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Nineteen minutes of thought-provoking ideas on creativity. And You can read the text as you go along. Well worth it.
Last May, Kyle Daggett died. I never got to meet him, but he was the beloved cousin of my friend and colleague, Jennifer Muench. Her descriptions of Kyle brought him to life. Later, I sent a small donation to the nonprofit Kyle’s parents founded. Here’s what his mother wrote to me:
…Our commitment is to “serve those who sacrificed serving us….It is with sincere and heartfelt gratitude; thank you for supporting our men and women who serve and for helping to carry on Sgt Daggett’s legacy.
Here are excerpts from publications, followed by links.
Sgt. John “Kyle” Daggett served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq. He was gravely injured on May 1, 2008 when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehicle. He passed away 15 days later at 21 years of age. The Sgt. John Kyle Daggett Memorial Fund was created by Kyle’s mother who is dedicated to helping injured servicemen and women, knowing that had Kyle survived, he would have needed long-term rehabilitation, care, financial help, and moral support.
Washington Post
An avid outdoorsman, John K. Daggett loved hunting, fishing and adventure. He went camping and rafting with friends. He would hunt in Montana where he father lives. “He was so intelligent about the outdoors,” best friend Jamie Patasin said. “Anything to do with outdoors, he was pretty much doing it.” Daggett, 21, of Phoenix, Ariz., died May 15 in Halifax, Canada, of wounds suffered May 1 in Baghdad when an explosive struck his vehicle. He was assigned to Schofield Barracks.
“He was just a phenomenal, a phenomenal kid,” said Dana Zupke, who coached Daggett on the football team. “He was very outgoing and very bright and articulate. He was definitely a pleasure to be around.” Zupke, who also teaches business classes, knew Daggett off the field. “He applied the same ethic in the classroom,” Zupke said. “He was always very outgoing and contributed a lot to the class – just an all-around joy.” A 2005 high school graduate, he is survived by his father Jack Daggett, his mother Colleen Czaplicki, and stepfather Paul Czaplicki. “He was probably the most honest-hearted person I ever met,” Patasin said.
http://legacy.com/WashingtonPost/Soldier/Story.aspx?personid=109860878
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/02/AR2008060202768.html
http://lipstickdipstick.blogspot.com/2008/05/in-memory-of-kyle-daggett.html
http://www.cfsww.org/createalegacy/memorialgifts/daggettfund.html
Thank you, Kyle, and all other military personnel, who serve our country with honor.
I thought The Blue Sweater would be a long read, but surprised myself by reading it much as I do a novel. I read of a young woman who dared to introduce new ideas to complete strangers culturally, geographically, and politically, because she believed that those ideas, implemented, would empower women and families and regions and countries.
Jacqueline Novogratz forges through life with the firm conviction that change is possible, and she inspires-and sometimes shocks-her readers with her willingness to deal with her imperfections and mistakes as well as her successes in that quest.
Occasionally in her life, she pauses and takes a deep breath or two, and then she is on track again, seeking ways to “deliver essential services like affordable health care, safe water, housing, and alternative energy to areas where governments or charities are often failing.”
Nothing deters Novogratz as she reveals not only the resilience of others, but of herself. She provides lesson after lesson on entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship built on solid financial foundations. She asserts that people everywhere can lift themselves up, “but they have to be given the tools to do so.”
Today, the possibilities for helping fight poverty with the right tools are everywhere, and The Blue Sweater reconfirms my belief that those of us who do not live in poverty can, because of our diversity and our concern for others, help others find the appropriate tools and methods to use them.
“Building a vision for the people and recognize that no single source of leadership will ever make it happen.”
Gerry McGovern’s blog today discusses language in a riveting post that also addresses the (mainly) online business aspect of today’s language. He says, in part that “search is the greatest laboratory of human behavior that has ever existed.”
McGovern talks about how various global governments are trying to change the name of swine flu, and why it is too late. The issue is important, and I recommend you take time to read his brief but focused thoughts.
He indicates that when words such as “swine flu” go wild on the Web, “you must use those words because otherwise you will not be found. If you are not found then you are not useful. Before you have any chance of shifting the debate, you must first become part of it. Using the wrong words,” says McGovern, “is like ships passing in the night: you are going one way and your customer is going another.
This powerful message on communication provides links that help reinforce his premise.
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