Archive for June, 2011

Go Forth and Be Average

Today marks a big deal for lots of young minds in the US. Congratulations to you, all you graduates who have struggled through the last few years to earn the sheepskin that will help carry you forward into life. Go forth, and remember to be average. Trust me. It’s worth it. Watch this commence speech given at The Binghamton University Events Center by undergraduate Anthony Corvino and you’ll understand. Anthony was a bachelors degree candidate in political science and his remarks in this speech show wisdom beyond his years. Congrats Class of 2011! nateriggsLike what you just read and want to get my posts delivered to your inbox? SUBSCRIBE HEREMore Posts Follow Me:

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Trust is a Choice

We all find ourselves in a situation where we are faced with a choice to trust someone. The kicker is that most of us have been burnt, once, twice, perhaps many times in the past. And with each time that happens, mustering up the courage to trust becomes just a little more work. “Do I really know this person well enough to bet on them?” “What if I get hurt again?” “Will they take my ideas and then drop me like a bad habit?” It’s only human that our fears, uncertainties and doubts are governed by the experiences we’ve had in the past. So even with those we believe we trust, those scars still have a voice in our head. They always will. What then? Our ability to trust is rooted in choice – a conscious decision to let down our guard in good faith to another human being. We do this in hope that our choice will reciprocate rather than disappoint, break our hearts or even our bank accounts. Trust is a choice. What choices have you made lately? nateriggsLike what you just read and want to get my posts delivered to your inbox? SUBSCRIBE HEREMore Posts Follow Me:

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The Happy Sandbox Manifesto

  I was caught completely off guard. During the final panel at the Ohio Growth Summit, a lady in attendance who was a Zoologist that studied trends in animal behavior throughout her career raised her hand and took the mic. Without being able to give you the exact quote, she gave the five of us praise for being the first in a line of small business entrepreneurs of our generation to align our own behaviors with the ideas of human business – sharing information, helping each other, developing trust, supporting our competitors and being willing to adopt the values of a grater community. I’ll admit, I was caught off guard by her compliment. For us Gen Y entrepreneurs (at least those of us at the summit), we’ve never really payed by any other rules. We like the happy sandbox in which we play, because it is built on a rock solid foundation of trust and relationships. And, in working together, we all make money. For the era of business folks who came before us, it seems that the rules of their sandbox were drastically different… The Happy Sandbox Manifesto In 1999, the four visionaries behind the Cluentrain Manifesto marked change by creating a declaration outlined in the first chapter of the book. 95 statements made up a manifesto that was digitally nailed to the doors of corporations everywhere. I’ll argue that this book and the statements made within the first few pages set the tone for the humanized web that a large majority of us now call our backyard in present day. While I won’t make any attempts to be as as influential as the four of them, the time for a new declaration that builds on their ideals has come. Make no mistake — the new economy has already been born. It will be nurtured and matured through the efforts of folks like [...]

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