One overarching challenge

[Michael A. Barr]

Here we are, a three-day-old network created by Amit. I feel I've been here for months!

What would we all say is our biggest challenge? Is there a common denominator that unites us and makes us seek better, and as Amit always says, more useful networks?

[amit mendelsohn]

The way I see it, we all started working on our networks to be able to use contacts to reach a certain goal: Business, kowledge, friends and in away some people are also looking for love this way. Our networks suppose to allow us at least the ability to gain that. However the way they are today behind the networks there are only...computers. I want to find people behind the network. People tend to describe their friends online as "Virtual" i do not agree, there are people there, with knowledge, needs, purpose... I want this network to be a network of people, friends, collegues. to be useful.

[Michael A. Barr]

Where is the Internet heading? I've had access to it for 13 years and to Google for 9. Now things are changing and expanding in days, maybe hours.

I have been a coach for executives in the making for 30 years. I want to move most of my work online. I like the speed with which people can reach me and I can reach them. I like the intimacy, the humor, the private chats, the knowledge transfer, the usefulness.

[Michael A. Barr]

Google says: "Don't be evil."

Amit says: "Be useful."

How can we be most useful to each other?

[amit mendelsohn]

Like in real life, my friend, when you want to reach someplace or ask a question in a subject you don't know anything about, when you need help... just reach your Friend and ask. It was supposed to be like this but it isn't. and yes the speed but the speed is obvious... i am using the web for 25 years and i appreciate the immediate access people have to me and i to them but it will be useless if people will not be responsive.

[Leutrell Osborne, Sr.]

I happen to be a Spirit in human form this time named Leutrell Osborne, Sr. So with that as my intro, I would say that each of the Spirits have a common force that unites both Spritis and humans. Thus the Higher Power. However, that does not answer Michael's question.

Nevertheless, loving one another is perhaps the one thing that can help us to focus. So what are we doing that we can say connects to loving one another. Also as a person who enjoys helping clients identify, analyze and resolve issues, I find the challenge great. So let you and I further identity the "biggest challenge." Is there more to the cmmon denominator that you see Michael. What is it. I think I am making a start. What else do you say?

[Michael A. Barr]

Amit says we have to be responsive to each other. Is that the common denominator.

Leutrell, we all need something. Money to pay the rent. Prestige, power, security, growth,friends,community. And you are right: love.

The Maslow Triangle

Are we responsive?

[Michael A. Barr]

What do we all need here. Let's start throwing words into the pot and then prioritize them.

Differentiation
Energy
Creativity
Inexpensive solutions
Delighting the customer (The Japanese have a word for this - kaizen (sp?)
Useful
Money
Influence
Beneficial
Attractive
Professional
kind
ergonomic
green
liberating
less is more (Mies van der Rohe)
fun
inspirational
social

more?

[Leutrell Osborne, Sr.]

May I suggest we then take your list and sort them into groups:
) Have but want more.
2) Don't have but want
3) Don' t have and don't want
4) Other
I have love of wife over ro years, children and grand children. I still want more but not to create a net project. However, we have four sources of passive income, but don't have enough money which I call Benjamin$ so I would like to call this requirement, the Benjamin$ Project.
I don't have resources meaning paners, joint ventures to enable us to do the digit world adequate justice and have resources to product videos on the net. So for me I am intersted in having another project that I can call the Digit Project meaning resources to produce video productions on the Net.
How is this for a starter?

[amit mendelsohn]

Here is a good example to what i mean responsive... Its the first time I hear about Leutrell interest in Producing videos one the net. I can help here thats what I am specialist in and more then that I know how to do things in lower cost, so that dreams that seems expensive becomes possible due to a ...Friend .

[Leutrell Osborne, Sr.]

Does this mean there is a possibility of doing a joint venture or sorts? Remember I am one of the talents that anticipates gaining traction throug the publishing stores via the video on the net both fiction and non fiction. Further I want to discern a method to take a company "printroom.com" from the software sales of prints over the internet into video story sales over the Net. I just increased the potential didn't I/ Please visit www.printoom.com to get a feel for the services. Thanks

[amit mendelsohn]

Yes there is more then a possibility and when i am back on Friday we will start looking into this.

[Michael A. Barr]

Forget rainy France. Come to NYC and be a Guide to the Perplexed......... :)