Comments on: How I collected fresh brains for 2009

By: Melinda

Melinda — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:24:13 +0000

I LOVE this! I remember when Havi posted it, I wondered how you went with finding someone – it’s lovely to see it was so successful!

I’m going to email this to a client of mine, and then I’m going to write my own personal ad!

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:11:28 +0000

Hi Kelly! Your website is amazing. Your writing is great (something I completely lack ability to do). I read your post about Kelly’s meeting as well. What a great referral!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:42:57 +0000

Kathlyn, excellent point. Your brain produces wondrous insights! I wonder what the difference is between a “best practice” and a cliche? Or between being a thought leader and making a huge mistake because you didn’t listen to good advice. Everyone wants to be a thought leader, but we also want to follow best practices. Can we have it both ways? Maybe only sometimes…

By: Kathlyn

Kathlyn — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:04:42 +0000

I think it’s precisely when “everyone else does it this way” that we must “do it that way!” No one has ever done anything innovative or new by following what everyone else does. Funny too – it would seem like following others would be the “easy” way, but when we find our own “right” way (even if it seems crazy because no one has ever done it before), everything seems to relax and become easier. Thanks for highlighting this – it’s something I will need to repeat to myself many times this year!

Can’t wait to get to work with the other brains!

Cheers.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:15:45 +0000

@communicatrix: Awww. Thank you! Would you believe your blog post from last year about how stressed out you had been reverse-inspired me all year long? And now it resurfaces and I realize it’s one of the many things that enticed me to make this leap! So thanks!

@David I am all for ridiculous brilliance. Thank you!

@Alison So excited to have you! I feel extremely lucky to have your brain in particular. It is of the finest quality, and someday they will study it. Indeed they shall.

By: Alison

Alison — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:46:46 +0000

Isn’t it nice to know that your own personal inspiration also served to inspire 10 more people? Well, I’m inspired anyway and thrilled to start working with you in 2009. I’m hoping we can make something amazing out of our collaboration. And I look forward to connecting with your other nine brains sometime too.
– Alison

By: David Fideler

David Fideler — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:06:21 +0000

That wasn’t ridiculous. It was brilliant!

By: the communicatrix

the communicatrix — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:55:20 +0000

This is an extraordinary story. And well-written, too, of course, which is always nice.

I am so pleased that I figured into this great scheme, if only in passing. Good luck with this project. It’s an awesome one.