Author and keynote speaker Zachary Hall of “Don’t Fall Asleep On Planes” elaborates on the key points of how to network authentically, create relationships, and make meaningful connections with those who sit next you.
I’m not an asshole, I just prefer to be alone.
When I was stoned, I Googled anxiety and the Internet did that thing where it said yes, yes, you have anxiety. I didn’t believe the Internet.
My father was 64 when I was born, and that in and of itself created perhaps the greatest generation gap I have ever encountered in my life.
It’s the little details I remember; the last things that people say as they are leaving.
2. They will diagnose you repeatedly. The problem is always with you, because they have ‘already sorted out their own past’.
Fitting in is a failure. Not standing out is the same as being invisible.
Make music that makes others want to weep, to laugh, to create. Inspire others by being inspiring. Teach young people to do amazing things. Write a play, get others to act in it, record it. Empower others to do things they’ve never been able to do before.
OrchKids is still a relatively small program, but it holds countless potential.
A few years ago, a friend and I went hitchhiking together. It went well, but ever since that summer I’ve wanted to see what it was like to do it alone. In truth, it consumed me.