Courtesy Corps

This summer i went to a HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) competition in Orlando Florida for about a week, here i learned something very interesting. There were certain designated students that fell into a category known as the "Courtesy Corps", these students had the sole responsibility to aide students/advisors and guests with random questions to the best of their ability such as "where is this room", "how do i get here", "where is the restroom"... etc etc.. Of course at the time i thought nothing of it other than the fact that a couple of my friends had to waste a few hours of their 'precious' time to JUST help somebody.

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After my trip to Florida i went to Atlanta on vacation by myself and living in Texas my whole life i realized something. People in Georgia were much more courteous and kind than those in Texas. Not only did i NOT get cut off by a self-absorbed driver, I was allowed to change lanes/cross streets and drive in peace. Why is it that people that live within a 2hr flight of each other are so different? Is it my bias that i don't like Texas, or is it the fact that I live in South Texas, an underdeveloped region, and i have just grown to dislike such a homogeneous region?

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Imagine a world where people are courteous, where no courtesy corps are needed, people can ask and receive what they need, where you can cross the street with ease?

I personally like when people ask me for help and i CAN help, maybe that is just the feeling that every human yearns to have, " the human aspect of worth"

.. Maybe it's just me?

How to start a movement.

A couple of days ago i was watching a talk by Derek Sivers called How to start a movement. In this video there some sort of a gathering (concert/picnic, i cannot tell based on the camera angle. But there's this guy, he is shirtless and dancing alone on the hill where other people are sitting down watching whatever the function is. So here is this shirtless guy standing alone dancing to god knows who. Some people may be thinking "who is this loser" or "what is he doing", but suddenly some brave guy goes and starts dancing with him. Now this is what i like, Derek Sivers discusses how most peoples perception on "starting a movement" is that it needs a heroic leader. But is that really the MAIN variable to "start a movement", he talks about the climax of this situation at the point where the FIRST follower goes and joins him, he "transforms a lone nut into a leader." As the first follower comes others suddenly start flowing in, in a matter of minutes the crowd turns into 5,10,20,30. This is very interesting because it shows exactly how to make a movement. You have to remember to "nurture" the first few members as equals, he states that leadership is "overglorified" and although the first guy gets the credit, it really is the first follower who starts the movement. Derek says "Have the courage to follow and show others to follow, when you see a 'loan nut doing something great have the guts to be the first one to stand up and join in'