Build: Community, purpose & growth

I had the pleasure of visiting Traverse City, Michigan this summer, during their annual Traverse City Film Festival.  Started just six years ago, the festival now draws thousands of visitors to this small resort town with 135 screenings of 80 films and 40 shorts. How many paid staffers are required to run this six-day event,…

Take a look at this incredible video by Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby: I particularly like the emphasis on the first follower–why being the first follower takes courage and should be embraced as an equal to the leader.   This is also a great visual illustration of how the original idea morphs into something new…

When does a community become a herd, with a herd mentality?  And how can leaders of a community prevent this from happening, without stifling the community? Photo by sean_hickin Last week, I attended my first Ignite Boulder event. The day after the event, I spent time writing and discussing just what I felt and observed…

I was struck by this blog post, "Reflections on the Family of Suicidologists" from fellow wisdom entrepreneur and friend, Sally Spencer-Thomas. After her brother, a successful business man, committed suicide several years ago, Sally took on as her life's work the prevention of suicide in the workplace. Sally's post is a wonderful example of kindred…