Let me begin by saying it was not I who handed me the ‘Wise Old Man’ tag. It was an old and valued friend who coined it, not without a hint of heavy sarcasm!
But, you know, as one gets older, one learns things – generally by making mistakes. As many a household-name inventor has discovered, the way to success is paved with failure. I have made many mistakes! We all do. So we make mistakes and the result is we learn what works. Or at least we learn what works for us. And what I try to do in my videos and diary entries, is to pass on some of the things I have found to work with the intention that you will find them useful.
So, do I have all the answers? No. To be honest, I don’t even have all the questions!
I’d like to know how you find my offerings. Do they work for you as well as me? Some of them? None of them? Please let me know.
And know that I will examine your comments with care; they are important to me. You are important to me, even if I do not know you personally. Your input makes a difference. You make a difference.
The more I watch these, the more I like them. You asked for feedback – yes, these ways of looking at things do work for me. I like the brevity in the messages and the economy of words. One thing I can’t stand is prevarication or obfiscation. Just say what you mean and I’ll work out if you’re talking BS or not! Keep it up.I am planning to work with some residents who are on the Streetlife.com website in Frome. This is a kind of localised Facebook, but limited to a postcode area – in this case, BA11 I think. It works very well and we are starting to have meet ups, where online members get together for a chat in a local pub. We plan to make a monthly Streetlife radio show, reflecting our community through what people have contributed to the website. I am very committed to community communications, and if we get this going, I would love to use some of your thoughts on the show, as ‘nuggets’ of wisdom, if you like. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on this. I am also involved in corporate communications; check out my website if you have the inclination.
Rupert