Today, we are going to combine a couple of concepts that can make you more indispensable to those around you. The concepts that I am going to combine are called social arbitrage and connectors.
Have you ever heard of the classic video game ‘Frogger’? If you haven’t, the object is to get frogs to their homes one by one by avoiding vehicles on a busy road and crossing a river full of hazards.
I have to be honest, prior to picking up my latest read, The Art of Worldly Wisdom, I had no idea who Baltasar Gracian was.
It all started with a fire hydrant! And I’m not talking about a dog ‘doing it’s business’ on one to mark its territory! I’m talking about the story of Jim Cotter.
Anyone who follows horse racing in the United States is familiar with the Triple Crown. To win the Triple Crown, a horse must win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes on 3 different tracks that are all different lengths and all within a 5-week period.