Category: Identity
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Death to an Identity Feature
I have been listening to a lot of Cornel West lately. What a thinker. He talks about so many subjects, but I really like his concept of how we must face the death that is present in our lives. He is not talking about death in the end of our…
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What You Recognize in Others
I tend to write many posts that have to do with this same idea of seeing in others what you see in yourself. I have written things on facebook and twitter – where my friends start to comment about how whatever they do online says alot about who they are.…
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Lem from identityspecialist.net
I am not sure if you’ve ever heard anyone be introduced by them telling you they are from their website. Maybe it’s just me and the podcasts that I listen to you, but it’s totally the thing these days. Here are some thoughts: 1. You all need a website to…
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The Peter Pan Mentality
What do you think about when you think about Peter Pan? Are you wondering what Peter Pan has to do with identity? Well, quite a bit if you think about it really. Peter Pan for most of us is a cute story that we learned when we were a kid.…
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The Value of White Space
Have you ever heard of anyone talk about the use of whitespace on webpages? Have you ever seen a website that uses whitespace strategically and smartly? Whitespace used in the right way – focuses the attention of anyone looking at it – on the things that you want to highlight.…
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The Inability to Delay Gratification
What comes to mind when you hear this phrase? Do you feel guilty for that last purchase? Are you thinking about your wallet? Does your mind go to a pretty dark place in light of this idea? Do you think that you are not one of these people who has…
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What You’re Looking For
I know U2 wrote a song about it, but even after the song – they haven’t told you how to find it. If you think that this blog post is going to tell you how to find it – well – let’s talk about it. I’d love to help you.…
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Phone Numbers
Phone numbers used to be an identity marker. Growing up, I knew everyone’s phone number. I had it all memorized. I knew all of our numbers. I knew all of my aunt’s and uncle’s numbers. I knew phone numbers of my friends. If I called you I had your number…
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Disagreeing with Someone
……and being able to do so without getting emotional over it takes a tremendous amount of skill. When I meet someone or hear someone that can intelligently disagree with someone and do so with class and grace, it makes me want to be around them more. I like being around…
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Identity and Courage
It takes courage to really, really face and develop your identity. It takes courage to design an identity. It takes courage really do the work and figure out who you truly are. The thing is identity is also something that you can hide behind. A performance of identity is something…

