Last week I began posting obscure messages about change and opportunities for change using a lemons to lemonade theme.

One post that resonated with me is this

I'm ready to be better than some perceive. Forget my worth and I will forget you.

It sums up my feelings to a T.

I readily admit that I'm human and require others to value my contributions.

As such I am seeking just that, I am seeking a value from those around me. My life has followed a steady theme, move around often enough to keep fresh and make changes when things are not in my favor, remain as long as I have value and receive value in turn. I have no allusions about what I can and do contribute to my field. I am a very strong personality, I have a solid and comprehensive base set of skills and expertise and I am as loyal as you deserve.

I thrive in community environs, I like interaction, give and take and respect foreach individual's role in the entire process. No one person should ever be the sole source of credit for a team's accomplishments, just the same for failures.

In order to make a team work, each member from the top to the bottom needs to understand and work with the other members specific abilities. When you forget the value of an individual, you forget the value of a team.

All this said, I am seeking a recipe for the lemons I see ripening on my trees.

Color me impressed! (Is that an actual thing people say or did I make that up?)

Regardless I've been impressed this week by Dan Benjamin and his newest creation.

Last Tuesday when the entire world seemed obsessed with Apple, Dan posted on Hivelogic the following

I have some big news: starting today, I’m podcasting for a living.

This is something I get giddy upon hearing. This is what the new media economy is all about.

I'm 37, I know I will not have a chance of being a rock star at this point, but I could someday give up the day job if the right opportunity presents itself.

So what is 5 by 5 studios? Dan described it as network for all of the current shows he works on (except for The Talk Show). What I found compelling is the new content added to the roster.

The Pipeline - an interview show talking with designers, developers, writers, and entrepreneurs.

The Conversation - a live-streamed talk show featuring topical discussions, reviews, special guests, news and, your calls, all live.

So far I've heard the premiere episode of The Conversation and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'll be listening to The Pipeline shortly.

The underwriting premise appears to be sponsorship based. If the quality maintains what I know of Dan, this network of shows will keep a place in my podcast feed for sometime.

This will likely remain true even if the underwriting moves to a subscription based model.

Back in 2007 Ken Ray announced on Mac OS Ken that he was going to try something new and asked for support in the form os subscriptions to his new show.