Joan Lynch

Journalist / Film and TV development exec / 2x Peabody winner / 30 For 30/ Christian / PGA fanatic

[Joan Lynch @JoanLynch]

@WJHG_TV Does anyone know anything else about what happened? We knew her.

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

“You have three older brothers that now look up to you. You will always be our champion.”

As Haley Winn gets ready for @TeamUSA’s gold medal game against Canada, her brothers, Casey, Ryan and Tommy, leave their sister an encouraging and heartwarming voicemail. ❤️

@usahockey | @Olympics

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

A young boy lost his dad in a crowd in Argentina. Strangers came together to help, chanting the father's name. Then the band joined in with a song, "Eduardo, come and find Juan Cruz" 🙌

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

Too good not to share 👍

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[Joan Lynch @JoanLynch]

Today would have been my friend's 76th birthday. @WorkingNation honors @MarkGoulston with this article. He changed the world with his wisdom and kindness. My life and career benefitted from his genuine and direct feedback. RIP my friend. You are missed.

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[Joan Lynch @JoanLynch]

Bauer lost $37.5 million from his 3-year, $102 million deal because of the suspension. 194 Games. Judge ruled in 2021 that there wasn't grounds for the woman's claims.

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[WorkingNation @WorkingNation]

#StudentParents #SingleParents #CommunityCollege #SingleMoms @LaraEverly @MKPanzer @Art_Bilger @JoanLynch @ECMCFoundation

[Cynthia Littleton @Variety_Cynthia]

A loving tribute to #ArleenSorkin penned by her husband of 33 years, Christopher Lloyd: “Arleen’s career blossomed, though her ego never did. She once had a business card made for her wallet that just said ‘What’s her name…from that show.’” @Variety https://t.co/0QMu8EANgF

[Joan Lynch @JoanLynch]

@JoeTessESPN @marcelluswiley @markschlereth - were your ears burning? @RobbieMaddison Amy Maddison @Mkpanzer . Reunion time. Oh and the @drake concert was epic.

[Upwardly Global @UpwardlyGlobal]

Big thanks to @WorkingNation for highlighting the contributions of immigrants and refugees in the U.S. workforce. They chatted with our CEO @jkkvilmar at #JFFHorizons last week!

[WorkingNation @WorkingNation]

Not only can #volunteering change lives of the less fortunate, it allows the #volunteer to become “a change agent in their own life,” @Michelle Armstrong, head of #philanthropy at @ares_management, tells #WorkingNationOverheard at #JFFHorizons. @JFFtweets
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[Joan Lynch @JoanLynch]

As Rogers later said of the viral video, “My many, many years of focus and hard work got kind of packaged into a Cinderella story.” This reminds me of Malcom Gladwell’s 10,000 hours. It usually, not always but usually, takes good old fashioned learning and work to succeed.

[Billy Oppenheimer @bpoppenheimer]

In 2016, Pharrell Williams visited an N.Y.U. music production class to critique student songs.

After he listened to a song called “Alaska” by a student named Maggie Rogers, Pharrell said, “Wow. I have zero, zero, zero notes for that.”

“And I'll tell you why” he said. Because...

“You're doing your own thing. It's singular. It's like when the Wu-Tang Clan came out—no one could really judge it. You either liked it or you didn't, but you couldn't compare it to anything else.

And that is such a special quality, and all of us possess that ability.”

Takeaway 1:

The source of your power, Robert Greene says, is your uniqueness.

We say of genius, as Pharrell said of Rogers' song:

"They're 1 of a kind."

"They're singular."

So are you, Robert likes to point out: No one has ever had your DNA, your experiences, your perspective.

Embrace your uniqueness. Express it in your work.

Takeaway 2:

The video with Pharrell went viral & Maggie Rogers, seemingly overnight, was a pop star.

But…

Rogers started playing music when she was 7. She started songwriting a few years later. In high school, she attended courses at the Berklee College of Music. During her senior year, she recorded her first album, which is what got her accepted to the N.Y.U. music school and the opportunity to play one of her songs in front of Pharrell.

As Rogers later said of the viral video, “My many, many years of focus and hard work got kind of packaged into a Cinderella story.”

Ryan Holiday's line is, "All success is a lagging indicator."

All success is a function of the previous work put in.

“When a day’s writing goes well,” Ryan writes, “it’s a lagging indicator of hours and hours spent researching and thinking…Hitting a personal record on the bench press is a lagging indicator of a lot of discipline and hard work. Receiving a promotion is a lagging indicator of a lot of quality work. Delivering a keynote with confidence is a lagging indicator of a lot of preparation.”

Getting packaged as a Cinderalla story is a lagging indicator of many, many years of focus and hard work.

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“It seems to me that each of us expressing our own originality is the essence of our art and professionalism.” — Jim Henson

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[WorkingNation @WorkingNation]

After falling in recent months, #JobOpenings were back over 10M a month ago – at 10.1M, according to the latest #JOLTS report from @USDOL. Meanwhile, the Fed’s #BeigeBook shows #hiring up in most of the country. @RamonaWritesLA reports. https://t.co/J96tyg1icG

[WorkingNation @WorkingNation]

“I want to create the belief and the faith … that lives can and do change,” says @MattBourlakas, CEO of @giveit2Goodwill.

Watch #GloryInOvercoming at https://t.co/DlBOPBMnMO to see how @GoodwillIntl career training changed the lives of 3 women.

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[CNN @CNN]

Rick Hoyt, the man who was pushed in a wheelchair by his father in 32 Boston Marathon races, died Monday morning. https://t.co/4LKajdRWUB

[Humans of Judaism @HumansOfJudaism]

Roddie Edmonds was a Master Sergeant in the United States Army. In late 1944, Edmonds was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and held at a German POW camp. In January 1945, the Nazis ordered all Jewish-American POWs to step forward. Edmonds, the highest-ranking noncommissioned officer at the camp, ordered all 1,000 US soldiers to step forward, regardless of their religion.

A German commander demanded that Edmonds identify the Jewish soldiers. Edmonds replied, "We are all Jews here." The commander threatened to shoot him if he did not comply. Edmonds refused, saying, "If you shoot, you'll have to shoot us all." The commander backed down.

Edmonds' actions are credited with saving the lives of 200 Jewish soldiers. In 2015, he was posthumously named Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem and was the first American soldier to receive the honor.

Edmonds' story is a reminder of the courage and compassion of those who stood up to the Nazis during World War II. He is a true hero, and his legacy will never be forgotten.

[Joan Lynch @JoanLynch]

@CLEVELAND_WINS @timkellernyc This is so good.

[WorkingNation @WorkingNation]

Yes, we know Mother's Day was last weekend. But we wanted to make sure you saw this great video ftg. the moms from "#GloryInOvercoming: A WorkingNation Film."

See the full film and more at https://t.co/MWi8Y1DAuK

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[wendicopeland @wendicopeland]

We are so excited for you to hear Chelsea, Kara and Shaheera share their stories! @Googleorg @coursera @Accenture @GoodwillIntl @giveit2goodwill @StevenCPreston