first week efforts

Thursday. I haven't managed to get onto a day-cycle, waking up late. After my first attempt to approach companies, I realised the task before me. The most realistic bod to push is Michel, since I got all his info, but sadly I have found that his company, Absolut, is based in Sweden and the parent company in France.

I came to London with a lot of energy, with not quite enough done on the presentation and assuming that finding where the companies were would be relatively simple. I have found this to be exhausting. I am using my 5-year old laptop and it takes half a minute to do anything between keypresses and so I have had to rely on using Sofia's or Tav's machines. Couple that with my great ineptitude trying to find things, and you have a real energy sink. I also tried to resist engaging the guys, since they are in such a spin, and I have found myself and my mind used up in conversation that is far from effective, realistic, useful. It appears that we are talking about something we are going to do, but nothing actually happens. They are not to blame, I am. I have engaged them, and a similar thing has happened as January. Nothing actually happens.

So... I have one more week. Mamading has made some pleasant noises in my direction. I think I might be able to pull together the info on him, and find out where I am meant to go, and then hit companies next week. That is the plan. Also want to do something with Sofia, and perhaps a social bod through Servane. And would be nice to get Hexayurt too. Although my energies are a little twisted, and the learning has been limited wrt engaging the real world and mostly warped into the funny hole that is Arrington Court, there is still hope!

I knew the chances were small, and that was in relation to engaging companies, I find that the troubles seem to spring up closer to home. Locals are so fixed on what they do, they seem to be oblivious to opportunity. This is deadly to me, and I certainly need to realise that in order to get anything done, just do it. Engaging people, means energy is used up, attention is dispersed, and movement does not occur. I came to london ruthless and carefree in order to be able to penetrate the monster, the machine. In this first week, I have failed, and it is only thursday.

I could get away with the teaching experience because all the logistics were sorted out for me. Somehow things worked out so that I ended up with 30 kids in a room where the magic could commence. Never had to search and find them. This is the problem I face, and unless people help me with my blind spot, looks like magic isn't going to happen.

One more week to go. Let's see what else we can learn.

going to london to make the move

working on presentation
still not got round to collecting people's info
at least i am impressed!

from rick ulfik:

Thanks David! Your success will change the world, forever. (How do you like that for modest understatement.)

Good luck!

yes
i will need it
if luck is with respect to conditional factors :)

nice responses

sofia responded with a request if she could post on this blog
and of course i accepted

michel wrote this:

I think your strength is of living in the moment and to convince people through your personal charisma ... may it succeed in sending some funds my way too!!

(I say this not selfishly, but to pursue goals that transcend our persons)

lovely isn't he?
and it happens to verbalise my mission exactly:
to help individuals realise goals beyond their capacity to achieve
that is
i resign myself to the fact that it is going to be a failure
and if it does materialise it will only prove that it was a collective effort
including the directors of marketing whom i hope to engage :)

other peeps have been positive
on the whole
though because they get swept away with their busy lives
i have little info

i am going to go ahead and represent them anyway
even if i have to invent companies for them :)
i suspect that we only have to think about this seriously if it become realistic
when a £100k cheque is actually being waved around

be well!