From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Beware Of Recyclers

September 30, 2009

Would you like to know what’s the mark of a maven?
Recycling.
That’s what “experts” get to do. If they can paraphrase what they’ve already said many times, and still be followed, then it’s a sign that they’ve made it.
Recycling isn’t necessarily a bad thing but it’s important to perceive it, because that’s how you realize when [...]

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The Price Of Sharing

September 29, 2009

These are some of the things we are losing thanks to this “easy to share” culture of ours:
- Integrity. People share other people’s content because that person shared their content first or because the relationship they have, not because of the value underneath. This is the biggest contributing factor to noise we have to tolerate [...]

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The Wave Myth

September 28, 2009

I’m putting an end to this myth:
You can’t miss the wave, unless you choose to. The wave is not that fast.
A wave is a new mindset, not a new tool.
People don’t change their minds overnight, you have plenty of time to catch up.
Don’t worry about being on top of things, worry about understanding which waves [...]

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Core Questions

September 25, 2009

David commented a while ago:
How many people have ever sat down and written out their core values, then built an action plan around them? Or at least thought about their core values and built an action plan around them? Not every road is suited for every person, and we have to make sure our actions [...]

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On Rewards

September 24, 2009

Rewards are having trouble keeping up.
Things like money, vacations, stability and ladder climbing matter, but less than they used to.
Nowadays, we need more. We ask for a challenge, to learn and grow, to be independent, to be trusted.
This is way harder to give, because you can’t just sign for them. It’s not up to your pen to [...]

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The Flock

September 23, 2009

There’s something amazing going on:
Remarkables are getting together.
You won’t see the results until it’s too late, but they are coming.
Ambitious nobodies wanting to thrive are finding each other. They realize that they can do it as a group. They are committing early.
Selfish reasons, honorable reasons, it doesn’t matter. They are understanding that cooperation is a [...]

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Watch Out With Labels

September 22, 2009

Today I guest post at Elysa Rice’s blog, Gen Pink.
Subscribe to Gen Pink here. Follow Elysa on Twitter here.
Do read my guest post “Watch Out With Labels.”
Side note: Elysa is organizing a panel for SXSW 2010. Check it out and vote for it if you like it.
Thanks Elysa for letting me guest post, I truly [...]

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