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May 13Liked by Dan Mangiavellano

I'm thinking "connected"

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May 13Liked by Dan Mangiavellano

I don’t have the magic word, but it makes me think of charisma…that alluring combo of personality, empathy and a big dose of fun. Love this!

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May 13Liked by Dan Mangiavellano

Perhaps the word you are looking for is “instigator”. It’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the day and they define it as “one who causes things to happen or begin”.

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I tend to think you're all onto something with this. It's a combination of connection and personality and a willingness to act/instigate. Perhaps my problem is that I'm looking for one word to describe something complex and multilayered. I might be better off concentrating on a combination of features. Look at that...Substack is working for the people! Nicely done, gang.

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I like your assessment that the ‘magic word’ you’re searching for is that combination of personality and performance/action. . . We know those special individuals when we meet them but finding a single word to capture that personality/action combination might remain elusive. Maybe you need to do some ‘word-smithing’ and come up with a new word ?? If anyone can do, you can!!!

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