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Burning Man - A Week of Radical Self Expression
 'Burning Man is an Adult Playland',
a 29-Hour a day party for a week; A Globally Charged Community in the desert
of Northern Nevada.
'You can vacation in say Jamaica and see things that millions have seen
before you and millions will see after you...Or you can trek yourself & stuff to
BRC and see things that will only be available for one week to see'
Here is an interesting look
back at what Burning Man has meant to me and the lessons I have learned each
year...
2000 > 2001 >
2002 >
2003 >
2004 >
2005 > 2006
> 2007 >
2008 >
2009 > 2010
> 2011 > 2012
> 2013 > 2014
> 2015 >
2016 >
2017 > 2018
2011 – Taking The Next Step in Leadership
This will be my 12th trip to Black Rock City. Each year I get
involved in so many great projects via the Burning Man
Web Team that fill my year-round calendar; keeps me 'In the
Loop' and 'In The Know'; I kinda like that. I cannot image my life
without Burning Man; major kudos to my life partner WildChild for
keeping up with the pace.
Playa Lessons Learned…
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2011
will be my 12th Burn & 10th serving as Camp Daddy, Benevolent
Dictator of
PolyParadise.
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Sitting on the sidelines no more; taking a more active role in the
AZBurner Community - A candidate for Arizona Regional Contact.
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A Holiday Wish Fulfilled - Selected to serve as Co-Arizona Regional
Contact. I look forward to a new way to contribute to
AZBurning Man and be part of another new subset of Burners,
the
Regional Network.
Burning Man Lesson: Sometimes your Bad-Day is just not my problem... -
Burning Man Lesson: Knowing when to respond; knowing regardless of your opinions or
how strongly you agree or disagree, no matter how much you want to
respond, as a leader - There is a time to step back and see the
bigger picture.
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Burning Man Lesson: A gift does not need to be 'String Free' in order to be a gift.
Gifts with conditions are still gifts from the giver.
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Burning Man Lesson: Giving up control and trusting in people
means Scotto sits more and does not need to be a 24/7 Energizer Bunny.
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Burning Man Lesson: Delegation - Choose the
right individual/group for the project/task wisely...Once you cross
that threshold you no longer have control...The process created
& implemented by some one else should not be needled but
encouraged.
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Burning Man Lesson: This year I watched,
learned & reflected as I saw the Burn on a more individual/couple struggle with the elements and over the top way the Playa
can be as people wafted in and out of conversations or within
earshot...
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Burning Man Lesson: Sometimes you have to call
people on their own Bullshit...
What lessons
did you learn from Burning Man & the Playa in 2011?
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