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I've been tagged by Peter Armstrong, so I suppose I'll have to reveal a few things about myself that the general public wouldn't know. What does this have to do with IT or BSM? Well, almost all of the things I talk about are either the products of IT or related to technology in general.
This process is like taking off a bandaid...you just have to do it quickly and get it over with, so here goes!
- I am the fourth of nine children. My Trekkie friends call me "4 of 9" -- a reference to the Borg collective. Having been born into such a large family, I move quite quickly when dinner time is called.
- Secretly, I share the same dream as many people on this planet. I want to be a rock star. But, I'm too shy, too untalented, and just don't look the part -- so I spend time being a rock star in my living room with games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. I'm proud to say I can sing and play the guitar at the same time in the Rock Band game. I think I'll challenge whurley to a living room show down.
- I just learned how to edit video and am already excited about my first documentary opportunity. A friend called yesterday, out of the blue, looking for help in writing a book, starting a blog, and sharing a film about her recent travels to Africa with the organization called Self Help. It's an Irish development agency engaged in promoting and implementing integrated sustainable development programs (or is that spelled "programmes", Peter?) in rural Africa. She shot 60 gigs of video, so I have the funny feeling I'll be spending a lot of time editing video in the next year or two...
- I believe conversation is the impetus to changing the world. Compassionate conversations can turn despair into happiness. Collaborative conversations create powerful synergies that have the capability of solving really difficult problems. Convincing conversations move people to action. I just interviewed Mark Stouse, who was at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. It reminded me of the power of conversation and how the connection of great minds is essential to the long-term survival of our planet. However, despite my deep-seated belief about conversation, my introverted nature makes this the most difficult job I've ever held.
- Last week, I found out that there is someone in this world who was named after me. Yes, there is another Ynema out there. Actually, I've been contacted by two who have Googled that name. But, one of them was actually named after me...and I didn't know this until my mother told me the story after I shared that I had been contacted. My namesake is about 5 years younger than me, but I still call her "junior".
So, that's plenty of "little known facts about Y" shared for your entertainment. Instead of tagging specific people as I'm supposed to (according to the rules of blogtagging), I'm going to tag everyone. If you have a blog and want to go outside of your comfort zone and share something about yourself that most people don't know...consider yourself tagged. Just let me know so that I can be entertained!
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http://www.spinningsilkmultimedia.com/blog . Thanks! I believe it always returning the favor whenever I can. Since you gave 5 facts I will do the same;
1. I am the oldest of two children. My younger brother is taller and more serious. I often tell people that if they watch Everybody Love Raymond that have seen an exaggerated view of my family. I too enjoy Star Trek. I consider myself and "organized creative." Yes, I love tagging my photos!
2. I'm not sure I'd want to be a rock star but I'd love to either produce a film or be an interesting character actor. I've had a dream to be a future regeneration of the Doctor in Doctor Who but it would be fun to play a rouge character like Sawyer on Lost or a Han Solo type. I did get the chance to be an extra in the upcoming George Clooney film, Leatherheads due out in April. Will probably just be in a crowd scene but I did get to stand on the field away from the crowd a time or two. I also played the Incredible Hulk in a college skit.
3. I'm getting ready to start my own podcast in the next month or so.
4. Like yourself I can be very introverted but as a self-employed small business owner I have discovered the power and necessity of networking. I'm involved in the leadership of quite a few networking groups here in Greenville,SC.
5. My given name is Patrick, actually my first name is John but I chose to go by Patrick when I first started attending school because they were quite a few other guys who went by the name "John" in the class. On the Internet I go by the moniker, linkerjpatrick to make me a little more unique. I started using that name when I was active in the Myst fan community in the late 90's . I even wrote an article on my blog about "linkerjpatrick"
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