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[Debra Estep]

40 days and a 9,400 mile trek *WOW* !!!

I too have had the experience of meeting folks in person who previously had been 'virtual' friends.

People who don't have virtual friends
can hardly grasp how bonded
friendships can be from only the written
word, but in person meetings do add
something very special to
relationships.

Kudos to the artist Terri for her
wonderful graphic. :)

[Rosa Say]

Lisa, I keep reading your posting over and over again, for I am less than three weeks away from a Ho'okipa Summer Series I had put together for Hawai'i - 10 weeks, 4 islands, 30 presentations and counting. No Hazel... for me there are ocean channels to cross, and it means 11 round-trip plane rides and many more car trips, but it is still very much about community, and having the opportunity to connect with many more people personally. I am incredibly excited about it, and the Ho'okipa stories waiting to happen!

I do ask myself - have I built enough energy? What more can I build between now and then? There is no such thing as being over-prepared!

[Lisa Haneberg]

Wow, Rosa, that's a lot of connecting. As far as energy building, I will say that I cherished the places where I was for more than one day, like Fargo, because I was able to also build energy and connections from one day to the next.

Perhaps it is time to make a few "unreasonable requests" ask each of your connections to reach out to five new connections and bring them to the presentations. People love to help and feel a great sense of pride in helping up make things happen.

[Herman]

As one who met Lisa in person I can tell you she hit the nail right on the head. Though we had only a few exchanges via the internet prior to her arrival in Baltimore, when we had dinner together it was like being with an old friend.

[Wally Bock]

Wonderful post, Lisa.

[Lisa Haneberg]

Herman - it is so great you found Rosa's blog.

I was reading another post on another blog from a duo who did a book tour and used their social (virtual) network to help book the events. They did 40 talks, which is about the same as I did. The thing I found interesting is that while their tour was a bigger financial success, in terms of numbers of people subscribing to their blogs and books sold and such, they did not seem to get as big of a payoff on the relationship side or in the intangible department. My vehicle - hazel - and the fact that I drove from one place to the next made a big difference.

If I knew all the numbers and could do it either way, I would do it the way I did all over again. It was fun rolling into these towns after seeing the countryside.

That said, there are certainly things I would do differently, and planning more thoroughly is certainly one of them!

[Joanna Young]

Hi Rosa, I've never done a trip like the one you are planning or Lisa has described, but I do know that when I travel about a lot it's better to have some time to connect to each place rather than being constantly on the move. Finding some way to connect back into the source - the sense of place - as you go along. I'm not sure you can plan for that in advance - it's more like topping up as you go along?

I'm loving all these posts on hospitality - going to get going with mine very soon I promise :)

Joanna

PS If you ever organise the gathering in Hawaii count me in. It's a long way from rainy old Edinburgh but I'm sure I'll find a way :)