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Drew K — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:42:37 +0000

This is interesting in that it is something I’ve never thought about before. I find it similar to the term “peacocking.”

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By: Kroeger

Kroeger — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:40:03 +0000

Hehehe, your post was very trustworthy and funny at the same time. Probably is for my english so…does it matter be controversial?

To my mind, the best conclusion is that you have to be honest with your audience, saying the things you believe you have to say them. Am I right?

Thanks!!!.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:15:15 +0000

“You make it easy for the prospect to see herself as a customer.”

Shouldn’t that be: You make it easy for the prospect to see oneself as a customer?

I can’t help it. All those years of hearing how one could not, must not use “hisself” or “hiself” or “his self” because it was somehow chauvinist, misogynistic or indicative of latent Neanderthal-ness–only to see all instances of “he/his” replaced with “she/hers” by men who write, while women writers continued along, smug in their contrariness. It makes it hard to trust that an article isn’t slanted against….maleness.

Thankfully, their was a picture of a fetching lass with a tight bodice. It completely overcame the potential challenge to trust (even made me forget what other bulleted points were being made). Very effective in getting the point across.

In all seriousness, great post! I look forward to reading more…after I find a good ren-fair.
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Disclaimer: All snarkiness is claimed to be the result of an ongoing caffeine deficiency. It is hoped the use of one exclamation point instead of two or more in the comment will not offend anyone–it was a sincere attempt to foster trust, and it was only the one that mattered in any case.

By: Leigh Durst

Leigh Durst — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:06:32 +0000

YEP.

I’m so sick of words like transparency and authenticity I can’t stand it.

On Authenticity… I wrote a brief rant yesterday: http://livepath.blogspot.com/2010/10/be-authentically-good.html

On Transparency –> it’s a farce. I’ve asserted over and over that what the new market demands is the ability to apply selective opacity to cover our sensitive areas…. This allows us to create good experiences that drive desired outcomes.

Guess I would just add that I agree that it’s refreshing when a person speaks his/her mind honestly. It bothers me that some people use this as a license to be an arrogant jerk. There’s gotta be something that’s endearing or the person becomes just nother jerk on an ego trip… you know?

Not you — by the way. ;-D

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By: Sonia Simone

Sonia Simone — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:32:34 +0000

In reply to Elmar Sandyck.

I think we all have our favorite “remarkably annoyings.” 🙂

The ones who are trustworthy and add value (um, Gary Vee anyone?) can build great things on that, of course.