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A Mini Presentation

So... I'm rolling up to one of the VPs offices tomorrow to give a little spiel on something I think might possibly help the college I work for improve on things.  I mean, I guess that's how I roll?

Haha.  I don't know.  It's really not that big of a deal.  Basically I know about something, I'm not entirely sure the cabinet knows... I just figured it might be worth passing the info along.  It's up to them if they want to use the information.

Here's my thing, some people are all like, dress to impress, try to make it to the top... Honestly?  The top is WAY to much responsibility.  I don't want to be at the top of anything.  Plus, I'm afraid of heights.

Well, okay not REALLY.... But I mean, I don't know.  I guess I'm just not driven in such a way that I want all the power in the world.  I mean, okay, let's review real quick.

When I was born into this world, my grandparents were 1 percenters.  I mean, it is what it is, I'm not going to sugarcoat it.  Their net worth fit the profile of the top 1 percent.  But to me?  It's just like... So what?  Who cares.

My thing is, I like being where I can help people.  I can make a difference in individual lives.

I don't need a castle.  I don't need obnoxious amounts of wealth.  I just like to connect people.  I like to make things work.  I like when things come together.

You know?  I like when people really benefit from things.  That's my goal for tomorrow.

I know about something that I think might be able to be used to net something even greater in value.

That's the stuff I love.  Like, for example, if I meet one person, and they play guitar, and they are looking for a band, and then I meet a second person who plays drums, and they are looking for a band, and then I meet a third and fourth bassist and singer... What makes me really giddy is rounding those 4 people up and introducing them to one another.

Some people are like... Well, you surely would charge a fee, or want to do it because there's something in it for you?

Umm... Nah.  I just like that those 4 people formed a band and that they found one another because of me.

I mean, yes... I have financial backing from what's left of that 1 percent birth wealth... So I guess unlike a lot of people, I don't really care about making even MORE money because I'm already getting investment income off the money I already have.  Okay, so I'm no longer a 1 percenter... But still...

How much money does one person REALLY need anyway?

So, to me... It's just the joy of fixing something, helping someone, making something come together in a synergistic manner.

That's that stuff I love.

So tomorrow, I'll march up to the higher up and hand over some papers that I've printed out and highlighted the important bits and give a little 2 minute summary of why I need 2 minutes of this person's time... And then hopefully something productive comes out of it.  That would bring me joy.  That something productive came out of it.  I don't subscribe to the whole, what's in it for me, thing.

I'm not looking for a promotion, or a raise... Or any kind of special attention.  If they like it and use it and it helps the college community on the whole, great.  If not... That's cool too.

I just want to see positive things come out of hard work.  That's my jam.

But if you're thing is raises and promotions and moving on up to the apartment in the sky... That's cool too!  I mean, I don't think there's anything wrong with that.  Whatever is anyone's jam, is all good.