Serendipity. How Your Life Can Flourish In Just One Moment. An Interview With @GlobalPatriot #Passion #Purpose #Inspiration #Dao
while you say you are "local to San Diego..." Calling you a "man about town" would require defining TOWN as everything between Sweden and South America!!!
4:20 PM @journik: GP!???
markllovett: I'm here
@journik: GREAT!
4:21 PM My Chat with @jorgeavilam was reallly inspiring... for a Mexican National to start a successful business in America...HE REALLY APPRECIATES THE USA!
markllovett: What's his business?
4:22 PM @journik: He is a fast growing business data / computer consulting firm
markllovett: Excellent, is he in the LA area?
4:23 PM @journik: he does several cities... including LA... he was just in LA a week or so ago...
Do you have operations in LA too?????
markllovett: I'm local to San Diego, but travel to LA from time to time for meetings.
4:24 PM @journik: Ahhh.. well... please do contact him and support him! He seems highly ethical and committed to excellence
He's at @jorgeavilam
4:25 PM He DOES know his stuff when it comes to Networks, databases, enterprise solutions
markllovett: I started following @jorgeavilam today.
I wrote some blog posts about Doctors Without Borders, then connected with Danny Brown and his 12for12k.org campaign. We put our heads together and...
@journik: Excellent! ... and ... WELCOME to the @Journik SHOW!!!
4:26 PM markllovett: I'm honored to be on the @Journik show!
@journik: I know that while you say you are "local to San Diego..." Calling you a "man about town" would require defining TOWN as everything between Sweden and South America!!!
4:27 PM I'd love to expose what you do the my readers...
So why all the traveling??!?!
4:28 PM markllovett: I wrote some blog posts about Doctors Without Borders, then connected with Danny Brown and his 12for12k.org campaign. We put our heads together and decided to raise funds for DWB.
4:29 PM I started with the idea of putting on one event in San Diego, but ended up hosting three music events - San Diego, Stockholm and London.
@journik: Hah! WOW! and of all the NPO and causes out there... why Doctors Without Borders for You Personally???
of all the NPO and causes out there... why Doctors Without Borders for You Personally???
4:30 PM What about it called out to you?
4:31 PM markllovett: They have a program called Refugee Camp In The Heart Of The City, and they brought it to San Diego. It's a mock up of what it's like to live in a refugee camp - it really opened my eyes to what is happening in the world - people who are displaced due to violence.
4:32 PM @journik: WOW!
wow...
well... THAT makes me even more curious...
before we go into details... what made you want to attend that "Refuge Camp" program???
Can't say why it struck me so strongly, but I knew in that moment that I had to go
4:34 PM markllovett: I was driving down the road and there was a news mention of it on the radio. Can't say why it struck me so strongly, but I knew in that moment that I had to go see it.
@journik: ahhh....
4:35 PM a few days ago...I was interviewing @zenmommy and @riasharon .. they couldnt stop talking about serendipity...
4:36 PM and just being open to opportunity ... So... can you fill us in on the history of the @GlobalPatriot activities... the victories... the trials...
Life is 99% serendipity, or fate, or karma, or whatever
4:37 PM markllovett: Life is 99% serendipity, or fate, or karma, or whatever you want to call it, but the more you tune into it, the more it happens. Some days it's like a tidal wave of perfection.
@journik: HAHAHAAAAA
(i know... that last line was unprofessional o_O )
Tidal Wave of Perfection!!!
4:38 PM markllovett: Global Patriot was born out of a book I wrote years ago in which the hero had to choose between country and planet. I knew that at some point I would devote time to exploring the idea that we should be devoted to the health and well-being of the entire planet.
4:39 PM @journik: WOW! fascinating concept!
4:40 PM It IS much easier to make your nearby neighbors FRIENDS and leave the rest further away as they willl....
BUT
Being an asset to EVERYBODY!!!... wow.
4:41 PM markllovett: Once upon a time, we could sit in our own space and not effect the world. That's no longer the case. It's become so evident that we're all connected, and everything we do affects others on the planet.
@journik: True. Times Ten....
So in the interests of giving our readers some inspiration... strategy... how DO you get soooooo many people to back your vision and support the GlobalPatriot events...
So in the interests of giving our readers some inspiration... strategy... how DO you get soooooo many people to back your vision and support the GlobalPatriot events...
