011 :: July 28 – Aug 3, 2013
I'm starting this week with a rare TED-related item from Huffington Post, rare for the fact that it's a response to a featured video, and not the video itself which I'm highlighting. The piece however is captivating, inspiring, and generally powerful so I am happy to share it. She discusses the various ways which she sees brain magic occuring in other people, and it usually is the way their passions maniferst into their work or creations – be it her software engineer husband or her child holding a stuffed animal recreation of the Titanic sinking. This little item (which is in response to the quite entertaining video included at the end of the editorial) is a wonderful reminder that yes – our legacy work can stem from the raw elements of those pursuits and passions which bring us the most joy. There really is not much more to add as the author's piece – Holly Robinson – has done a wonderful job of saying the rest. Read her editorial and see the video which inspired it here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/holly-robinson/keith-barry-brain-magic_b_3728114.html
My next item for you comes from Forbes and is titled “10 greatest Industry-Disrupting Startups of 2012”. I encountered this list while reading an article I've put off featuring until next week, because I'm hoping the '2013' edition of this list comes out soon. The companies on 2012's list features many of the same traits I've pointed out as being indicators of mastery and success in my previous entries – these are organizations which are developing legacies by shaping the way the world works. Kickstarter for example has brought venture capitalism to close-to-the-heart passion projects and inspires the poorest of advocates to donate what they can to launch a project they believe in. The whole list is inspiring, but the one which I thought best summarized these points I've been making over the last few weeks was Noodle.
Noodle is a search engine and network for everything related to education resources from preschool through to graduate school. The network provides a resource with which one can easily locate tutors, home school improvement programs, financial resources, online copies of textbooks, and more. Wealthy or poor, easy access to education resources is now available for all. Once again, you have an example of passion driven success growing from an organization that is making it easier for people to connect with one another. Now, I am clearly a proponent of using this trend as inspiration for the legacy projects some of my clients will develop, but what is next? My question to you is, if connecting people is the current paradigm of success, what will the next one be? Even if you don't come up with an answer, I'm certain you'll find some inspiration as you think about the question. Look for me to post 2013's list when it becomes available, and in the meantime see the list in its entirety here:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2012/07/19/10-greatest-industry-disrupting-startups-of-2012/
Finally this week I present an article which really gets to the heart (no pun intended) of the work I do through Mentoring the Masters. As I've explained before, many clients (though not all) have some kind of blockage when they first come to me. A significant enough portion of these blockages seem to come from an inability to access the excitement of being a young entrepreneur many of them had years before they become the Masters they are today. They've worked themselves away from their own sense of freedom, even if their freedom is firmly in their grasps. For that reason, I find more and more of the articles I've been posting feature Millenial dreamers and future Masters. This article - written by Deborah Mills-Scofield – was featured on the Lead Change Group blog. It explains how young millennial leaders inspire and instill hope in her. I'd like all of you readers – boomers and millenials – to read it and reflect on the thoughts she's had to offer. I found them to be valuable, and I am confident you will too. The article can be found here:
http://switchandshift.com/who-are-my-heroes-young-millennial-leaders














