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We are all born with different gifts. Some people are good at physical activity such as sports, climbing mountains, or running a ranch. Some people are good with math, or science, or perhaps they make great business or political leaders. Many of us move through phases of growth in our professional careers where we make choices that later on prove to have a far-reaching effect on the lives of other people.

Here is an example of someone whose work has affected our lives in many ways. His name is Nicholas Bredimus. You have probably never heard of him but he worked for many years in the airline industry. Rising to serve as founding president of an American Airlines sister company, Nicholas Bredimus eventually left the American family to start his own company, Bredimus Systems.

Through Bredimus Systems Nicholas Bredimus was able to build software for modern airline ticketing services that have helped to make the travel experiences of millions of travelers easier. Because of his long experience with the airline industry and his special expertise in airline ticketing system Nicholas Bredimus was occasionally quoted by the news media whenever airline ticketing systems and practices experienced setbacks or worked against consumers’ needs.

Because of his work in the field of airline ticketing systems and long distance travel, many people have benefitted from the vision and leadership that Nicholas Bredimus provided. Well-respected by his peers, Bredimus enjoyed a long and satisfying professional career.

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The Internet has changed the way millions of people engage with their peers and associates. Whereas in the past only a relatively small number of people ever became widely known outside their communities, now many of us build up name recognition or visibility in professional communities or industries on an international basis.

It’s a bit disconcerting to think more people in Europe and Asia may know who you are and what you do than in your own home town, and yet those overseas people may extend their professional respect and esteem to you in recognition of your accomplishments. We no longer have to confine our self-images to small geological regions.

In any random industry, such as real estate, one can pluck names from the Internet and learn many things about the people who bear them. For example, Dennis Tamburo has worked in the mortgage brokerage and real estate field for some years. He is known to his colleagues and many strangers alike.

And it should come as no surprise that Dennis Tamburo is an avid golfer, as this information is freely available on the Internet. That is how the electronic medium has changed our lives so much. We can find many amateur and semi-pro golfers about whom we would never have learned had we remained dependent upon print and television sports news.

Your local high school football team’s players may now be listed on many Web sites, statistics and all. Their pictures and even video might appear in multiple places on the Web. Someone like Dennis Tamburo could (if he wished) include footage of his high school glory days on social media sites like Facebook.

The next time you are surfing the Internet and you come across a random person’s Web page or an article about their personal or professional accomplishments, stop to think about all the other people who have shared in that learning experience with you. We have become a much closer global community, almost like we truly are “the family of Man”!

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