Category: Insights
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11 inspiring and powerful quotes about and for Newark NJ by @drbillhoward
Rev. Dr. William Howard Jr. gave a motivation speech yesterday to rally the troops at the LISC Newark NJ “Growing Leadership, Building Community Resident Leadership Development Training” at Rutgers University in Newark NJ. Below are 11 inspiring and powerful quotes he shared about and for the people of Newark that…
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The 4 Foundational Principles of Empowering Your Neighbors
Today, I served on a panel representing Nextdoor at the LISC Newark NJ “Growing Leadership, Building Community Resident Leadership Development Training” at Rutgers University in Newark NJ. As I was preparing for the panel yesterday evening, I wanted offer the neighborhood leaders who would be attending, some principles to aid…
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Becoming a professional neighbor
I wrote the first version of this blog post back in 2011 as a part of the interview process for a job I wanted to land. I’ve update it as this past August marked the 10th anniversary of when I began organizing in neighborhoods. Now that I’ve joined the outstanding team…
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5 Life Insights from the Dance Floor
5 Life Insights from the Dance Floor: 5 Life Insights from the Dance Floor Don’t fight your practice Listen to your spirit, not your head Get as close to the bass bin as you possibles can If you don’t feel it, you will You’re right where you are supposed to…
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FORMULA: Space + Awareness + Intention = Place
Place is space before awareness and intention. Bring awareness to space, add intention, and you have place. Bring others to place and you have community. Meridian Park Drum Circle, Washington DC, 9.11.2011
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What Happened Versus What We Interpreted Happened
Suffering attaches itself to story. Something happens, to me, and therefore, I am a victim. Right? Something happens, I have an experience of that something happening, I then make the happening mean something about me, when really I was just there, when, it happened. With this distinction, experience is up…
Neighboring professionally with Joseph Porcelli 