President Biden is signing an Executive Order today that will put an end to the Keystone XL pipeline.
I’m sharing a few of the pieces I wrote re #NoKXL that shows how long my people have been fighting it. Water the Life giver was published by Indian Country Today in 2011.
The RosebudSioux hosted a Spirit Camp to unite people in prayer for protection from KeystoneXL #supplythefront #NoKXL pic.twitter.com/YXNMyXjZxo
— Ruth H. Hopkins, B.S., M.S., J.D. (@Ruth_HHopkins) April 15, 2014
Chief Arvol Looking Horse speaking at the #NoKXL treaty signing. Pic via Jordan Marie Daniel. pic.twitter.com/HlkJqOw0vY
— Ruth H. Hopkins, B.S., M.S., J.D. (@Ruth_HHopkins) November 21, 2017
When Lakota grandma Marie Brushbreaker stood in front of semis to stop Transcanada from crossing tribal land #NoKXL pic.twitter.com/kKVsKd9M8l
— Ruth H. Hopkins, B.S., M.S., J.D. (@Ruth_HHopkins) August 25, 2017
Today at the 5th Annual planting of Ponca sacred corn, Art and Helen Tanderup, who hold title to land directly in the path of the Keystone XL pipeline, transferred ownership of that land back to the Ponca nation. Pics via Joye Braun. #NOKXL #Solidarity pic.twitter.com/lfSICPUr2n
— Ruth H. Hopkins, B.S., M.S., J.D. (@Ruth_HHopkins) June 11, 2018
The prayer walk on the Fort Peck reservation continued into the night yesterday and it's still going. #NoKXL pic.twitter.com/unqbJtLzkl
— Ruth H. Hopkins, B.S., M.S., J.D. (@Ruth_HHopkins) March 25, 2017
Gay Kingman and Faith Spotted Eagle in Pierre, S.D. this morning waiting to testify against the S.D. Governor\u2019s proposed anti-protest bills. #NoKXL pic.twitter.com/kyQEX6RZk2
— Ruth H. Hopkins, B.S., M.S., J.D. (@Ruth_HHopkins) March 6, 2019
Today at a public hearing about the granting of water permits for the Keystone XL Pipeline in South Dakota, Lakota youth from Cheyenne River stood in protest. #NoKXL pic.twitter.com/c99ju5fndM
— Ruth H. Hopkins, B.S., M.S., J.D. (@Ruth_HHopkins) January 21, 2020
PRESS: Statement from @janekleeb @BoldNebraska on @JoeBiden pledge to rescind permit for @TCEnergy #KeystoneXL pipeline. #nokxl #neleg #waterislife #actonclimate pic.twitter.com/iDh7zqhAdw
— Bold Nebraska (@BoldNebraska) May 18, 2020
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A thread, co-written by @deanmbrody:
Next level tactic when closing a sale, candidate, or investment:
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) February 27, 2018
Ask: \u201cWhat needs to be true for you to be all in?\u201d
You'll usually get an explicit answer that you might not get otherwise. It also holds them accountable once the thing they need becomes true.
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- “Feel it's in our best interest for me to be CMO"
- “Feel that we’re in a good place as a company”
- “Feel that we’re on the same page”
- “Feel that we both got what we wanted from this deal
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Worse over, the founders don’t know what they need to do in order to be fundable.
4/ So why should you ask the magic Q?
To get clarity.
You want to know where you stand, and what it takes to get what you want in a way that also gets them what they want.
It also holds them (mentally) accountable once the thing they need becomes true.
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Multiple responses to this question are likely to deliver a positive result.