livfully's blog

Amidst hearing the 'depressing news' on WNYC about President Trump declaring the Paris Climate Accord 'disadvantages' the US, I heard about an exciting Cultural Arts Festival in Brooklyn NY which I can likely enjoy at some point. Maybe a little networking at said cultural event (and all other gatherings) could promote networking and building awareness. Unfortunately now WNYC is describing the more visible opiod epidemic, with people showing up in public places, such as the library in Philadelphia having clear problems, even overdosing on the door step.

Those advocates promote the idea of

Graduation Reflection Time, Some "Leave Sooner" Than Others...a poem from from 2002 by Kaelan Paton (1/1993-6/2009), a former Letter to the Editor of the Litchield County Times (CT-USA)

LEAVES

by Kaelan Palmer Paton, age 9

Lovely colors like a painting

Eventful seasons with extraordinary golds

Amazing shapes like thin ice on the water

Valuable reds fill the air

Easy yellows come down before deep oranges

Simple browns come down last but not least

It can be comforting to reflect on the personality and spirit of a person who is no longer walking the Earth.

Finding one's message and one's voice can take a while. Many coaching experts say 'your message and delivery, indeed 'everything about You and Your Brand (yes the two can be inextricably linked)' needs to relate to Your Audience, Your "Ideal Client", Your Tribe. (Have you ever heard this on internet outreaches or from motivational speakers and business coaches?

Whether "You" are a person, a part of a group, a non-profit or a for-profit (not necessarily turning a profit or a high ROI--return on investment of not only money--maybe from friends, fundraisers, donors, investors and your own sweet