"What are the five qualities that I look forward to in people I'm seeing?"

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From Mark

Dear....

This is not a solicitation, but a FYI you might find interesting.A group of people and I are in the early stages of creating and building a: "Count Me In Global Community." We're calling it that because so far the people we've shared it with, people who don't like being hit on, have said, "Count me in!''

We're discovering that there is a growing number of people who have accomplished a great deal, yet feel hollow in a painful way that their accomplishments don't seem to ease. There are many people age 60+ who are on boards - but can't stand dealing with difficult members - and don't want to build another company given all the hassles in doing that, but want to remain productive. However, frequently that productivity for the sake of productivity uses up time, but doesn't necessarily help the hollow feeling.

All the people who have said, "Count me in!" live the following fluidly and seamlessly move between (vs. being siloed or compartmentalized) the segments:

1. Transactionally successful/financially secure - They have a track record of business success - to give them credibility in the ROI world - and they are not financially hungry so that conversations generated by them don't have a "looking for money, clients or contacts"desperation. (Unless of course they are engaged in doing a deal).
1. Insatiably curious - They either always had the "joy of wonder and discovery" that you see in young children (before the world kills it off) or they have, demonstrate and live a deep desire to understand, know and experience what's in life beyond driving material success.
1. Passionately committed to personal development - After having not been the best version of themselves for possibly decades - in order to survive and succeed - they have a deep commitment to becoming better human beings, i.e. less cynical, less hubris, less judgmental, less controlling, more patient, empathic, intimate AND forgiving.
1. Comfortable with - in fact prefer - being vulnerable - After years of hiding from others and themselves, they luxuriate in the psychological freedom of just being real and raw and prefer to approach the world from a position of trust than distrust (which may be different than they have lived much of their lives). They just want to be comfortable in their own skin wherever they are.
1. Already making the world better - They are already have a track record of making the world better in deed and action vs. mere intention and words.Essentially these are the qualities that describe the people that the members of this community want to develop deep and lasting relationships with to counter the possible emptiness and sense of not belonging anywhere after their post-alpha, post-transactional lives.

One person said to me, "I've been homesick for a home I never had and this feels like it could be it."

Several people who have heard about this community have said to me, "Count me in!" Even better are those fewer individuals who have in addition said, "Mark, let's sit down and build it!"

The group will possibly come up with projects to do - even though they are already involved in meaning activities that help the world - and the purpose of the projects is to have further reasons to be in contact with this community.

What do you think?