"They were connectors" - my answer
I wrote a post about Paul Revere yesterday. I provided my hypothesis that the effect of making communication easier also makes it more difficult to connect to people.
You probably have your doubts about this idea. Well a couple of examples.
Paul Revere was not the only rider that night. DO you know the second one? I do not know the name but I know that I have read that there were two. So why do we know Paul and not the other one?
He was a connector. Paul was a member of many clubs and groups and had a public reputation. The other person did not have the same level of influence.
Another example. Rosa Parks. She was not the first person to protest moving to the back of the bus BUT she is the one that we all remember. Why? Like Paul Rosa was a community connector. She not only was a part of the black organizations in her town but interacted with many white people. She served as a personal tailor to many your white women getting ready for their cotillions.
Her influence was great because she belonged to many groups of different types of people. This is the same reason why Paul Revere is known today. They connected to lots of people. They not only connected BUT connected strongly to lots of people.
Today's question is:
"How good of a connector are you?"
I wrote a post about Paul Revere yesterday. I provided my hypothesis that the effect of making communication easier also makes it more difficult to connect to people.
You probably have your doubts about this idea. Well a couple of examples.
Paul Revere was not the only rider that night. DO you know the second one? I do not know the name but I know that I have read that there were two. So why do we know Paul and not the other one?
He was a connector. Paul was a member of many clubs and groups and had a public reputation. The other person did not have the same level of influence.
Another example. Rosa Parks. She was not the first person to protest moving to the back of the bus BUT she is the one that we all remember. Why? Like Paul Rosa was a community connector. She not only was a part of the black organizations in her town but interacted with many white people. She served as a personal tailor to many your white women getting ready for their cotillions.
Her influence was great because she belonged to many groups of different types of people. This is the same reason why Paul Revere is known today. They connected to lots of people. They not only connected BUT connected strongly to lots of people.
Today's question is:
"How good of a connector are you?"
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