Category: Identity
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What My Sandwich Tweet Means
Have you ever heard anyone complain about the seemingly mindless posting about what one eats or what one is doing? Explicitly, it might seem innocuous and boring to share about sandwiches and the beverage choice of the moment. Implicitly, it could mean so many things. – I need attention. –…
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What You Don’t Have
I am listening to a song that has to do with someone finding their identity in something that they don’t have. One of the lines is “holding on to what I haven’t got.” It sounds like it’s some failed relationship, but it’s pretty painful sounding. It is possible to identify…
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Your First Thought
I had an interesting scenario happen when I went to the grocery store this am. I drove to Albertson’s and pulled into the parking space. You know that feeling of seeing an open space from far away and kinda rushing to get it. Yeah, that was my situation. As I…
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A Wedding in the Family
I officiated a wedding yesterday. Is that what you call it when you are the Officiant at the wedding? I don’t know how many I’ve done but this one was fun. First of all – it was family. Second of all – it was family. There was so much family…
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You Are Your Team
We identify with the teams that we watch. We cheer for for the team because ultimately, we are cheering for ourselves. The NBA championship series is on, and once again I’m polishing off my Boston Identity for the next few weeks until…..well, until they win. If you can’t tell –…
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Identity Consulting
If you Google Identity Consulting, you will find pages having to do with business and corporate identity. You will get promises of how other companies can help you develop your brand and identity. I think there’s a market for personal identity consulting – not just to figure out your brand,…
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Words Shape Identity
In the identity cycle, individuals have the ability and opportunity to create whatever identity they want, but as they interact with individuals the words of other people can shape identity. Here’s another one of my past posts about how Words Shape Identity. Words shape identity. If you say a mean…
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Identity Accountability
Recently, I wrote about my Foodie Identity. I’m not even sure what that means, but one thing about any of your identities – your true friends will call you out on it. They will provide identity accountability for you even when you’re not asking for it. Every status update or…
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My Unco Wem Identity
I was reminiscing with a great friend – Scott Reitz – about when we lived in Minnesota together. That was over 5 years ago. We were talking about shoveling snow and the wonderful memories cues of Minnesota. One of my favorite memories is that of his son Isaac riding whatever…
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The Internet Amplifies Everything
So Seth Godin wrote about how the Internet as Envy Amplifier. The Internet amplifies everything. It creates a caricature of you. It is a “safe” place to explore those aspects of identity. If you’re shy, you can be internet extroverted. If you are lonely, you can easily make friends online.…
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What if You Got Beat Up for Your Identity?
Bryan Stow did. That’s right. He showed up to a Dodger game dressed in a Giants jersey – just like millions have done before. This time around though, he was nearly beaten to death. He’s in a coma, and he might not wake up from it. Who knows what happened…
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A Post Ethnic Identity
I gave a lecture this week on a Post-ethnic Identity. In the US, we have all sorts of ethnicities that claim to be American. What does that even mean? We can maintain our ethnic cultures as long as there is infrastructure to do so, and although we probably will never…
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