Will you miss them if they leave? (Call for linchpins)

August 6, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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If you know someone who does great work, who brings passion and humanity with them instead of leaving it at the door of the factory, I’d like to help you celebrate them. Read on for three ways you can do...

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The Linchpin index is now available (free)

April 6, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Josh Bernoff is a generous guy with an unusual hobby... he likes to make book indices. Safer than juggling knives, that's for sure. Josh just posted the missing index for my book Linchpin. Usually, the publisher does the index, and...

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What teachers make

April 4, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Perhaps the most forwarded poem ever, from a full time poet no less. You can buy his book, too. (Thanks, Rod, for the link). [Video includes a coarse but common gesture, in case you need the alert]. Linchpin teachers engage...

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Fear of philanthropy (avert your eyes)

March 26, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Peter Singer is famous for posing a stunningly difficult question, paraphrased as, "If you are walking by a pond and you see a child drowning, do you save her? What if it means ruining a very fancy pair of Italian...

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I’m mad at everyone

March 23, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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No, not you. Not anyone in particular, actually. I'm angry at the idea of 'everyone' and what they want and what they say. Everyone says you should do your site and your online presence a certain way. Everyone is upset...

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Anxiety is nothing…

March 18, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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but repeatedly re-experiencing failure in advance. What a waste. [and a bonus from George Orwell: "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."]

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Helping spread the word

March 11, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Since Linchpin was published six weeks ago, I've gotten some terrific email. Most of it is about individuals who used the ideas in the book to instigate a process of self-reinvention or validation. Some of the best mail, though, has...

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Two quotes and two links for a snow day

February 26, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Arianna Huffington: "Self expression is the new entertainment, We never used to question why people sit on the couch for seven hours a day watching bad TV. Nobody ever asked, 'Why are they doing that for free?' We need to...

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Jacqueline Novogratz on recognizing a linchpin

February 20, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Jacqueline Novogratz on how to recognize a linchpin.

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The best reason for a big event…

February 18, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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is being big. Nah, HUGE. Ordinary big isn't good enough any more. Big events, grand openings, national events that just can't be missed. These work (if they're big enough). Big events, if they're truly big, change the rhythm and demand...

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