12 thoughts along the way

"...And listen closely to what I say.
And if you do this
It will help you some sunny day.
Take your time... Don't live too fast,
Troubles will come and they will pass..."

"...Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need is in your soul,
And you can do this if you try..."

"...You'll find yourself.
Follow your heart,
And nothing else.
You can do this,
If you try..."

"...be a simple, be a simple kind of man
Oh, be something you love and understand..."

Lynyrd Skynyrd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHQ_aTjXObs 

This may come across as a self-licking ice cream cone approach to showcasing some of my posts.  If that is how any of you interpret it, that is OK.  If you find any nuggets in any of this, take the steps to use any of those gems, typos and incoherent sentence structure to make a difference in a world that needs difference making. 

Let me be clear up front--I write for me. 

I write because something has moved me to at least voice an opinion on a topic.  I write to express a view on something that I am passionate about.  I write because I just get tired of all the brilliant post by influencers who neither influence me or particularly resonate with their brilliant pontifications about this list and that list. 

I started publishing last year because LinkedIn gave me a venue, a pulpit to express myself.  

• I am not an emotional intelligence guru. 
• I am not a big data aficionado. 
• I am not an insight or knowledge management "C"-suite person. 
• I am not a Pulitzer Prize kind of author. 
• I am not a Nobel Peace Prize kind of transformer. 

I am, as Lynyrd Skynyrd might say, a simple kind of man.  I am me.  I believe in me; and I believe in you!  That is why I write.  And for that, I am thankful to each one of you who have taken the time to read, like and comment on them as they have been posted. 

In writing I attempt to use the opportunity, through the mysteries of it all, to thoughtfully and in as civil a manner as possible provide a personal expression on any given topic in a hope that in my simplistic world of insight I might just make a difference; one person--one step at a time.    

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