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An Alternative To Amplify.com – Your Own Blog

March 12, 2011 By Jeff Turner 1 Comment

“Amplify – The web’s best place for conversation.”- Robert Scoble | via Amplify.com . I don’t know. I guess I’d rather have conversations here. And, most of what I see on amplify looks a lot like this. A commentary attached to a short excerpt from a blog post. Will I have to work a bit harder […]

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: amplify, conversation, hub

Paper Is Clearly A Fad

March 12, 2011 By Jeff Turner 18 Comments

“Paper is clearly a fad – nice to have and something to impress your friends with.” | via Product Review: Will ‘Paper’ Replace E-Readers?. It’s funny to stumble on this today. Earlier, Doriano Carta asked this question on Twitter, “Would you be willing to replace all of your books with eBooks?” My immediate response was a […]

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The Flaw in Zuckerberg’s “One Identity” Vision

March 12, 2011 By Jeff Turner 5 Comments

“Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity.” – Mark Zuckerberg | via Facebook Comments Expose a Flaw in Zuckerberg’s Vision. Of course, this assumes that your two identities don’t share the same level of integrity, which is a bad assumption. I approach business conversations with the same level of integrity […]

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: authenticity, comments, Facebook, identity

We Can’t Control The Moment

March 10, 2011 By Jeff Turner 6 Comments

Being in the moment is not about control. It’s about giving up control. One of my dearest friends, Ines Hegedus-Garcia, left this comment on my Lessons From A Miraculous Sunrise post. She said, “Sometimes what we think are distractions are actually growth possibilities and there’s a reason those are placed in your way. I prefer not […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: control, future, in the moment, letting go, past

Never Wrestle With A Pig

March 9, 2011 By Jeff Turner 12 Comments

“Never wrestle with a pig – you’ll both get dirty, and the pig will love it” – English Proverb I value diversity. I value diversity of all kinds. And I value diversity of thought above all other forms of diversity. I can’t learn anything from someone who is exactly like me. Not one thing. Ideas […]

Filed Under: Featured, Values Tagged With: diversity, friends, learning, mutual respect, relationships, shared values, teamwork, values

Choose Harder Things

March 7, 2011 By Jeff Turner 10 Comments

I’m done with the gym. I’m canceling my membership. A few months ago, Chris Johnson wrote an insightful post about being intense. In it he said this, “We know the real magic happens not with “presence” but with intensity.  Focus.  White hot burn.  Go to the gym.  Spend an hour or more on some elliptical machine. […]

Filed Under: Behavior, Featured Tagged With: consistency, focus, intensity, rewards

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