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The Community Rant

February 27, 2010

My friend Ryan Stephens wrote a follow up post (which I recommend you to read) to my post “How to Build a Community of Drones”. The post sparked a great discussion, and at one point it got me ranting.
I wanted to share that rant with the readers of OwlSparks:
From day one I knew what would [...]

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Writing Vs. Communicating

February 18, 2010

Today I guest post Raven Moore’s blog, The Writerbabe Series.
You can subscribe to Raven’s blog here. Follow Raven on Twitter here.
Raven is one of my favorite debaters, and writing for her was very refreshing. Writing about writing is always a delight, and for that I thank you, my friend.
Do read my guest post “Writing vs. [...]

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Zone Defense

August 20, 2009

Are you able to defend anything?
If you aren’t, you should learn.
We all have opinions and ways of seeing the world. It’s easy to defend those.
Being open minded is not about accepting the other people’s opinions, is about understanding them.
It’s about knowing your “enemy.”
If you can’t put yourself in other people’s shoes, any other people’s shoes, [...]

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Can You Fake It That Well?

July 1, 2009

You have to focus on exceptional to win. And sometimes that’s you.
Most people are not exceptional (that’s why they’re called exceptions), so they have to make exceptional happen. They have to create something remarkable, and tell us about it.
But exceptional people can tell us about them (it doesn’t hurt to create something remarkable too). We believe them blindly, because [...]

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Friends Beat Doubt Everytime

June 26, 2009

We used to believe a plumber was good because our friends said so. After all, how many plumbers could you know in an offline world?
Today, being the best in any category, is almost impossible. You are part of a lot of good ones out there.
But the way to stand out hasn’t changed: let people take [...]

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Being arrogant saves time

June 1, 2009

It’s obvious you don’t know everything.
It’s obvious that what you think is just your opinion.
It’s obvious that you don’t have the universal truth.
It’s all so obvious, that there’s no point in saying it.
Even if some insecure souls think that you should.
Bottom line: Clarifying you may be wrong is a waste of time. Don’t believe for a [...]

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