Tag: be unique but belong
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Unknowing Yourself
I had never thought about ‘unknowing yourself’ as part of the process of getting to know yourself – or even more important being more yourself. It is a concept that I heard from Lori Gottlieb. She says, “But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself—to let go…
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The Home Screen
Everything leaks identity. You know how they say that you can tell a lot about a person by taking a look at their checkbook and calendar – well, that was a saying before smartphones. You don’t need to look at 2 things any longer. Technically, you can simplify things and…
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Identity Specialist
So it’s the name that I chose for the blog. I would never call myself an Identity Expert because that assumes that I am the expert on identity. I studied it for my doctoral dissertation. I have done a bunch of reading about it. I understand a few developmental theories…
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You Either Copy or Innovate
Of course I heard this listening to something today. The context of the conversation where I heard this had to do with mobile phones – most specifically, the iPhone. I don’t know which side of the conversation you sit in, but they all seemed to think that everyone else copies…
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Gathering Around a #Hashtag
I heard someone talk about this idea. He had started a hashtag – mainly as a snarky remark – and a million tweets later, he realized that he had tapped into something deeper than he had originally intended. We long to belong. I’ve written about how we need to belong.…
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On Fitting In
Society isn’t kind to those who don’t fit in. We ostracize, we call names, we harass. – Seth Godin in Poke the Box. As soon as I read that, I immediately thought about some of my posts – Be Unique, but Belong. Seth is talking about leading and poking the…
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Be Unique, but Belong 4
It’s fun to listen to friends and family talk about their football team. You name it. Whether college or professional football, people need to be a part of something. People like to belong. They become fans. They become a part of this club. Have you heard individuals identify with their…
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Your Uniqueness
I came up with the line – be unique, but belong – after reading some Erik Erikson for my research. There’s a balance that needs to be maintained between being yourself, but not being yourself too much. Or being a part of the group, but not being so weird that…
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Be Unique, But Belong 3
I was listening to the song Creep by Radiohead this morning. I was listening to the Scala and Kolacny Choir version – the one on the Social Network movie trailer. I know it’s not a new song – and there are some choice expletives in it. It’s a song that…
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Be Unique, But Belong 2
The original Be Unique, But Belong post that I wrote is here. I just went to a huge convention. I was told that there were 20,000 people at this conference. There was an exhibit hall and for the most part – nonstop speakers. It was truly one of the largest…