Meet Me Halfway

Did your parents ever trying to convince you to read often when you were younger? Mine did…I wish I had listened to them! This week at True we meet Tim Young from the enterprise microblogging solution Socialcast. Tim gave a great presentation as he took us through his interesting entrepreneurial background. During his presentation he emphasized the importance of reading. When he first said this, I thought to myself “ya, ya. I have heard of this before. I don’t need you to tell me that reading is important” Then he mentioned he has already read 130 books this year. No big deal. I am pretty sure my jaws dropped, as I started trying to recall whether I have read 130 books in my entire lifetime. Don’t get me wrong. I have always enjoyed reading, especially non-fiction. However, whenever life gets busy, reading is always the first thing I put on the shelf. Ironically, I read less during the school year than during the summer. I have always thought that I read at least as much as the average student, but Tim Young is in a totally different ballpark. There are many intangible qualities that successful entrepreneur have which can’t be taught, but reading is definitely something tangible we can all do more of. After meeting Tim, I was inspired to rededicate myself to reading, especially during the school year. I am glad True Ventures has gotten me started already. A book a week is a pretty good and reasonable pace. Tim still puts it to shame, oh well.

Monday, we were taken to the Giants vs. Dodgers game. It was my first game in the AT&T Park. I am a big Red Sox fan but I have never been to a Red Sox vs. Yankees game, so I guess watching the second best rivalry in baseball isn’t half bad. The game was disappointing because the Dodgers’ made an end of the game rally, but on the bright side, the garlic fries were delicious. I felt really bad because, Phil Black, one of the partners at True, came to sit next to me when my mouth was stuffed with garlic fries.  I probably seemed really odd because I just nodded to everything he said. I named this blog “Meet Me Halfway” because this is the 4^th week of TEC. We are officially half way through this amazing experience. I was reminded of listening to “Meet Me Halfway” last summer as I sat in my room at home and wasted my summer away.  What a difference a year has made!