Review: Fair@ Square gives early Santa blessings for social innovators.....

A the recent successful Fair@ Square in Melbourne I was lucky to attend the 3.15 pm gig with MC Neil from Fairtrade...Mike Cannon, General manager of the Vic Relief Foodbank,...Nina Howard, Social Enterprise Navigator for The Social Traders and d’Arcy Lunn, Gustralian Activation Manager for the Global Poverty Project.

All four stars in their own right, there was great interaction, stories and heaps of inspiration with MC Neil seeking to tease out the " best of ...how to" in terms of focus when there is so much to do....

Feverishly scribbling....the notes read...

• one step/piece/part at a time ....fish story of a little boy..
• follow your passion, nothing can be done without enthusiasm...
• another fish story..the collective sardine..how quick and intuitive and instantaneous 1000's can move versus a the slower large mass of a whale.. 
• dig deep..plan well, do not get lost in nothingness...keep your focus..find your niche... 
• maintain your autonomy in your work...many people have come before you in this work...it ususally takes three generations to effect change...you are not on your own...and as individuals we are only one piece of the puzzle...

but most probably the best for last....its a tough gig...get over failure...build resistance...feed success..set milestones...and yes celebrate a victory......

Thank you..much to take from that...good to see the elders give good advice...we are a movement for change...

blessings and a fantastic festive season...

lukim



andreas