About me
A man behind a plan. Life background:
I was born May 5, 1988 in southern Ohio, raised with 2 parents and two younger brothers in Oberlin. I know that my great liberal bubble hometown had a lot to do with who I am now. Oberlin endows mindfulness, appreciation, and a stellar worldview that really anyone can make a difference. I am truly blessed to have parents that cared and cultivated their children’s success. I worked at a local dairy farm, served on the Oberlin School Board two years, and led the Marching Band senior year (Bass drum)– graduating valedictorian of my class from Oberlin High School in 2006.
At Boston U, the best thing that ever happened to me occurred on 4/19/2007, at about 11:00PM. That night I completely deconstructed the illusion of perspective, and rebuilt a new personality for the rest of my life. It was nothing less than a convergence of history and future and meaning– truly fate’s intervention. I since appreciate the arts more, have become deeply religious, and feel more connected to others and the physical world. I must thank Alex, Tom, Alexa, and Kev for being so understanding to make that night possible.
What difference is one person? I learned my purpose at the end of a 2-month homestay in Costa Rica. My mind works in possibilities, and that night realized the potential to revitalize rural areas with a simple service. To serve as a transparent middle-man for organic farmers: why was no one doing this for a huge emerging sector? The idea has come a long way since then, and each day I think it’s more possible. It gets me out of bed in the morning and keeps me up late. Following the path, I have met new people and had amazing experiences that do more than create a good resume: they define a worldview and future that is “very good”. I can’t complain- feels good to change the world.
Now I am working on this full time, drafting a business plan and building a team to start as soon as 2010. The hardest thing about a visionary’s life is when he realizes that his goal is within reach and must take it. I have the tools and most importantly the determination to follow through and affect people on a massive scale. Sometimes the readership of this blog makes me think I have the community as well, but am definitely not yet out of the range of needing comforting social support! Please comment!
-School: BU College of Arts and Sciences ‘10 (Economics, International Relations (Sustainable Development))
-Political beliefs: Socioeconomic progressive
-Personality type: ENFP (Myer’s Briggs), Aura: Tan-Red
-Spirit animal: Bald Eagle
Enjoy my blog, “A Global Organic Mindset”: http://eddiemill.wordpress.com
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Resume link: resume download
Connect:
Eddie Miller
Boston University ‘10
phone: 440-935-5434
email: emiller@bu.edu, eddiemill@gmail.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=933175&ref=profile
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=12128779&trk=tab_pro
Twitter: EddieMill
Resume link: June 10, 2009
This blog (and the many links) is fascinating, insightful and inspiring! Hopefully it will be studied by many other ‘comrades’ in our most important mission . . . to facilitate the healthy evolution of humanity and our biome. You are, already, changing our world!
Comment by Edward D. Miller, MD — November 13, 2008 @ 3:53 pm |