4:42 PM I know many people who want to start their own cause... help... contribute... or even just start a business so they don't have to sit under florescent lights and get yelled at... In either case... they need to bring people... or customers into their sphere... how do YOU do that?
4:43 PM Last GP (@globalpatriot) event I was at... everyone had to be forcibly ejected because we were having such a good time getting to know each other...
4:44 PM markllovett: When I say "Global Patriot", they ask what it means, and when I answer, "Patriotism Without Borders" they are on board in an instant - they understand the message - they get it, and it resonates with them. So if you want to attract people to your cause, or mission or business, give them a compelling reason to join your team.
@journik: Ah...
4:45 PM Then what is the scope of the Global Patriot mission???
What if
4:46 PM one of our readers are more interested in one cause vs another... how much does the GP umbrella cover..
?
4:48 PM markllovett: From my Twitter profile, "Supporting the idea of Patriotism Without Borders. Social Justice, Sustainability, Global Consciousness and Ending Poverty and Hunger." Which is a lot of territory to cover, but it's all connected. So if you want to focus on just one topic, do so with the understanding that solutions are complex and need to take many factors into account.
4:49 PM @journik: I noticed in your blog... http://globalpatriot.com/ ... you deal with food issues: Michael Pollan... World Wilderness Congress (WWC) ...
and THAT is what I personally feel passionately about... a holistic solution to what appears to be isolated issues...
Holistic is the key word - if they are burning down rain forest so that they can produce beef that goes into fast food and causes us health problems
4:50 PM markllovett: Holistic is the key word - if they are burning down rain forest so that they can produce beef that goes into fast food and causes us health problems - you can end up with situations that are negative in multiple respects.
4:51 PM @journik: Ok then... you obviously... to everyone who's even met you briefly... live a broad scope life... from your fine wine collection... to your world traveling Charitable efforts... while maybe not everyone's dream life...
What can you tell our readers about how to pursue and LIVE their own version of that "dream life???"
4:54 PM markllovett: I don't think of it in terms of a dream life, but rather pursuing passion. Seek that which speaks to you, drives you, "Follow Your Bliss", though at times it's hard, confusing, frustrating, there is a reason for everything and even the pain is part of the journey.
4:55 PM @journik: Ahhh... instead of being pulled by some external vision: "dream life"... pursue your core internal passion...
4:56 PM I like the message GP!
4:57 PM markllovett: Exactly, your internal voice knows more than you give it credit for.
I don't think of it in terms of a dream life, but rather pursuing passion. Seek that which speaks to you, drives you,
@journik: So.. "how can we help you???" I know ... just meeting you the first time.. I walked away with a great deal of insight... (that first sentence here... I learned from GP... Mark Lovett)
What can our readers do that benefits themselves, the global community.. and the Global Patriot Mission?
5:00 PM markllovett: The one thing I ask of everyone is to embrace the planet...we're all in this together, dealing with hunger, poverty and climate change...and the solutions will require participation of everyone. If you want to read my blog, or follow me on Twitter, that's very cool, but the real answer lies in the decisions we make on a daily basis.
@journik: Indeed. Indeed.
5:01 PM I personally get a key perspective into the issue around the world when I read your blog... http://globalpatriot.com/
Well... GP... In Korean... I'd close by saying... "tuhk won im ni dah!" "It has been an honor."
5:02 PM Would you be willing to reopen another interview when you launch your next event???
5:03 PM markllovett: Likewise, as you are focused on expanding everyone's consciousness, and that is the starting point to greatness!
And I'm open to an interview at any time...many things brewing for 2010!
5:04 PM @journik: Excited! Thank You very much for joining us on the @journik show! ... everyone.. you can get to know Mr. Mark Lovett (man about town - in a big way) at http://twitter.com/GlobalPatriot !!!
Thanks GP! see you on twitter!
5:05 PM markllovett: It was my pleasure!
@journik: OH.. ps... pictures please???
About @journik: @Journik is Bob Wan-Qi Kim. He has been an internet entrepreneur since his first BBS on the "Information," "Super," "Highway." He founded http://journik.com -- a community like facebook but only for philosophers and their bull-shit.
His passion is exposing to the masses the power of Ancient Daoist (Origin of Acupuncture) Herbal Medicine when fused with Western Modern Genomic and Proteomic Sciences: His Client: http://jbni.us
See @journik's health blog: http://herbholist.posterous.com
If you want to read my blog, or follow me on Twitter, that's very cool, but the real answer lies in the decisions we make on a daily basis.
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