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1 March 2009 15 Comments

8 Traits of Highly Effective Influencers

The cult of personality has so pervaded all aspects of our lives. From Obama to Tom Cruise to Derek Jeter and even web celebrities. The cult of personality has pervaded our culture thoroughly and it’s not entirely clear why.

In most cases, we don’t know anything about these celebrities aside from their names and their public work. It’s the stuff that happens outside of the public eye that really makes people who they are. It’s been said, even, that character is what we are when no one is looking.

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17 January 2005 16 Comments

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Followup

Here it is on MLK Jr day and I wanted to write an entry that both honored his legacy, and clarified my statements made previously.
First for the latter. My entry was an intentional, calculated move to gain readership. Call me a sellout, but I realize that controversy is the food of blogs. I have no [...]

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16 January 2005 114 Comments

MLK Day is not my Holiday

This will be controversial, I hope it sparks some comments. I don’t intend to censor (nor do I ever censor as a general rule), but I will censor personal attacks.
Fire Wolf says something that rings true but is so politically incorrect that many people wouldn’t dare say it. Well, I’m not exactly known to be [...]

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