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Patrick Lorenzo

Talent is not enough.

About Me

Family first and a vital friend.
  • Following my vision with no plan to quit.
  • Always doing me and practicing good karma.
  • Getting my mind right and living today everyday.
  • Striving for win-win situations.
  • Climbing with hard work and dedication to the process.
  • Putting in 100% and surrounding myself with good folks.
  • Giving first and embracing change.
  • Appreciating and celebrating my blessings.
  • Developing empowerment and speaking the truth.
  • My Interests

    Education, Entertainment, Event Planning, Conversations, Hip-Hop, Community Building and Dining.

    I'd like to meet:

  • Folks with social, emotional and practical intelligence.
  • Folks who build bridges before connecting.
  • Folks who dream the painting and paint the dream.
  • Folks who take the scenic route to happiness.
  • Music:

    Hip-Hop, Mash ups, Soul and rock/alternative.

    Books:

    Do You, Hip-Hop Inc., Guaranteed Success, Rich Dad/Poor Dad series, How, Never Eat Alone, Setting the Table, Small Giants, How to win friends and influence people, Social Intelligence, Practicial Intelligence, Juggling Elephants and Winning with People.

    Heroes:

    Educators, Entertainers and Entrepreneurs.

    My Blog

    America’s Best Dance Crew?

    Starting tonight on MTV at 10pm is the first episode of "America's Best Dance Crew". If this is your 1st taste of the hip-hop dance scene then you're only getting a small taste of what's been big all ...
    Posted by Patrick Lorenzo on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:40:00 PST

    Juggling Elephants?

    Does life feel like a three ring circus? The "three-ring circus" represents the three dominant areas of life: Personal circle, work circle and family circle. "Juggling elephants" r...
    Posted by Patrick Lorenzo on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:56:00 PST

    30 years of resistance for Summer Bridge

    I'm not one to blog personal experiences, but in thise case I have to share some highlights for those folks who could not participate in this special event. For those who don't know Summer B...
    Posted by Patrick Lorenzo on Mon, 28 May 2007 02:19:00 PST

    Russell Simmons says to "Do You"

    Courtesy of Russell Simmons (with Chris Morrow) and his latest great accomplishment: Do You! 12 Laws to access the power in YOU to achieve happiness and success My latest blog writing is drawn fr...
    Posted by Patrick Lorenzo on Sun, 20 May 2007 11:17:00 PST

    Networking is actually easy

    I saw the article on Yahoo and had to blog it for folks. It's a good article on how networking is easier than you think. Check out my additional comments for each tip and the book Never Eat Alon...
    Posted by Patrick Lorenzo on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:19:00 PST

    Higher Education on MySpace and Facebook

    A revised blog on my professional development presentation on the impact of online communities such as MySpace and Facebook in Higher education.  Please feel free to share this information with a...
    Posted by Patrick Lorenzo on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:01:00 PST

    Networking Mistakes

    Though this article applies to "network functions" you can apply this to "meeting people" in general. The Four Most Common Networking MistakesBy Caroline Levchuck Take a tip from Miss Manners: Etiquet...
    Posted by Patrick Lorenzo on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:55:00 PST

    Do Work; Don't postpone success.

    Courtesy of, Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy. Just finished this one so getting to work on applying this NOW. 21 ways to end procrastinating and to get things done NOW 1) Set the table: Know what you wan...
    Posted by Patrick Lorenzo on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:46:00 PST

    Work NOW, Play later

    An article I saw on Yahoo that I've copied for your inspiration. I get up at 5:50am, but this has motivated me to get up at 5:30am, but 7:30am - 8am on the weekends though ;) How disciplined are ...
    Posted by Patrick Lorenzo on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:57:00 PST

    The Magic of Thinking Big

    Special Thanks for my friend Erik for giving me this book. Inspiration on getting to the top. Enjoy the cliff notes version folks. The Magic of Thinking Big Believe you can succeed and you will (17) L...
    Posted by Patrick Lorenzo on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:53:00 PST