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Archive for July, 2010

The Murderer Set Free

I promised to give you my take on how the scenario of a killer going free because of an illegal search would play out in today’s world.  Boy would the memes be flying.  

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You Can’t Have It Both Ways

“One doesn’t need to be so black/white about it.”  So someone wrote in response to the recent posts on having a congruent philosophy.   Whenever you hear words like that, you can tell exactly where the conversation is going.

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The Shocking Truth About the Truth

So in the last post we said that memes can only flourish because of your belief that they are true.  And when you become programmed with a meme complex like religion, political party affiliation or a conspiracy theory, you are no longer capable of rational thought on the subject.

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There Is No Spoon

We had some fascinating discussions in the posts last week about whether your beliefs come from critical analysis or you simply were programmed with memes.

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How Important is Money?

So we have a fascinating discussion going on the last post about what living rich really means.   Lots of cool posts on what it means to you guys.  But I did see a troubling tread, which was picked up on by Francisco.  That was the posts that talked about all the “spiritual” side of prosperity, but not the “materialistic” side.

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Live Rich!

You know what prosperity is really about?  Living rich.  And rich means many things to many people.  

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Who You Gonna Blame It On?

I was sitting in a Chinese restaurant with Tommy and Lauren when the subject of investments came up.  “It was all a conspiracy, you know,” Tommy exclaimed.  “I saw a show about it on television.”

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Social Media Success: Building Your Brand with Your Tribe

In the past we’ve looked at some of the ways you can market your business, build your brand and communicate with your tribe online.  Let’s revisit the topic today with a look at some social media strategies you can consider…

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Discerning Your Programming

Last post we discussed most people’s inability to discern when they have been programmed with something, versus coming to a belief after rational introspection.  

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How Programmed are You?

Last post we discussed the difference between a philosophy and belief systems such as religions.  I asked you to do some critical analysis of some of your core beliefs.  I also asked you to remove the emotion, question your knee-jerk responses, and think about whether the things you believe are the result of your philosophy, or are meme complexes.

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