I nipped down to our local shop and post office this morning for some milk 

Outside a lady was canvassing locals on a proposed community buy out of the shop - its been for sale for several years 

Knowing as I do the power of community through my membership of the SFM community I had quite a long chat with her 

We talked about Uber, Airbnb, Amazon - the digital world in general and specifically how it can be of help on a local basis 

The plans include turning the flat above the shop into a community hot desk facility and art gallery 

I’ve agreed to show up to a stakeholder’s meeting on Wednesday to hear more and to see if there are areas I can possibly get involved in 

As we talked I began to realise just how useful the digital skills I’ve gained over the last few years could be to my own local community 

It feels good 

The digital economy with it’s automation, disruptive business models and all the rest of it is, we agreed, both exciting and scary 

There are so many businesses, local communities and individuals out there in danger of being left behind 

And that creates so many opportunities for people with the sort of skills you can really only get from entrepreneurial organisations like SFM and DEA 

Not just to make a great living and build an enviable lifestyle for ourselves but to help others to “get with the programme” and do the same. 

There is just so much you can do with what used to be called internet marketing skills but should now just be called leadership 

Its a simple formula - Learn + pass it on = abundance for all.  

Cheers!