The document describes the author's journey with Twitter from their early days using it in 1997 as a nurse in Barcelona up until the present. It details how Twitter helped the author discover their inner power and become involved in amazing projects transforming nursing. The author discusses how through Twitter they have done things they never thought possible and been introduced to new communities. They express that the true power of Twitter is the people behind it and that if used correctly, the possibilities are endless.

1. .
THE POWER OF TWITTER
BY
@thebestjoan

4. THE
EARLY
DAYS

5. THE EARLY DAYS
My journey starts off in Barcelona in 1997, I graduated
from Nursing School and I started to work as an A&E
Nurse...

6. THE CALL
TO
ADVENTU

7. But then on a very hot summer day after a few Martinis, I was then
presented with some information that acts as a call to head off into
the unknown…
I came to England
THE CALL TO ADVENTURE

8. THE DARK
DAYS

9. .
THE DARK DAYS
Years went by, sadness grew inside me as I tried to fit in, I felt
trapped and I was nearly taken over by ‘The Dark Side’.

10. THE BIG
DISCOVE
RY

11. This is the point where I actually crossed into the field of
adventure, left the known limits of my world and ventures into
an unknown and dangerous realm where the rules and limits
were not known. The world of twitter.
THE BIG DISCOVERY

12. CROSSING
THE FIRST
THRESHOL
D

13. My First ever Tweet
CROSSING THE FIRST THRESHOLD
I faced tests, met allies, confronted enemies & learned the
rules of the Twitter World.

14. MEETING
WITH THE
PRINCESS

15. I met a female figure of power and significance, often supernatural
and a representation of twitter unconditional love. I was
introduced to @wenurses and the #wecommunity. Since that day I
have never looked back.
.
MEETING WITH THE PRINCESS

16. THE
RELEASE
OF THE

17. THE RELEASE OF THE POWER
TWITTER RELEASED MY INNER POWER. BECAUSE OF TWITTER I HAVE
DONE THINGS THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I WAS CAPABLE OF DOING.

18. THE
PLACES

19. I confronted my own mortality and faced the world with my
new secret weapon. Twitter took me to places that I could
have not even imagine, not even on my wildest dreams.
THE PLACES

20. THE
PROJECT
S

21. Because of Twitter I am involved in amazing projects that are
transforming not only the world of Nursing but the future of the
whole care system.
THE PROJECTS

22. THE
PEOPLE

23. Just as the hero may need guides and assistants at the start of the
quest, they often need rescuers to bring them back to everyday life,
especially if the person has been wounded or weakened by the
experience.
THE PEOPLE.

24. THE PEOPLE
The true power of Twitter is the people behind it.

25. CONCLUS
ION

26. TWITTER IS A VERY POWERFUL TOOL THAT IF USED
CORRECTLY THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF TWITTER.
CONCLUSION