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January 2010

This is not the community you’re looking for

January 19, 2010

We all can’t be leaders. We all can’t succeed at once. We all can’t avoid failure. And we’re starting to lose faith. Perhaps it’s time for us to adjust our expectations. For many (okay me), Ignite was meant to be a launching pad. We get the best and the brightest to present their passions and [...]

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Half Marathon

January 19, 2010

We all know the outcome of this race. But it was damn fun. Related articles by Zemanta

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How business is like running a half marathon

January 18, 2010

In business, we run races every week. Every deadline, every project and every lead are opportunities to measure ourselves against our competition and get the job done. In a business setting, you must win. Second place, while not a bad thing in most foot races, doesn’t get you a whole bunch. Here are some similarities [...]

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Shaving my head

January 14, 2010

Wish I knew why I did this. Funny though. I look like a chicken. </object> Posted via email from Tyler says…

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Give the people what they want

January 14, 2010

Pepsi tells us that they are optimistic. Nike tells us to just do it. SouthwestAir doesn’t charge for bags. These companies have discovered a secret that can almost be labeled original: give the people what they want. Don’t make something and look for a market. Don’t have an idea and then find people to sell [...]

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When community loses its luster

January 11, 2010

Image via Wikipedia The construction of any community follows any good movie plot line. We build up anticipation ((Woohoo, Twitter!)), get some exposition ((Meetups)), have some great action sequences ((Cool events like PodCamps, Ignites and TEDx)), plateau a bit ((Planning periods between events)), climax ((Get recognized by the mainstream)) and then gradually falls apart. If [...]

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Bare, not bear, it all

January 10, 2010

We all want to be important. To be needed. To be looked up to. This doesn’t require that we do all the work. Look around cities like Phoenix. There are a multitude of community groups, meetups and seminars that overlap. Some of them teach different things to the same group of people, some of them [...]

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Becoming Self Aware

January 9, 2010

We tend to think of being self aware as a good thing. Understanding the ramifications and consequences of our actions near or at the time that we do them would seem to be beneficial to all of us. But it’s not. We become worried about looking stupid. We become worried about looking smart. We become [...]

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It’s the people, stupid

January 8, 2010

No matter what you’re doing, where you are or when you’re participating, the single largest error most event organizers make is simple. They think appearance matters over all else. The biggest names. The best venue. The hottest content. That’s crap. Yes, big names, great venues and awesome content are important. Yes, we all want to [...]

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Truth shouldn’t be a mistake

January 7, 2010

From Chuck Klosterman‘s Eating The Dinosaur: “The process of being interviewed is much more stressful than the process of interrogating someone. If you make a mistake while you’re interviewing someone else, there is no penalty (beyond the fact that it will be harder to write a complete story). But if you make a mistake while [...]

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