Tag: Identity
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My Student Identity
I miss my student identity. Well, I miss the learning and the studying. I don’t miss the deadlines. I don’t miss paying for school. I don’t miss studying and researching with expectations. I don’t miss the drive up to the university. I don’t miss needing to be in the library…
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The Deeper Open Principle
I don’t know what to call it. It’s such a lame name for a post, but it communicates it enough. The more education I receive – and it has been alot – the more I realize this principle. The deeper I get into my studies and research, the more open…
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I Am Not a PC
I am a mac. It is just easier. It’s much faster. It just works. No offense to anyone on the pc. The computer in my office is a pc. I don’t really complain about that. When it takes 10 minutes to warm up so I can log on – you…
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Speaker Identity
Are you a speaker? Do you speak at events or give presentations? How long have you been doing it? I’m working on my speaking identity. I love speaking. I am working on my speaking. I have done a fair bit of writing, and I have a dissertation that has helped…
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A Good Pair of Shoes
There’s nothing like a good pair of shoes. Not only should they look good; they should feel good as well. A good pair of shoes can help you with your identity. A nice pair of shoes – even if no one sees them, can do so much for your sense…
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Cultural Programming
Last week I lectured on Cultural Programming. Ever since that lecture, I have been more aware of how cultural programming really shapes your sense of self and what you do. I had this graphic up at the beginning of class, and my students just started reacting to it – based…
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My Monk Identity
monk/məNGk/ Noun: A member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. I think I could be a monk – except for the fact that I have a wife. Okay, so maybe I can’t be a full blown monk that lives in a…
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My Two Ways of Driving
I have two ways of driving. The first way is my normal way of driving. Typically, it’s with the “flow of traffic.” Most times in the number one lane, and I sometimes look at my phone. The second way is when law enforcement is in the vicinity. I know you know…
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Hofstede Framework
Geert Hofstede analyzed culture and came up with this framework to help describe basic cultural dimensions. We are currently talking about this in a course that I am teaching – Intercultural Communication. Whenever you read about this framework, you will come across a few warnings when you use it. The…
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Humbling and Humiliating
There is nothing more Humbling and Humiliating than blogging. I heard that in a podcast. I think it might have been Mitch Joel that said it. It is so true. When you blog, you put your ideas and thoughts out there. When you blog, you open yourself up to humiliation.…
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A Stats Identity
We live in such a stats identity don’t we. Our identities revolve around how many people we have following us on Twitter or what the US News and World Report ranking is for the college that we went to. You name it – the things we eat and use in…
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The Safety of the False Self
The idea of the False Self is fascinating to me. In many ways, it comes from a very real place so to call it a False Self is a bit deceiving. There is something totally normal about having False Selves. We can sometimes create a False Self for a specific…
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