by Marcus J. Carey on March 4, 2010
by Marcus J. Carey on February 16, 2010
One of my favorite stories when it comes to helping people out is the story of a little girl on the beach. The story tells the tale of a young girl throwing starfish back into the ocean to save them from dying. An old man approaches a young girl, then tells her that there are hundreds of starfish on the beach, it would be impossible to save all of them.
The old man told her the work she was doing didn’t matter.The little girl picked up another starfish and looked at the old man. She then throws the starfish in the ocean and tells the old man, “It mattered to that one.”
My goal is to help as many as possible. If what I say matters to one person that needs guidance in information security, I consider my efforts a success. Our industry is filled with brilliant people. Sometimes if things aren’t considered groundbreaking, it can be easily dismissed as nothing new. We tend to focus on the things that we know, instead of picking up any new nuggets that may be available for the taking.
Everything little bit matters in this game.
