Category: Ideas
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Imitate Others in Order to Develop Your Identity
I talk to quite a few people who are in the process of figuring out their identity. They want to work on it, but they don’t know how. Figuring out identity is hard work. Identity work is deep, hard work. It’s actually quite okay to imitate in order to develop…
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 40,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 9 Film Festivals Click here to see…
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Childhood Trauma and Comic Book Heroes
I am not a huge comic book fan. I have some friends that are though – and I hope that you speak up after this post to tell me where I am wrong – but where I might be right as well. Checkout every comic book hero. They have all…
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Blame Your Personality
…..or at least hide behind the excuse of it. Have you ever heard anyone say something like, “…..because of my personality, I can’t……” It’s like they blame their personality for being a certain way or use it as an excuse to not do something. I’m guilty of it. I’ve used…
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Best in the World
…….really doesn’t mean what we think it means does it. The World Series is only here in the US. There are world records – and that kinda means the world, but for the most part – Best in the World – means the Best in Your World. It really doesn’t…
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Be an Identity Specialist
or at least write like one. At the very least, write on this site. I have always wanted to share it and build a community of people writing about identity. I need identity specialist or at least people interested in sharing their insights about identity. You don’t have to have…
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Explaining to Justify
explaining present participle of ex·plain (Verb) Verb Make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas. Account for (an action or event) by giving a reason as excuse or justification. I am pretty good with words. I use words to convey…
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How Google Makes You Sin
Did you know that back in the day – curiosity was a vice. People used to think that curiosity was not a good thing. Curiosity can lead you down some bad and dark places. There are some things that you just don’t need to know. There are some things that…
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Just Some Thoughts
Normally, I have a post idea from something that I’ve read or something that I’ve heard in a talk somewhere. I share what I learned on the blog – always looking for the identity insight in whatever it is that I’m listening to. I haven’t been writing much in the…
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Need to Care Basis
I heard this line today. You’ve heard the line – ….on a Need to Know Basis. People will say this to you when they don’t think you’re important enough for the information. They might give you the information if and when you “need to know.” So then someone used this…
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Originally posted on identitySPECIALIST: December 3, 1998. I was in a huge car accident where my head went through the windshield of my car. I fractured my forehead and my frontal sinus. When they wheeled me into the hospital, my forehead was flapping as they wheeled me in. They said…
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Life = Metrics
I’m still processing through my time at TEDxSanDiego. I haven’t even looked at my notes yet. As I wrote a few days ago – my mind is still full. One of my friends asked me what my take-aways were. This first was simple – Everyone wants to change the world,…
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