In Memory of Lucy, 1995-2013

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LucyPictureToday, unfortunately, I had to put my dog Lucy to sleep.

Lucy was a Yorkshire Terrier, aged 18 at her passing – yes, 18. She was running down having lived so long, and when I saw her fading physically and mentally, I made the difficult call.

I had lucy for 14 years, most shared with my wife of the time. 14 years is amazing to have a dog, and a life of 18 years is incredible. She was a scrappy, tough dog that I loved a lot.

And I could mourn or cry, but really I wanted to mention what a great dog she was.

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Why We’re Bad At Networking: Too Much Talk of Networking

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Sometimes these posts come out of nowhere.  And they launch series.

I was discussing social capital on Twitter, as best one can at 140 characters a post while taking a walk, and one thing led to another.  Someone brought up why networking wasn’t preached enough (which is the subject of this post) and I realized it’s time to discuss why we’re bad at networking in the first place.

True it may not be “us we” that’s bad, but an amazing amount of people kind of are bad at it.  Worse there’s no excuse for it as we have the tools, technology, information, and we’re naturally social creatures.  If someone can use Facebook to declare their love of beer pong, they can network (as long as they remember to take down the beer pong stuff, seriously people).

So why is it some of us are just so bad at it?  Especially as so many people talk about it?

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Planet of the Clarks

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We’re waiting for Superman.  We’re waiting for heroes.  We’re waiting because we get told someone will save the day.  We’re waiting for that One Iconic Hero.  We’re waiting to be saved.

Then something like the Boston Marathon Bombing happens.  Then legions of people become heroes.  Then ordinary people are shown to be extraordinary.  Then we’re reminded of what we can do.

The story of Superman is not Superman.  It’s that at any moment the guy next to you can be revealed to be something amazing, wonderful, heroic.  It’s a story of how you never know – until.

Stop waiting for Superman.

Realize we’re surrounded by Clark Kents.

Now take the damn glasses off, and go do something . . .

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.