me an email if you'd like to attend sometime.

I'm struggling through last week's podcasts. I assigned two separate podcasts on Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Important stuff. Interesting stuff. Hard to slog through stuff. There was also a BNI podcast on embracing the suck. And premature solicitations.

For next week, if you're a BNI member or simply wish to come along for the ride, we'll be discussing online networking from Ivan Misner's 29% Solution. But don't be fooled, online networking isn't easier. Because, since when is anything easier than the harder thing it was supposed to replace? 

My friend and photography teacher, Hugh Brownstone, turned me onto Blinkist. It's a great way to grab big ideas in small bites. Like how to be a power connector!