Tag: writing
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The Researcher Identity
This is mainly for me. I realized recently that I have not done much in my research area in the past few years. It’s nice to have done research that is still relevant in conversations today. I know that my doctoral research was a few years back, but I am…
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Confluence of Events
con·flu·ence (knfl–ns) n. 1. a. A flowing together of two or more streams. b. The point of juncture of such streams. c. The combined stream formed by this juncture. 2. A gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point e·vent (-vnt) n. 1. a. Something that takes place; an occurrence. b. A significant occurrence or happening.…
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Think About Learning
I love listening to professors. I’m a professor. I don’t mind if people listen to me or not, but I love to listen to professors. More than that – I love to learn. I love learning what professors have learned and studied. I was listening to a professor share his…
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LL47: The Bruce Lee Lesson
I know you know Bruce Lee as an amazing martial artist and a movie star, but did you know that he was quite the philosopher, thinker, and writer as well. I learned yesterday that Bruce Lee did a ton of writing. He would be quite the blogger today if he…
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You Can’t Choose
Whenever you put yourself out there – either in a blog post, a picture, a lecture, or a youtube video – you open yourself up to 2 things. You either open yourself up to ridicule and negativity, or you somehow provide enlightenment to those that check out your ideas. It’s…
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Humbling and Humiliating
There is nothing more Humbling and Humiliating than blogging. I heard that in a podcast. I think it might have been Mitch Joel that said it. It is so true. When you blog, you put your ideas and thoughts out there. When you blog, you open yourself up to humiliation.…
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My Laptop is Dying
Do you know that feeling, or have you ever experienced that feeling? It’s the feeling of your laptop dying. It’s become so much a part of me and my writing. I’ve enjoyed this macbook. I am an Apple. It has given me identity. The more that I think about it,…
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I Have Strong Opinions
That’s what someone told me this afternoon. It was followed with an opportunity to write an article for a publication. I was then flattered to get an opportunity to write. I am just amazed at the opportunities that are available. I have a handful or writing projects and they keep…
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My Writer Identity
I would never consider myself a writer. I blog. I’ve written a dissertation. I have a few published articles, but I’m not a writer…..well, at least not yet. This past week, I received several requests for writing projects. They were all different requests for different articles completely independent of each…
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Your Inner Guttenberg
There was a time when spreading ideas wasn’t so easy. Books had to be written by hand. Ideas traveled slowly. It’s difficult for me to imagine a world without books or newspapers. Guttenberg changed all of that. With his printing press, he was able to spread ideas much more easily.…
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Blog Stats
Have you checked yours lately? You can learn so much about…. 1. What you write about – there are a few ways to do this, but a quick look at your tags might reveal something about what you write. 2. How people find your blog – I check the Search…
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Opportunity
I can’t believe how much opportunity is out there – that I don’t avail myself of – and that’s the opportunities that I know about. I just can’t imagine what the opportunities are that I don’t know about. Do you know what I’m talking about? I’m not necessarily talking about…