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Marketing to serve others

Who does that, right? Who even thinks like that? Who even wants anyone to think like that? Marketing to serve others is impossible. Marketing is evil. Marketers are liars. And anyone wanting to be marketed to is a moron. I used to think something like that. Ah, but like so many other misnomers, it’s not [...]

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Start serving your specialty recipe (PLUS a quick idea to begin)

My brother, Ted, rocks the pecan pie world. A few years ago, he grabbed a recipe for pecan pie from my mom. He made a few pies for the family. They were delicious. So Ted decided to make a few more pies to bring to a church party. They were delicious too. And everyone knew [...]

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Character development

Character development is crucial to any remarkable story. And it's all about habits and assumptions. Back in April of 2008, I participated in Script Frenzy, an annual challenge to write a 100-page script in one month. I chose to write mine as a film script. In the preseason training (i.e. a couple days before April), I researched some. . .

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How to ruin your reputation in 10 quick and painful steps

It’s a shame that so few of you ever consider how to ruin your reputation. Let’s remedy that. Over the past week or more, I’ve become somewhat of an expert in this subject. So like any self-respecting self-reputation ruiner, I thought I’d share this knowledge with you. I’ve personally pushed each of these steps to [...]

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The Christian ghetto

Think of this as an interlude between the two “Boycott Boycotting” parts. I have to share something with you. I totally ripped this off from the Roaring Lambs book (I’m telling you, you should at least read the first couple chapters if you can get your hands on it). Imagine a ghetto. People are herded [...]

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