Lift Off

AziMuth

There are so many turning points spinning furiously everywhere I look.  The election, the economy, Yankee and Shea Stadiums… It seems I might as well rotate a revolution or two myself.  

Whenever I declare that I am undertaking a walkabout, it’s a signal that sea changes are underfoot.  I emerge changed, perhaps not as dramatic as Ishmael when he crawled ashore in Lima after surviving the sinking of the Pequod, but maybe, just maybe as changed as that.  In DC this past July, while attending a conference for non-profits, I initiated a walkabout.  The sites of our nations power center only received cursory glances. What captured my attention I found right outside the back door of the Mandarin Oriental, a block from the US Treasury.  The homeless encampment pictured above resides less than fifty yards from where Andy Goodman delivered his keynote on storytelling and Bill Toliver framed the fundamentals of movement making.

I returned from my excursion struck by the paradox I had stumbled upon, recognizing the fragility of all the systems I take for granted.  I returned committed to working the field of my chosen passion with reckless abandon.   Step by step since that turning point I have walked toward the launch of this platform.  I have been quickly shown the best tools and strategies by the most capable folks making waves in this field.  I wish to thank Chris Brogan for his example, insight and willingness to engage the newcomer.  I have found my rhythm.  As the dream I had last night revealed, the train is now pulling into the DC station and it’s time to get a move on…