Well, if you’ve been reading this blog for a bit – you know what I’m going to say (Right Kahu Dan!). What you obsess about tells me so much about your identity. If you think about something so much to … Continue reading
What You Obsess About
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Games and a Better You
I heard a talk from Dr. Jane McGonigal about gaming and game mechanics. She is a game researcher and studies this stuff, but she said a line that stood out to me - games helps to make a better you. … Continue reading
The Quality of the Question
You can tell alot about a person by the Quality of the Questions they ask. We ask questions of people and try to figure out who they are by their answers. That’s how most people do it. Judge by the … Continue reading
What You Become When You Retaliate
re·tal·i·ate/riˈtalēˌāt/ Verb: Make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack. Repay (an injury or insult) in kind. When you think about identity, you end up thinking about what it is or who it is that you are … Continue reading
Setting up Boundaries
I was thinking through boundaries today. I have read books on them. I have heard people talk about them. Most of the time, I hear about it in the context of boundaries in a vacuum – meaning – setting up … Continue reading
Talking About Yourself
…….is always so difficult. Unless of course you’ve thought about who you are. If you know yourself, it’s not that difficult to talk about yourself. If you know how perfect you really aren’t, it’s definitely much easier to talk about … Continue reading
You are You When You’re Hungry
Have you seen that Snicker’s commercial – where the tagline is – You’re not You When You’re Hungry – they’re wrong. You are the real you when you are hungry. You are the real you when you’re mad. You are … Continue reading
Identity and Another Place
There is a commercial on tv that I saw today about New Orleans. The basic tagline had to do with the fact that you can find a different version of “you” if you were ever to visit. I’ve driven through … Continue reading
Your TED Talk
a quick idea about what I would talk about if I were to give a talk at TED. Continue reading
Telling Your Story
There is something so liberating about telling your story. We all have one. You might not know your story, but you are living yours. I guess before you can tell your story, you have to know it. If you don’t … Continue reading
Out Do Yourself
What does that even mean? Do you know how to out do yourself? Here are my thoughts about it – at least tonight: 1. It means that you have to have done something in order to out do that. 2. … Continue reading
You Are What You Love
According to Erik Erikson anyway. Erikson, Erik. Identity: Youth and crisis. 1968 p. 138 if you want to look it up. So the saying “You are what you eat” would be correct if you love eating. The better way to put … Continue reading
