I think I'm finally getting this blogging thing. How to make blogging suck: Think you need to sound like you know "what you are talking about" and then don't write because you can't think of anything really profound to say. Hide out in your posts. Don't write what is really going on for you or what you are … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2008
Fear of Biggification Part II: The Unresolved Stuff
Note: This is a follow up post to My Gnarly Cave-Like Fear of Showing Up Bigger In The World). There are two fears I am still working through around showing up bigger in the world. Fear #1: People will only like me for my coolness, not for me. This is a weird fear. It goes like this: As a kid, I found it very hard to … [Read more...]
My Gnarly Cave-Like Fear of Showing Up Bigger In The World
About two months ago I was at a Biznik networking-in-the-park thing where we each looked at what we needed to do to become more "visible". To show up bigger in the world. And we drew it with crayons and pens. (Have I mentioned how much I love Portland?) When I asked internally what I needed to be more visible, the … [Read more...]
Becoming a Channel for Creative Inspiration
Diversity and creativity are sacred right order If God was some kind of conformity-loving force, we wouldn’t all have such passionately divergent ideas and desires. We all share common needs and yet we all have preferences and strategies. Thus our sacred call is to discover and express our inner soul desires–and encourage … [Read more...]
Branding: It’s Not What You Think It Is
This post is in response to Mark Silver's post Can Branding Ever Be Heart-Centered? Mark wants to rename branding "worldview". I don't - I like the word "branding". It means something specific - but maybe not what you think it means. Your associations with this word might be from seeing graphical logos or "brand … [Read more...]
Fear: Should You Bulldoze Through It?
Havi started a conversation about fear yesterday. My other business-spirituality-buddy Mark posted a response. Here's mine! (Isn't blogging fun?) This is in response to David's comment: I guess I’m a little thrown off because it seems like every way of dealing with fear is appreciated and supported… except bulldozing … [Read more...]