Posts Tagged ‘identity’

Do You React Consciously and Responsibly?

Carnage in the Toy Store This morning I went to a local shopping centre (mall) to buy a birthday present for my two year-old pseudo-niece (my business partner’s daughter. Happy Birthday little Jessie!) It proved to be quite the eye-opening experience for the childless (and somewhat clueless) alpha-male. While the shopping part of the trip turned out to be something of an enjoyable adventure for Yours Truly (who knew toy stores could… Continue reading

February 24 2010 | By Craig | Tagged: behavior, identity, reaction | 22 comments»

Being a Man in the 21st Century (Part 2)

Earlier this week, I began a discussion of the way that manhood in American society is changing. Today, I want to revisit the topic with some of my own ideas about how these changes could lead to a more enriching and satisfying take on masculinity.Before I do that, though, I want to say how thrilled I was at the response the first post got – I had never expected… Continue reading

October 30 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: culture, identity, manhood, masculinity, men, work | 47 comments»

Being a Man in the 21st Century (Part 1)

Manhood is changing. It's as simple, and as complicated, as that.Two recent events prompted me to write about manhood today. The first was the release of The Shriver Report, a study of the status of women in the United States. The second was the publication of The Art of Manliness, a book of advice on manhood based on the popular blog of the same name.The Shriver Report's… Continue reading

October 27 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: body, culture, identity, manhood, masculinity, men, work | 35 comments»

Command and Control Your Google Results

In my last post, I gave you an introduction to your Google results and forced all of you to Google your name. If you have a common name, you should use your middle name or brand yourself relative to a topic ; if you have a unique name, you are in a position to own your results page quite easily.Many of you will get random results when you… Continue reading

February 26 2009 | By Dan | Tagged: blogging, brand, google, identity, personal branding, social-network | 5 comments»

Personal Branding Basics

Personal branding has been very hyped up lately, and for good reason. Many people who feel marginalized by the idea of branding themselves now understand that it is inescapable. We all exist as brands, whether we like it or not. That means you Mr. Postman and you Mr. Lawyer! The first step to branding success is to accept that you're a brand. Like corporate and… Continue reading

February 10 2009 | By Dan | Tagged: brand, identity, marketing, personal branding, platform, promotion, self-promotion | 32 comments»

Blog Action Day: You the Consumer

Today is Blog Action Day, and over 14,000 blogs have agreed to write about the environment. Since I expect there to be hundreds of "how to" articles about making your own household cleaners and cutting your gas consumption, I decided to try something else, to try to address the framework in which we as individuals relate to our environment.

Most of the environmental destruction… Continue reading

October 15 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: blogactionday, consumption, environment, identity, Lifestyle, sustainable | 43 comments»

Why being yourself matters

“The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice…it is conformity.” ~ Rollo May, Man's Search for Himself.

There will never be anyone else like you in the future of the universe. There has never been anyone exactly like you since human life began. That’s why being yourself is more important than anything else; certainly more than the fear that traps people into conforming.Non-conformists have always… Continue reading

August 27 2007 | By Guest | Tagged: identity, life | 56 comments»

How To Create Strong Passwords You’ll Remember

If you like the idea of using strong passwords that are hard as nails to crack, but fall apart trying to remember numbers and symbols - like me - here are some tips that could save you your next identity theft.This method works by creating meanings for symbols:! excitement, strong emotion @ the letter A, the word “at” # number, pound, tic-tac-toe $ money, value, the letter S % a part of something ^… Continue reading

June 19 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: identity, password, protection | 26 comments»

Protect your identity like it’s your home

"...Most people have a good idea of how to protect their houses from burglars, but few know the best ways to protect their identity and prevent identity theft." Money for the Rest of Us has a fantastic article that draws parallels between protecting your identity from identity thieves and protecting your home from robbers.Don’t open your door for just anyone. You wouldn’t let just anyone… Continue reading

March 1 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: identity, Money, protection | 1 comment»