Have you ever wondered if what you are saying is being heard? Have you ever thought “I’m just one person, who is going to notice what I have to say? Who is going to notice what I’ve done?”
Late last month, I received an Email from someone in a Government Office that has taken an interest in EMS, and where we are headed. He was contacting me because he wanted to buy thirty EMS 2.0 Pins for the people in his office, and stated to me that “EMS 2.0 represents an opportunity to bring EMS into the 21st Century.” Just when I didn’t think the conversation could get any better, he added that “we need to position EMS so that folks fully appreciate the contribution and vital role we serve in the daily delivery of health care services.”
It just goes to the show that it’s the little things like a pin, or an idea that can help take a huge step towards fixing things. It all starts with just one person, one thought, one concept. When I came up with the design for the EMS 2.0 pin based on the ideas that I had read that Chris Kaiser and Justin Schorr shared with us all, I didn’t know if it would actually go anywhere. Now a year later, I’ve sold almost 350 of them. I’ve seen patches, tattoo ideas, and even a photo from the Philippians with that half-red, half-blue star of life.
While there is so much more to EMS 2.0 than just the Pin, I’m proud to say that my design could be part of the idea. Reading the excerpts from that email I shared with you above made it all worth it, all of the hand shaking, all the sharing of ideas, all the writing, and all the hard work. Word has made it to the top, and there’s no telling where we can go from here.