Learn a Lot, Grow a Lot, Get Famous and Make Money

I am amazed. I am speechless. I am honored. I am pleased. I am embarrassed. No matter what the rush of feelings I may experience in response to the kindest of words expressed on my behalf by Mr. Dan Hull in Our Wunderkind in Berlin, the most meaningful thing Dan reminded me of was that "under 40" is still young. One often forgets that when surrounded by Überwunderkind who are "under 30."

Our Wunderkind in Berlin

Being a Very-Minor-Almost-Imperceptible-Celebrity, I sometimes get to hang out with Very-Major-Totally-Obvious-Celebrities...

Chris Abraham, in a post at Because the Medium is the Message

Learn a lot, grow a lot, get famous and make money. You have our
permission. As long as you "serve somebody", like the man from Hibbing said, it's your world. To keep level, read T.S. Eliot, some Flaubert and maybe The Upanishads. But watch a little, too. Watch this guy: WAC?'s talented DC friend and IT mentor Chris Abraham of internet experts Abraham & Harrison kept his old life in America and just started a new one in Berlin. Chris is a rising star in public relations blogging, new marketing, and search engine optimization (SEO). He amazes me.

Chris, well under 40, is no geek, and someone should run him for
office the minute he turns too rich. The last time I saw Chris, in Monterey, California, he introduced me to a talented fellow in NYC we should all watch named Jonathan Swerdloff. And then Chris just happened to invite me to dinner along with a former Fortune 100
company GC-turned-CEO an entire generation older (okay, my age) who I
had been wanting to get together with for four (4) years.* Chris is
creative, smart, marketing oriented--and charming. You can follow Chris
in Berlin at this blog or his other blog. Watch him.

*This annoyed me. WAC? has uber-thick skin. But Chris is better at my job than I am--and he doesn't even have my job.

I was initially so pleased and excited by the testimonial that I missed the brilliant advice and guidance completely, and I really need to repeat it here, again, in case you missed it:

Learn a lot, grow a lot, get famous and make money. You have our
permission. As long as you "serve somebody", like the man from Hibbing said, it's your world. To keep level, read T.S. Eliot, some Flaubert and maybe The Upanishads. But watch a little, too.

Thank you, Dan, my mentor. All I can say in response is that we really should trade jobs -- that was a gorgeous bit of publicity, mate. Are you sure I need to attend Law School? Either way, please check out What About Clients?, Dan's "blawg" -- law blog.

PS: Dan, I hope you're attending New Year's Renaissance Weekend in Charleston.