We long to connect, all of us. We long to be noticed, to be cared for, to matter. Generosity is the invisible salve on our wound of loneliness, one that benefits both sides, over and over again.

Be with the ones you love (and the ones that love you.) Ignore everyone else.

If you can raise money, you're never going to have trouble getting a job.

Remember the Bob Dylan rule: it's not just a record, it's a movement.

Once you have permission to talk to someone, finding new products or services for them is a smart way to grow.

But this is a remarkable egg, an egg worth talking about, an egg worth crossing the street for, an egg worth writing about.

Here's the fascinating part, call it the golden shoulder: We have no idea in advance who the great contributors are going to be. We know that there's a huge cohort of people struggling outside the boundaries of the curated, selected few, but we don't know who they are.