Author: Lem Usita
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Read Yourself
Recently, I read some of the blog posts that I have written in the past. It is not something that I do often, but it is so interesting to learn from yourself. I have forgotten more than I can remember so it’s helpful to have written down some thoughts. I…
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I Hate How He Thinks
I heard the guy behind me at the cafe say this. The thing about this line is that he got emotional about someone’s thinking. He then talked about how illogical and incorrect this other person’s thinking was. It is interesting to me that it started with an emotion. He hated.…
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The Semiotics of Cute Shoes
I once wrote a post about the Semiotics of Clothes. As with most of my posts, I never remember the genesis of the thought, and the thought might not even be novel, but they are mine so I write about them. I realize that I don’t really understand this particular…
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A Rooted Identity
No matter who you are or where you come from, you need to root your identity in something or someone. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done. Who you are needs to be rooted in something. You might root your identity in your favorite team. You might root your identity in…
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Words Go Into You
Sometimes I hear a phrase, and even though the topic isn’t about identity – it just gives insight into identity and identity formation. This is one of those phrases. When you hear words said to you – no matter how innocuous – Words Go Into You. If the words affirm,…
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Douchemuggery
Douchemuggery = when you bring your own mug into the cafe and restaurant because you’re way to high maintenance to use theirs. This might be one of my identities. #douchemuggery #putyournameonit
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Watch Greatness
The great theologian Tracy Morgan asked – How you going to expect to be great if you don’t study greatness? Okay, those weren’t the exact words, but close enough. We can also argue later whether he’s a theologian or not. I actually heard this line from someone else, but it…
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Hiding Behind a Blog
Originally posted on identitySPECIALIST: You know what they say about opinions right? I love the ability and the freedom that we have when we blog. We can express ideas that we might be working on. We can share our opinions with our readers. We can say whatever we want –…
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A Mentor and Humility
There is something about having a mentor who can kick your butt. It takes humility to even have one. They keep you in check and keep you humble. I’ll even go so far to say that it isn’t really possible to be humble if you do not have one. There’s…
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Insight into the Complainers in Your Life
I once wrote this blog post about Leader’s Competence. There are 4 levels and they are: 1. Unconsciously Incompetent 2. Consciously Inompetent 3. Consciously Competent 4. Unconsciously Competent At the very basic level, you don’t know that you don’t know. Eventually, you realize that you don’t know – then move…
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Take Camp with You
I just spent the past 3 weeks speaking to hundreds of students. I was thinking about the past few weeks. I am overwhelmed at the opportunity to get to speak to so many, and even more importantly to hear the stories of so many – completely humbling. It was fun…
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5 Word Story
If you have ever heard me speak about identity before – you’ve probably heard me walk through a 5 word story exercise. It’s a great tool to start a conversation about identity and your story. I have facilitated the exercise many times in so many different contexts. How I use…
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