What Does It Mean to Traffic in Social Capital - Bijoy Goswami

In Chapter 12 of 15, leadership philosopher and bootstrap business expert Bijoy Goswami shares his definition of social capital and how it helps individuals tap into their humanity. Goswami differentiates social capital from market capital, the former being linked to collaboration, sharing and openness to possibilities. Through this exchange, Goswami shows how relational value is created.

How Software Versioning Measures Personal Growth - Bijoy Goswami

In Chapter 7 of 15, leadership philosopher and bootstrap business expert Bijoy Goswami shares how software versioning cycles - understand the problem, create an intervention, test it, persist it - is not only intrinsic to software, but also to any structure. Goswami asks entrepreneurs what version or release they are on in their company development - 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, etc. to learn minor changes (1.1, 1.2) versus major changes (2.0, 3.0) He also applies release cycles to measuring his own progress.

Fusing Leadership, Academics, and Service in Career - Bijoy Goswami

In Chapter 5 of 15, leadership philosopher and bootstrap business expert Bijoy Goswami shares how academics, service, and leadership contribute to his goal of stewarding others to enable their purpose. While attending Stanford University, Goswami learns how mental models apply through his studies in computer science, economics, and history. Service helps Goswami create social capital, which he can disperse or invest in others to improve situations. Over time, he earns leadership by actions and progressively takes larger stages where he affects positive change with individuals, businesses, and communities.

How Mental Models Improve Decision Making - Bijoy Goswami

In Chapter 4 of 15, leadership philosopher and bootstrap business expert Bijoy Goswami explains why he uses mental models to help himself and others refine their life approach. He shares how prejudice is an unconsidered mental model that is not fully processed. He encourages others to consider models they often outsource to others - political beliefs to political party, spiritual views to church, etc.

How Stewardship Career Philosophy Enables Purpose - Bijoy Goswami

In Chapter 3 of 15, leadership philosopher and bootstrap business expert Bijoy Goswami learns stewardship from Austin, Texas-based philosopher Charles Herman. Goswami learns to steward himself and others, including businesses and the community, to discover his and their greatest potential. This question - how to be a good steward - becomes the central question motivating his life and career.

How to Find Purpose by Living in a Question - Bijoy Goswami

In Chapter 2 of 15, leadership philosopher and bootstrap business expert Bijoy Goswami highlights his aspiration to discover and live in his question each day. He believes we each have a core question - something that goes beyond a mission or passion - that we continually pursue. This pursuit Goswami terms his "quest."

Learning Acceptance from Catholic and Hindu Parents - Bijoy Goswami

In Chapter 1 of 15, leadership philosopher and bootstrap business expert Bijoy Goswami shares how his parents have taught him to be more accepting of other cultures. Goswami's parents came from opposite backgrounds in India - his mom raised English-speaking in an aristocratic south Indian household, his father raised a Brahman, Hindu, Bengali in the north. As they work through the religious, spiritual, and cultural context building a marriage and living abroad in Taiwan and Hong Kong, their son learns by watching and modeling their behavior. He ties it to "Freakonomics" chapter on parenting that highlights how children model their parents' actions.

How Arkansas Showcases American Cultural Values - Andrew Hutson

In Chapter 8 of 16, environmental management expert and Wal-Mart corporate sustainability advisor Andrew Hutson talks about finding a newfound respect for American culture upon relocating from Washington DC to Arkansas. Between a genuine neighborly inquisitiveness and a slower, gentler pace, Hutson finds the move a refreshing reminder of what makes his country great.

How Optimism Enables Achievement and Happiness - Andrew Hutson

In Chapter 2 of 16, environmental management expert Andrew Hutson shares why he maintains a positive outlook amidst so much negative empirical data in his environmental work. The positive trends inspire and motivate Hutson to be more productive and enjoy the journey. He finds this approach syncs well with the Environmental Defense Fund (www.edf.org) culture where he works.

How Purpose and Ideals Change From 20s Into 30s - Andrew Hutson

In Chapter 1 of 16, environmental management expert Andrew Hutson defines his aspiration to find success in ways that makes this world a better place than he found it. He details two very different perspectives. While in his 20s, Hutson takes a selfish or egocentric view to find purpose, direct career, and change the world, whereas in his 30s, Hutson finds more comfort in himself and sees his contribution as something more collective and outwardly focused.

How Business Consulting and Dating Services Clients Differ - Hattie Elliot

In Chapter 14 of 16 of her 2010 Capture Your Flag interview, entrepreneur and connector Hattie Elliot compares and contrasts working with corporate brand clients and individuals seeking love. As a marketing consultant, Elliot found C-level executive clients extremely confident and protected under the corporate umbrella. In contrast, Elliot finds her clients at The Grace List less certain and more open to receiving guidance and coaching.

How to Change Professional Singles Dating Attitudes - Hattie Elliot

In Chapter 12 of 16, entrepreneur and connector Hattie Elliot finds mid-career professional dating options limited and starts The Grace List (previously known as Save the Date(ing)) - to provide non-conventional group experiences.  She finds careers and monetary goals distract many professionals from prioritizing romantic relationships.

How Group Dating Experiences Bring People Together - Hattie Elliot

In Chapter 11 of 16 in her 2010 interview with Capture Your Flag host Erik Michielsen, The Grace List founder Hattie Elliot shares how she creates group dating events to help participants get to know others in both one-on-one and group environments. She highlights how shared learning experiences stimulate conversation and create memorable introductions that often result in follow-up dates.

What is Most Gratifying About an Event Planning Career - Hattie Elliot

In Chapter 10 of 16 of her 2010 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, entrepreneur and The Grace List founder Hattie Elliot applies her passion for planning and creating events to facilitate business, romantic, and friendship relationship building one event at a time.

Learning the Power of Human Touch at African Orphanage - Hattie Elliot

In Chapter 7 of 16, entrepreneur and connector Hattie Elliot volunteers at a South African orphanage. Holding the children teaches Hattie about the power of human touch and its affect on an infant's temperament. Elliot learns how African women hold babies constantly and sees its positive effect on children. The experience teaches Elliot to be more affectionate with friends and family.

Why Asking for Help is a Strength and Not a Weakness - Hattie Elliot

In Chapter 3 of 16, entrepreneur and connector Hattie Elliot holds emotion inside while going through both a divorce and a life-altering rock climbing leg injury. Only over time does she learn that asking for help is a sign of strength and not a weakness. Elliot highlights how asking for help remains difficult and how she continues to work on being more open sharing trying emotional situations with family and friends.

How Wellesley Sociology Class Sets Success Expectations - Kyung Yoon

In Chapter 11 of 18, Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) executive director and mother of two Kyung Yoon defines success by what provides meaning and fulfillment. Yoon highlights a Wellesley College sociology class called "The Family" set life expectations early. Then, Yoon defined success as being unhampered in pursuit of personal and professional goals. Since, she has learned about choices - work, marriage, motherhood - and the possibilities that accompany difficult life decisions.

Myth Busting Model Minority Asian American Stereotypes - Kyung Yoon

In Chapter 8 of 18, Korean American Community Foundation (www.kacfny.org) executive director Kyung Yoon shares why it is so important to disspell the Asian-American model minority myth. As a stereotype, the myth misleads communities, limiting need awareness, leading to resource allocation shortfalls.