Posts tagged as:

social media speaker

London bicycle courier, Oxford Street

Image via Wikipedia

I just finished our first “Worlds Biggest Book Club” with our first book, and still free on Kindle for 18 more days, called “Do the Work” by Steven Pressfield whose credits include a number of movies including “The Legend of Baggar Vance.” In that movie we are inspired by the following dialogue:

Bagger Vance: See, the trick is… to find your swing…
Rannulph Junuh: What’d you say?…
Bagger Vance: Well you lost your swing… We got to go find it… Now it’s somewhere… in the harmony… of all that is… All that was… All that will be…

In Steven Pressfield’s new book, “Do the Work” you will just as powerfully get inspired by statements like, “The ‘Real You’ Must Due the ‘Resistance You’” and

“The Opposite of Resistance is Assistance.” There are so many amazing ideas and suggestions in this book that you MUST go read it, NOW, TODAY.

This is where a reference to my son comes in. Please read on and see if you see the connection:

If you had a second chance at life, would you recognize it? Would you do everything in your power to live as if there were no tomorrow?

Last year the threat of “no tomorrow” was very real for me, but the universe offered up a gift, an opportunity to learn the true nature of acceptance and gratitude. Although disguised as a malicious malady, it was no less rewarding to receive, and I am a better person because of it. I learned so much about myself, the world and my relationship to it. Cancer is increasingly becoming a household name and will continue to touch our lives as all things get harder, better, faster, stronger.

It’s been one year and I’m well. In fact, I haven’t felt this strong since college, so I thought this is as good a time as any to ride my bicycle from Chicago to the Panama Canal. That’s 3,000 miles, 6 weeks, 9 countries. I’ve been training for the last 4 months, and even got a job as a bike courier during the day for efficiency’s sake. I will take off Sunday May 8th at 9am from The Bean at Millenium Park. If your in the neighborhood, stop by and see me off.

I’m going to maintain a travel log throughout the trip, documenting the unique and curious experiences I encounter along the way. If you have experience in places on the route, or know of anyone/anything I simply must see, don’t hesitate to let me know! I can use all the support I can get. I’m getting incredibly excited as my departure draws near and I’d like to invite you to follow me on the Interweb. You can visit www.onegraham.tumblr.com for more info. Click the links at the top of the website for details.

I look forward to seeing you when I return on June 24th. Until then, don’t stop ’til you get enough.


All my best,
Graham Lee Giovagnoli
www.onegraham.tumblr.com

———As a mother, as a coach, mentor, speaker and advocate of young people trying to get a good start in life, I hope you can take some inspiration away from Graham. . . . I know I did.

Enhanced by Zemanta

If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment, retweet it, or subscribing to the feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader.

{ 0 comments }

Six Degrees of Lois Weisberg Revisited: Networlding 4.0 Excerpt

January 22, 2011

Chicago Cultural Affairs Commissioner, Lois Weisberg, will be retiring this year. It’s interesting that she is leaving just as we are revisiting the human phenomenon that 12 years ago became an international notoriety when Malcolm Gladwell showcased her in his groundbreaking New Yorker article, “6 Degrees of Lois Weisberg.” Our book, Networlding 4.0: The Great [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

The Best Networlding Businesses Across the Country

January 14, 2011

Contest to Find the Best Networlding Businesses! We are looking for the best Networlding businesses around the U.S. How do you know if a business is a great Networlding company? Please answer the following questions about the company or companies that you think are the best places to Networld. Help us by naming and answering [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Shout Out: A Company That Gets How to Build Better Marketing Campaigns

January 13, 2010

It’s great to see a company that explicity focuses on campaigns that leverage influencer communities to, as they put it, “create mutually beneficial relationships that drive sales, brand awareness and brand loyalty to positively affect every aspect of your business.”  See Word-of-Mouth and Influencer Marketing Agency Buzz Corps Now Ivy Worldwide. The article continues on [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Social Networking Leadership Showcase: Linkable Leader Alonzo Russell – Part II

October 26, 2009

I continue with my interview of our Licensee from Phoenix, Alonzo Russell 7.    How do you use networking to support the success of others? When you use the word “connector” that’s what I am. I connect people. I sent out emails today to three people I met on Friday connecting them to others I believe [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Notes from the Future: Table of Contents

September 26, 2009

i. Prologue – Written by Melissa Giovagnoli – What was the original genesis of the Innovation Center concept?  How long of a gestation period was there?  What earlier attempts had been made?  What was learned from those experiences?  What specific events/encounters provided the catalyst that made the whole thing possible starting in 2009? I. Chapter [...]

1 comment Read the full article →

Social Networking Week in Review and Marketing Myopia Once Again

September 24, 2009

Fortune 500 Series: FedEx delivers success through social media … By Jennifer Leggio Blogger, Jennifer Leggio showcases The FedEx Citizenship blog that provides insights from their employees into FedEx global citizenship programs and the The FedEx Cares Week blog is an internal blog that chronicles the annual global philanthropy event by having team members share [...]

2 comments Read the full article →

Three Steps to Networking Success on LinkedIn

September 10, 2009

I have been working with executives on LinkedIn since its beginning and have found, again and again, that people need help figuring out how to leverage its power for their job search. With the statistic floating out there that 86% of the way people get jobs is through networking a tool like LinkedIn that has [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Idea of the Day – How to Stand Out from Your Competition

July 1, 2009

Create a contest. For example, if you are a restaurant you could have a contest for “Customer (or Client) of the Month” with the winner being a customer with a great attitude and story. This will attract healthy competition and other similar customers. You can try this for any other type of business. Engage your [...]

0 comments Read the full article →