One of the most common questions that I get is, how do I get people to talk to me? This trip, as the last, the automatic answer has been that I am shocked\/delighted by just how easy it is. I am fond of saying that in 2008, people were so responsive because I made myself so ridiculous. Yellow slicker, helmet hair, short and aging… kind of irresistible, no? For this trip, I was a little worried, as I clearly lack the shock factor.<\/p>\n
But it is so simple. People ask in passing where you are heading and, voilà, introduction. What happens next is the best part. Almost without question upon hearing that I am ‘audio harvesting’ people ready themselves to be asked for an interview. More surprising, people within earshot often queue up. So cool.<\/p>\n
Today I found myself in the Huntington Avenue YMCA in Boston (with thanks to Bryan and Rana), the first YMCA in the country and a historical landmark, it is breathtaking. Here, as I did leg lifts, a man asked where I was from, and we were off. Within minutes, three more people wanted to give me their ‘words’ for our mind map. The enthusiasm that I have met in every region simply to be heard is remarkable. I will be forever grateful.<\/p>\n
But today, I want to introduce you to David. He requested first name only with no photo as he is one of my ‘felons I have talked to’. David is heading back to Lubbock, Texas where he has a job and where he found a better environment to raise his son. While so much of his life experience is outside of our understanding, David’s views are some of the most common that I hear expressed.<\/p>\n
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‘If it hasn’t happened yet, then when it is going to happen’
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