Category: Jedi mind tricks
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Game mechanics for non-profits
A while ago on Marketing Over Coffee and other places we discussed the SCVNGR game mechanics deck, a deck of cards with different mechanisms that stimulate human behavioral patterns. While marketers are more than happy to jump all over these methods, it’s well worth considering for marketing more useful things, like non-profit donations. Let’s take…
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Reminders of past successes to power your future
Ever had a day when you felt off, when you weren’t accomplishing what you needed to accomplish, or worse, felt as though you didn’t have the ability or capability to accomplish? Those days can be the toughest to overcome because you’re effectively working against yourself. Part of you is at war with another part of…
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6 minute stressbuster meditation
A few folks have lately needed to make use of this 6 minute guided meditation I made a few years ago. It’s not tied specifically to any one tradition or religious practice, just a way of getting yourself recentered by using your senses and some music. Give it a try, and let me know how…
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How did I ever live without this?
Ever heard someone say that? How did I ever live without this? How did I ever do business without this? How did I ever make money without this? I’ve heard parents say that they never planned to have children, but now they couldn’t imagine their lives without them. I’ve heard people speak of products, of…
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Ninja Mind Control Trick
So much of what we perceive is defined by subtle cues and clues. Ever heard the cliche that clothes make the man? Like many cliches, it’s mostly true. The clothes you wear do indeed change the perceptions of others, controlling at least the initial impression, the blink, that you make. That’s just the tip of…
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How to do blog re-runs intelligently
How many of you knew me in 2008? In 2007? Far fewer of you than today, I’m sure. There’s a lot of good stuff on this blog – and on your blog – that you’ve undoubtedly missed if you’re a relatively new friend. Let’s talk today about how to intelligently do re-runs of your blog…
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The reason why your personal brand sucks
Mitch Joel recently highlighted the army of clones out there that are all trying to use the same personal brand, thus more or less killing personal branding. He’s dead on. Go search for the number of social media experts on Twitter to see just how much personal branding has turned into Attack of the Clones.…
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Celebrate your victories
Ever heard someone be congratulated and their reply was “Aw, it was nothing”? Ever listened to someone recount a tale of legitimate good work and say that it wasn’t a big deal? Don’t ever do this to yourself. Why? Part of our personal power is our ability to draw upon not just the knowledge but…
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A better way to be thankful on Thanksgiving
Something to think about this Thanksgiving (for those who celebrate it, for everyone else it’s World of Warcraft’s PIlgrim’s Bounty): Don’t just be thankful for the things you have in your life that you appreciate. That’s good and a good start, but if you want to take it to a different level, ask yourself this:…
