Lisa Dunford Dickman
@lisadd
Lisa Dunford Dickman
Personally, writing is not how I analyze how I feel; writing is how I resolve how I feel. I find it deeply cathartic.
Ava • Why You Should Write More
People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it. A failure to communicate WHY creates nothing but stress or doubt. In contrast, many people who are drawn to buy Macintosh computers or Harley-Davidson motorcycles, for example, don’t need to talk to anyone about which brand to choose. They feel the utmost confidence in their decision and the onl
... See moreSimon Sinek • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
As anyone who has been interrogated by a smart aleck child knows it takes maybe four whys in a row before the veneer of adult knowing falls apart completely. The first why is easy to answer, the second why requires pulling from the jigsaw puzzle of stock answers and handed-down cliches. Further whys beyond this and things start becoming worryingly ... See more
Thomas J Bevan • On New Year's Resolutions
7/23/24
Experience. Don’t observe.
Inhale. Don’t read.
Transfigure. Don’t shift.
Advocate. Don’t ponder.
Prove. Don’t promise.
Encourage. Don’t cut.
Imagine. Don’t worry.
Do. Don’t analyze.
Hear. Don’t listen.
Show. Don’t tell.
Give. Don’t take.
Brian Collins • 101 Design Rules
Instead, I stopped trying to fit myself and Every into an old model of what a founder, software startup, or media company needs to look like. Those are all old ideas, from an older context. They can be useful when needed. But they’re dry and dead.
I’ve just tried to be honest about who I am, what I want, and what I believe to be true about the littl... See more
I’ve just tried to be honest about who I am, what I want, and what I believe to be true about the littl... See more
Dan Shipper • Every’s Master Plan
7/23/24
Steve Jobs energy transference was so strong it was labelled a Reality Distortion Field. He could bend other people's perception of reality with one interaction. I don't think this is some mystical woo-woo energy. It's a combination of intensity, frame, belief, body language, optimism and vocal tonality.
