Tag: belong
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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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We Long to Belong
The signature to most of my emails is Be Unique, but Belong. Here are some posts about the idea Be Unique, but Belong. This morning, I read some news about the Pacquaio fight last night. I watched the fight. I read about the broken orbital lobe, and how Margarito’s corner…
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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 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…
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Be Unique, but Belong
A few months ago, I was doing some reading for research, and as I was reading Erikson’s ideas on identity I came up with this line – Be Unique, but Belong. It was the summary of the section that I was reading. It wasn’t even what I was reading about…