“How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?” ~ Seth Godin
I’m about half way through my series of posts on my social media strategy. Yesterday I came across this quote by Seth Godin and it crystalized for me why it’s so important for us to use social technologies. Several years ago, it was impossible to put our experiences, points of view, and concerns out into the world. Connections to individuals whom we admire were difficult to make and difficult to maintain. There was a lot of knowledge pent up inside of people’s heads and hearts. Social media has liberated information, connections, and our ability to share what we know and how we feel. It’s democratized information on an incredible scale. It’s a gift.
You are remarkable and unique. You are living a life that no has lived before and no one will ever live again. And that life is worthy of contemplation and consideration. You have a contribution to make, a gift to give, with your point of view. The world needs your perspective. Social media gives you a way to broadcast it to anyone and everyone. Yours is a voice that needs to be heard; social media is your microphone for your message.
This is why these tools are so important and why your participation is crucial. This world has a lot of large-scale problems that need attention, that need massive amounts of brain power, care, concern, and action. Social media is one way to rally us together, to help us unite our energies so that we leave this planet a bit better than the way we found it. That’s the mission for all of us – to let our light shine, collectively and individually. Are you on board?
The short of it:
Writer. Health, education, and art advocate. Theater and film producer. Visual artist. Product geek. Proud alumnae of the University of Pennsylvania (BA) and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia (MBA). Inspired by ancient wisdom & modern tech. Proliferator of goodness. Opener of doors. Friend to animals. Fan of creative work in all its wondrous forms. I use my business skills to create passion projects that build a better world. I’ve been called the happiest New Yorker, and I try hard to live up to that title every day.
The long of it:
My career has stretched across Capitol Hill, Broadway theatre, education, nonprofit fundraising, health and wellness, and Fortune 500 companies in retail, media, entertainment, technology, and financial services. I’ve been a product developer and product manager, theater manager, strategic consultant, marketer, voice over artist, , teacher, and fundraiser. I use my business and storytelling to support and sustain passion projects that build a better world. In every experience, I’ve used my sense of and respect for elegant design to develop meaningful products, services, programs, and events.
While building a business career, I also built a strong portfolio as a journalist, novelist, freelance writer, interviewer, presenter, and public speaker. My writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, PBS.org, Boston.com, Royal Media Partners publications, and The Motley Fool on a wide range of topics including business, technology, science, health, education, culture, and lifestyle. I have also been an invited speaker at SXSW, Teach for America, Avon headquarters, Games for Change, NYU, Columbia University, Hunter College, and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. The first book in my young adult book series, Emerson Page and Where the Light Enters, was acquired by a publisher and launched in November 2017. I’m currently working on the second book in the series.
A recovering multi-tasker, I’m equally at home in front of my Mac, on my yoga mat, walking my rescue dog, Phineas, traveling with a purpose, or practicing the high-art of people watching. I also cut up small bits of paper and put them back together as a collage artist.
My company:
I’m bringing together all of my business and creative career paths as the Founder of Double or Nothing Media:
• I craft products, programs, and projects that make a difference;
• I build the business plans that make what I craft financially sustainable;
• I tell the stories that matter about the people, places, and products that inspire me.
Follow my adventures on Twitter at https://twitter.com/christanyc and Instagram at https://instagram.com/christarosenyc.
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Count me in! 🙂
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Hooray!
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