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James Kerti

How to be a multipotentialite

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For a long time I felt like something was wrong with me.

Really wrong.

I’ve heard so many people talk about the importance of specializing.

People in the self-help space espoused the benefits of finding your passion and putting everything you have into becoming great at doing that one thing.

Meanwhile more traditionally-minded folks stuck with rhetoric about how companies don’t want to hire a person who is a jack-of-all-trades. Rather, they want to build their companies around employees who are the best in the world at their particular jobs.

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Elected!

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The preliminary results came in and I’m excited to say that I’ve been elected to Council for the City of Yachats!

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The best path to a basketball job (without playing or coaching experience)

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This guest post was written by Josh Url. Josh mentors and teaches people how to solve problems in basketball using tools like Synergy Sports Technology through his website called Contextual Scouting.

Who among us that love basketball wouldn’t want to work for a team?

For many of us working in basketball would be a dream come true.

But how do we improve our odds of getting our dream job in basketball?

The truth is it’s difficult to get your “foot in the door” with a basketball organization.

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Why we have to remember past setbacks

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As I mentioned recently, I’m a frequent reader and occasional contributor on the Ask Historians subreddit.

Earlier this month, a history graduate student asked:

Why, despite its rich 18th century history and involvement in slave-driven agriculture, did Charleston, South Carolina, not become a major American metropolis on par with Boston, New York, and Philadelphia?

I chimed in with the following response, adapted for this format, that others appreciated.

As another response pointed out, it is true that the Civil War had devastating effects on Charleston and other southern cities.

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Yachats Candidates Forum

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I’m speaking at the Yachats Candidates Forum tonight for city and county candidates on the ballot in the November election.

I set this entry to go live at 8:25 PM when City Council candidates take the stage.

Below you can read a copy of the opening and closing statements I prepared to give.

Opening Statement

I’m James Kerti. This Friday marks three years since I moved to Yachats.

But I must say, I figured out pretty quickly that Yachats is the place where I feel at home.

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Why geography and history matter

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I’m interested in what geography and history can tell us about where we are today.

This year I’m running for city council in Yachats.

My time here has helped me understand that the effects of geography and history matter whether you’re talking about a small town like Yachats or a whole country.

You can’t ignore those things in creating policy or looking for solutions in the present. Context matters.

I enjoy reading comments from amateur and professional historians on the Ask Historians subreddit.

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Why I’m running for City Council

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I’m running for City Council in the City of Yachats in the November 2018 election.

Serving on the planning commission and budget committee shaped my perspective on local government.

Policy made on the local level influences people’s lives on a daily basis. That’s especially true in a small town.

Planning commission and budget committee helped me see that up close.

Originally I thought I’d wait until a future election.

But watching things play out on the national level recently, it really hit home how much — good or bad — can get done in a short period of time.

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2018 NBA Draft Scouting Reports (and how to write them!)

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Now that we’re firmly into the summer season of the NBA for 2018, let’s recap the NBA Draft — and even more exciting, our first Postcard Challenge! So let’s go over some 2018 NBA Draft scouting reports.

I received a good number of entries, including one from Portugal.

So I want to thank everyone who took the time to write and send me an evaluation of a 2018 NBA Draft prospect.

I approach this recap by highlighting several players from the 2018 NBA Draft class with evaluations from entries.

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How contextual scouting helps you avoid draft mistakes

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This guest post was written by Josh Url. Josh mentors and teaches people how to solve problems in basketball using tools like Synergy Sports Technology through his website called Contextual Scouting.

Recently James shared a post with you about THE basketball scouting question that you need to answer in order to be a successful scout.

Much like James I love this question!

It’s the most important question to ask when scouting.

But it’s just the first step of what James and I call contextual scouting.

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