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Awesome article, John! Bizniker Kevin Henry has been talking to me since January about focusing more of my efforts on presenting my experience, knowledge, and expertise through speaking engagements, so I'm long overdue.

They key is, I need to figure out who are the groups and sponsors I should be targeting, and format an appropriate presentation. With such ambiguity, somehow it seems easier to just keep grinding away at my current business at hand (arrange shows, perform, coach and teach dance), but as someone who believes strongly in the physical, emotional, and mental benefits of practicing (or even watching) this movement art form, I know there's probably a lot more opportunity out there than what I currently capture.

Thanks for the motivational reminder!

Hallelujah.

Wow, Robin. I allow only a small window of time to wander off and read articles, but your title was worthy, original, and resonated with me, so I clicked. I'm glad I did! Your incorporation of emotional body connection to personal mission is so true, powerful, and directly related to how I work with others to discover personal expression in movement. Thank you!

I can't attend, as I'm in the final throws of preparing for a big event on Monday, Oct. 6th, but I would be interested in attending something of this nature in the future. Thanks for hosting it!

Wow! You've described me to a T! Great to know there is a community of us out there. I'll check out that blog.

This really resonates with encounters I've had in the past week, in which people have asked me what made me start up an event like "World Dance Showcase". Rather than rambling off the mission statement I had so carefully written and revised over the past year, I just responded organically.

In the first encounter, it came out not bad, but a bit muddled (that's why I prefer to write), but oh....in the second and third encounter it came out with such pure, refreshingly uncomplicated truth. I saw their eyes light up, and I felt electric and illuminated from within. My heart had finally communicated.

Now I just have to figure out how to make money with it!

Tony, Amen brother!

Marty, I'm thrilled with the way you've explained the chain of events on international development, and I hope many others read it, as I think it offers rare insight.

However, I take great exception to the implication that I haven't 'walked a mile...for my latte.' Ah those assumptions.

Kare, thank you so much for sharing these concepts on Biznik. Now I'm engaged:) I'll get right to The Point.

I have a pretty sinister view right now on federally allocated funding: -social/economic development funding overseas routinely ends up in the bank accounts of a handful of very data driven US consulting firms that are contracted for the work -social/economic development funding domestically is heavily absorbed by state and local agencies administering the funds and attending to regulations tied to it, such that a fraction of it ends reaching the intended communities

So I guess, for lack of a better solution, I'd prefer the source of more funding opportunities come from socially compassionate high net worth individuals (or groups of them). I'll resist the temptation to name names. Although they often lack the insider's experience and knowledge of best practices in the areas they fund, I feel they're truly invested in making their dollars go where they're intended to go as efficiently and effectively as possible.

And now for my two bits on "data driven results"...This craze has been around for at least the past 8 years (as long as I've been training and working in this field). It's amazing how data can be used to mask and impress, just like any statistic. Although I'm completely in favor of trying to measure whatever is measurable, I've found that forcing nonprofits and other grantees to compete on that basis leaves many high impact social initiatives out in the cold. There are so many valuable quality-of-life outcomes that cannot be measured quantitatively.

...OK, now I'll shut up and go peruse The Point (as if I have spare time).

Foody. I hadn't heard that. I like it.

Folks, you don't get more foody than Cere.