Working Away w/Notations On the latest in #Outsiders and #hope.....

It has been a busy weekend here in #outsiders.  The team has been working away with Notations along with other thoughts.   It has also been a distressing 24 hours with attacks in Turkey and Ivory Coast.   This is also as the US Presidential Campaign has taken an unfortunate turn which is horrific.  I got into a Twitter feud with a Trump Supporter on this very question Friday Evening as the reporting in the aftermath of the Chicago riots took center stage around the World.    

As I was working away, I finished off this wonderful story on Medium (that I contribute to in support of @DailyOutsider which I note below and the entire link is also available by clicking here: 

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‘Facebook turned me down’ — the job rejection letter that turned into a $4 billion check

We’ve all been there — the job rejection that really stung, as with this tweet from Brian Acton in August of 2009…

… ¶ Brian was feeling a bit washed up. His 11 years as an early employee at Yahoo! was now two years in the past. ¶ He’d bounced from job to job in Silicon Valley’s startup land, and now he’d been…

in Life Learning, by Marc Cenedella

Such Stories are ones that inspire the art of the possible--one of the implicit ideas behind #Outsiders.    

What I took comfort in was this thought our team released to the Daily Outsider Facebook Page earlier to underscore a sense of believing some simple facts that President Kennedy reminded us all

A "Thought 4 the Weekend" to share....wishing all a great weekend.....
Posted by The Daily "Outsider" on Saturday, March 12, 2016

As I was assessing our World, supporting the work of #outsiders looking to the new week, I could not help but wonder whether all are truly understanding this or not.    The need to remain hopeful is ever so evident now.

Onward to the new week with all its' possibilities...

On the Eve of the weekend: Notations

It was quite a day in our World as the Prime Minister of Canada was welcomed at the White House and as the GOP went at it again.   Our team decided to be more upbeat as it featured selections from the artist of the week, Kygo,  as it continued its' on-going research for upcoming editions of Notations.

As I was finishing off an early round "on the grid", I ran across this from a Facebook Friend that blew me away: 

"I failed 3 times in college. I applied 30 times to get a job but I was always rejected. When KFC came to China for the...
Posted by Shahriar Shahabi on Thursday, March 10, 2016

Jack Ma is just fascinating as Alibaba continues to rise ever more.       As I reflected upon it further, I saw this that the team was gracious enough to let me release in my own notations--the story of #outsiders in some ways is about a belief in the art of the possible:

Be resolute in your goals,
but flexible in your tactics.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman,
before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
- John Quincy Adams

You must do the things you think you cannot do.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

In the midst of crisis, boldly seize opportunity.

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie 






Onward to the weekend with all its' possibilities.... 

Working Away On This Thursday w/Thoughts: On Mrs. Reagan, #Iran & @realDonaldTrump

It has been a retrospective day here in #Outsiders although our Social Media Team has been assessing the World and released a few other things It has been quite a day in our World as the World has been witness to quite a revelation as first reported by Britain's SkyNews on how #Daesh/#ISIS has been recruiting.   It was interesting how a report came out (that our team released on our Twitter Feed) On how some of the documents may be dubious.  It is also interesting how I just reviewed a report on CNN on how The US is getting ready to blame Iran for a cyber attack on a New York Dam in 2013--as Iran just tested two new long-range ballistic missiles which has raised ire in Congress.

I have been thinking about the Trump Phenomenon over the ensuing days as well as the punditry class continues its' discussions in anticipation of March 15.     What was very disturbing was what Mr. Trump noted in a conversation about how Islam hated America and basically doubled down on his continued ban on Muslims.    

This is also a week, though, as America will  bid a final farewell to Mrs. Reagan.     I hope to be able to catch the live stream of someone who truly made a difference and wanted to share this that crossed my desk for all--as our team continues onward with its' ongoing research and engagement:

“If either of us ever left [the] room, we both felt lonely.  People don’t always believe this, but it’s true.  Filling the loneliness, completing each other – that’s what it still meant to us to be husband and wife.”  - excerpt from Mrs. Reagan’s book, “My Turn” “Being first lady has taught me so much.  Over those eight years in Washington, amid the exaggerated ups and downs of life at the White House, I found out what was really important to me.  I learned how to serve.  I grew, and I learned how, despite intense scrutiny and criticism, just to go on being myself – to let Nancy be Nancy.  And for this, and for so many other things, I’ll always be grateful.” - excerpt from Mrs. Reagan’s book, “My Turn” The Reagan Foundation has partnered with Fox News Channel to provide you with a live stream of Mrs. Reagan’s funeral on Friday, March 11, from 10:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. (Pacific).  The livestream can be accessed at www.youtube.com/reaganfoundation andwww.reaganfoundation.com/memorial.  For continuous updated information on the week’s events, please visit the Reagan Library’s web site at www.reaganlibrary.com. Thank you, The Reagan Foundation