Despite my uncomfortable experience with acrophobia on the top of Mt. Crescent, I have to say a very big thank you, as PeteB pointed out, to the Randolph Mtn. Club. Their network of trails is amazing and very easy to follow, even for a flatlander like me. The ability to run out the back door and be in the middle of some of the most beautiful territory in the world is a very special gift for which we owe the RMC a very big thank you. For more photos of my runs check this out.
IMO success has alyaws been about reciprocity I think it was Zig Zigler who said, You can have anything you want if you help enough people get what they want' (if that's not reciprocity I don't know what is). As you point out Dan, a culture of sharing, giving, collaborating and learning is one in which we all (regardless of side or historical belief) will benefit and prosper from.'Successful brick-and-mortar businesses (for profit or not) have been doing this for years: the masses are just now getting on board I'm not sure why it's taken so long web 2.0 is making it easier for them (and us) to serve a larger audience better and faster. In fact, Gary Vaynerchuk has a book coming out later this year, The Thank You Economy' about how businesses are succeeding and failing in reciprocity might be worth reading.
Posted by: Anurag | September 23, 2012 at 02:29 AM
It’s like they say, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Looking at the marvelous natural gifts in Coos County through the eyes of a flatlander is quite telling. Many of us who have grown up in this area have simply taken for granted and become complacent and immune to the beauty that has always existed around us. Thank you, Katie, for showing us the splendor we forgot to be grateful for!
Posted by: oz | August 13, 2007 at 07:29 AM