Pictures from last Friday. Early in the morning, we began class reading about Distortion and Idealism during the Renaissance, and then went on to talk about Walt Disney and re-imagining, all the while listening in the background to Patti Smith, Townes Van Zandt, Sting, and Edwin Karamazov performing 16th century Elizabethan compositions of John Dowland’s melancholy music.

I remember thinking to myself, what a range of performers… but I really meant storytellers… Most interesting, the whole day could be compacted into that one ideal: storytelling.

Each of you has worked very hard to become storytellers, yourselves. By sharing your stories, perhaps the world you live in might become a little more hospitable, a little more connected…

I congratulate you on your progress so far. But there’s still much to do.

Be brave enough to put your ideas out there. Define your message- your signature, your style…And don’t forget what Tom Peters, the management guru, says: “He who has the best story wins.”

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