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I’ve started each day this week watching some other peoples vlogs. I’m just starting as a vloger and I’ve wanted to see what other people are doing to get a feel for what I want to do. Each person I watch and each new vlog I see gets me more excited!!! And I just watched Clintus McGintus vlog and I have to say “what a cool guy”. His vlog has inspired me all week. I think it is awesome and he gets me jazzed to do more myself!!! Glad I connected with you, Clintus!

After watching Clintus’ daily vlog I went over to theClipShow.com to see what the guys are up to and it must be Clintus Mcgintus day 2007 because they have featured his vlog as today’s clip show. Jim, Chuck you’ve always inspired me and todays show is another reason why!!! Very well put together and funny. Jim, that last moment got me!

This week has been so much fun – I’m looking forward to this being a part of my life from now on. I mentioned before that I’ve been shooting video for years and didn’t know what to do with the footage. Now I have an outlet and I couldn’t be any happier unless I shared a grey space with that guy we all know and love, Chris Brogan.

I can’t wait till the next meet up to see some of these people in the flesh again!!! You all get me excited!

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Tom Brokaw

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The word of the day, class, is COMPLACENCY. Say it with me com-pla-cen-cy. Good work, now put your heads down and do nothing.

About a week ago I was having a conversation with my life strategist about the complacency of our society. Are everyone’s legs broken or are we just to tired by the end of our 60 hour work week to make some noise about what is going on in the world. I was reading an article sent to me by a friend which had to do with this very theme. “No amount of yellow ribbons or “I Support the Troops” bumper stickers can mask the stain of complacency …”

Where does complacency come from? Where does it go? And who’s in charge of it? I’ve done a little research and discovered you are complacent if:

1. You are satisfied with yourself.
2. You feel safe and know there is no immediate danger or anything controversial going on.
3. You think we live in the greatest country in the world (and) if it’s so bad in other countries why don’t those people just move here.

If there is a person who I would have learned not to be complacent from it would first be my mom. I remember when I was a kid, my mom always seemed to be acting out on something. Not necessarily something in the news or worldly but she has always been action oriented. She was diplomatic too. If someone was giving us a hard time she used this strategy called: “Kill them with Kindness”. The US Military was using this for a short time but they were ending up with a budget surplus and couldn’t justify a need for such a large workforce and weaponry so they went back to the old way and began buying large amounts of oil which would then be put in a larger than life sauce pan, boiled and then poured from above on any would be threat. Which explains a lot – All that waste from the hot oil treatment could certainly account for the lack of affordable oil today.

My mom was always willing to open her mouth and stand up for what was right even if it was in the McDonalds drive-thru. Why do we remain complacent while our country fights with other countries? While we ignore the needs of the American People? While we ruin our planet? What is wrong with us? Have we not been taught better? I remember in grade school we were all taught to get along with each other. Be nice, share and take care of each other. Makes sense enough don’t you think. Can you imagine taking your 6 year old to school and saying don’t take any shit and if you don’t agree with some one let them have it or if anyone picks on you – KILL them. Of course not, we would never want our children to grow up with out the ability to get along with others and see other points of view – Right?

So what happened between the ages of 6 and let’s say 50. Somewhere along the way we have evolved in the opposite direction. We’ve taken what we’ve learned about how to get along and how to see other points of view and we’ve tossed them into a weapon of mass destruction, aimed and fired.

As human beings I know we have the capacity to create a world where people get along – so why don’t we? Why are we so dead set on struggling? How can we change? This is the question that rings through my mind all the time. How can we change? We have all the answers we just don’t put them into practice.

What do you think?

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