How to successfully crowdfund your startup
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The Dynamics of Persuasion
From “How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion” by David McRaney More specifically, as psychologist Richard N. Perloff explained years ago in his book The Dynamics of Persuasion, we can avoid coercion by sticking to symbolic communication in the form of messages meant to alter another person’s attitudes, beliefs, or both …
The One Thing That Changes Everything
From “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything” by Stephen M. R. Covey There is one thing that is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, organization, nation, economy, and civilization throughout the world – one thing which, if removed, will destroy the most powerful government, the most successful business, the most …
priorities, balancing plans with opportunities, and allocating your resources
From “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon The final element is execution. The only way a strategy can get implemented is if we dedicate resources to it. Good intentions are not enough – you’re not implementing the strategy that you intend if you don’t spend your …
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Engines of Desire
From “Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life” by Luke Burgis Advertising gurus know that we scrunch our noses when we’re being sold something too hard. They know that they can no longer capture us by simply showing us a beautiful and happy-looking person drinking a particular brand of soda. For the past …
How Will You Measure Your Life?
From “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon To help structure the discussions, I write the theories we have studied along the top of the chalkboard. Then I write three simple questions beside these theories: How can I be sure that
You are already in the eternal flow
From “Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life” by Richard Rohr All we can give back and all God wants from any of us is to humbly and proudly return the product that we have been given – which is ourselves! If I am to believe the saints and mystics, this finished …
Listen to Your Life
From “Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner” by Frederick Buechner Listen to your life. All moments are key moments. I DISCOVERED THAT IF you really keep your eye peeled to it and your ears open, if you really pay attention to it, even such a limited and limiting life as the one …
How can we be heard?
From “Cumulative Advantage: How to Build Momentum for Your Ideas, Business, and Life Against All Odds” by Mark W. Schaefer The Principle of Cumulative Advantage states that once a person gains a small advantage over others in their field, that advantage will compound over time into increasingly larger advantages. But not always. This book explores …