25/09August

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I don’t often talk about work or my professional life here on this site, but today I’m making an exception because I need your help.

I’ve been given the honor to join a proposed panel for SXSW next year with Meghan (@withoutayard), Ryan (@ryantaylor), and James (@TopsAtWarChild) on passionate people online and how passion can translate into social change and social good. The panel will talk about identifying personal passions and turning them into careers, and also about the increasingly blurred line between everyone’s personal and professional lives.

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: I love what I do for a career. I love that I’m able to take the things that intrigue me most in my life — community, personal interaction, storytelling, social good — and parlay those interests into the work I do.

This panel will not only give me the opportunity to share a few stories on how I’m able to do that, but also for me to learn about things that other SXSW participants are passionate about, and how we can all work to pursue our passions for the greater good.

Vote for the Passionate People panel at SXSW.

So here’s where I need your help. If you click on the image above, or on this link to the SXSW panel picker, you’ll get the option to create an account and vote for your favorite panels. You don’t have to vote for our panel on passionate people if it doesn’t pique your curiosity, but if it does, I’d appreciate the support.

I can assure you that SXSW will not spam you or sell your details — they only require you to create an account to keep the process fair — and can also assure you that the whole process will only take two minutes of your time.

Thanks in advance for your help. If we do get chosen, I promise to come back with many stories to share.

And while you’re at it, here are a few other proposed panels that have caught my eye so far. You may want to vote for them too:

Thanks again!

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