“People just need to be confident in their own skin and be proud of themselves.” – Bristol Palin, Born Oct. 18, 1990. Yeah. That’s right. Malign the source if you must. But wisdom is found in the interpretation… And the fact is, this is every single person that buys any old thing, hoping that thing …
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“Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace.” – Eugene O’Neill, Born Oct. 16, 1888. This quote can give you a lot of insight into the consumer mindset. Let’s break it down. 1. Obsessed. That’s how people feel about the need to acquire …
“I’m not a comedian. And I’m not sick. The world is sick, and I’m the doctor. I’m a surgeon with a scalpel for false values.” – Lenny Bruce, Born Oct. 13, 1925. If you want to enter a market or niche, and you are an unknown, but want to make a big splash – this …
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“I am certainly of opinion that genius can be acquired, or, in the alternative, that it is an almost universal possession.” – Aleister Crowley, Born Oct. 12, 1875. The word “genius” is an odd one. Because it gets thrown around loosely, but also is an intimidating label. Let let me tell you, being thought of …
“People ask me how far I’ve come. And I tell them twelve feet: from the audience to the stage.” – David Lee Roth, Born Oct. 10, 1954. This one is for the little baby gurus out there. The people who want to become a “somebody” in their field, turn their experience and knowledge into content …
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“There is no decision that we can make that doesn’t come with some sort of balance or sacrifice.” – Simon Sinek, Born Oct. 9, 1973. You can play with this well known fact about making decisions. Everyone knows that a decision is ultimately a choice – between a thing you pick, and a thing you …
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“Everybody’s like everybody else, and everybody’s different from everybody else.” – Harvey Pekar, Born Oct. 8, 1939. As a professional person expert, I can tell you that the second part of that quote is what people believe is true about themselves. “I am unique. I am special. I am different. I stand apart.” And note, …
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“There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge… observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.” – Denis Diderot, Born October 5, 1713. I’ve said it before – on the Internet, information is cheap if not free. It’s abundant. Readily available on demand, and …
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“Is it not dangerous to have students study together for years, copying the same models and approximately the same path?” – Theodore Gericault, Born Sep. 26, 1791. People who study marketing WITHOUT doing much ACTUAL marketing will all learn the same way. They read the same books. They copy the same winning ads. They learn …
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“We’re living in primate heaven. We’re warm, dry, we’re not hungry, we don’t have fleas and ticks and infections. So why are we so miserable?” – Steven Pinker, Born Sep. 18, 1954. Why not, Steve? Because we are all damned with the inescapable knowledge of our own eventual demise. It’s a pants-shitting fear that constantly …
