Calling all Superheroes
As I work on this project more and more, it’s really starting to hit me how many different skills it takes to start something like this. I know a lot about the theatre production end of things, and a good bit about teaching and mentoring, but I could really use someone to talk to who knows about promotion. And fundraising. And nonprofit law. I’m not ready to actually move forward on any of these things yet, but oh for someone to discuss them with…
That got me thinking about Chris Brogan, who I met last year when he wrote a post (which I can’t seem to find now) on his blog, putting out a call for superheroes to join his ever-expanding network of Go-To Guys. What stuck with me from Chris’ post was that everyone has a super power of some sort - something they’re really really good at, often without anyone even knowing it. You may not be the superhero who’s going to save the world, but even Jimmy Olsen had a few super powers of his own.
I know most of you out there reading are theatre folk, but I also know that you’ve all got other super powers too - some that you use in your theatre work, and some that no one would ever know about unless they asked. So, I’m asking - what’s your super power? Mine’s organizing stuff. Lots of stuff. With spreadsheets and timetables and 47 people who need to be doing 93 different things in the next 24 minutes. Might you have need of my powers someday? Maybe we can trade!
Even if you don’t think your powers would be useful here, leave a comment and tell me what they are, or email me if you’d rather - I want to hear from you! I’m thinking of starting a Little Black Book of Superheroes for myself - first five people in it get a cookie!
Chris Brogan... said,
May 30, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Anything for a free cookie!
My superpowers–
1.) Great communicator, including written, audible, and visual.
2.) Super Connector, knowing who to match to whom for which.
3.) Brainstormer with a sense for business.
4.) Project Management Skills
5.) Can draw a bit, cartoony.
6.) Can play guitar and sing enough to make people laugh.
How’s that?
Weakness: weird trick ego that bounces from big to low quickly. : )
Sarah said,
May 30, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Thanks for sharing, Chris - I might just seek out those Super Connector powers sometime soon. And y’know, it’s funny - I’ve got one of those trick egos too…
So the first cookie goes to Chris - who’s gonna get the other four?
(cue suspenseful music)