I’ve spent a good deal of this week trying to figure out what it means to quit.
Since I got whacked up side the head with a big dose of nerve rot, I’ve spent my time either battling this disease or contending with elephantine doses of steroids – the size of which only a [...]
His chest exploded.
Now, when you see that in the movies, slick red hands fumble on cotton.
There’s a last moment of quiet clarity before the lights go out.
But that didn’t happen.
His eyes rolled back in his head. And he [...]
She stabbed out her American Spirit
And nozzled a stream of blue smoke across the bar.
“You’re not famous,” she laughed. “You have a [...]
Please don’t try
to convince me of how smart you are.
Your big words confuse me
And they make you look like an [...]
Non-Verbal Communication from Anthony Esteves on Vimeo.
As SXSWi, clicks, whirs, and chirps its way to a halt, interactive bloghounds are broadcasting their lessons from the maelstrom. One such lesson that keeps popping like a balloon is “listening.”
Instead of telling you that you should be, would be, could be listening. I thought I’d drop a [...]
Reading a book should be an active, creative, network-engaging process. Books are better when we add our own thoughts and share them.
So, here’s a four step process for reading a book.
1) Read a book.
2) Say something about it.
3) Give it away.
4) If someone gives you a book, read it.
5) Repeat.
Did you enjoy this post? Please [...]
Book: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
Author: Seth Godin
The Pearls
1) Inspiring if you create content for a living, “Linchpin” is about creating your own success by putting in the emotional labor of an Artist in everything you do. It’s an amalgam of other, more innovative works, like “The Gift” and “The War of Art.”
2) The [...]
I believe it was this article by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan on TechCrunch that sent me down the ‘Context is King’ path.
Among other things, the article points out that 45% of video content is ‘discovered’ and the remainder of the time (55%) we find content randomly – “the truth is, only half of all of [...]
Creating content for contextual creatures fascinates me.
Brian Solis points out on Duct Tape that PR professionals must evolve with the shifting sands of social technology.
I agree with him here. As content creators we have to produce contextually relevant content that’s riding with our customers ambient streams.
Danny Flamberg concurs that we [...]
