Boomer writes a fun bit on what it means to be a square peg
I enjoyed reading it and a like the “now way, dammit!” attitude! Needless to say, too many people never get that sense of value from their own uniqueness.
Who’s Guy Kawasaki?
Well, since I mentioned Guy I’ll point you to his blog and a specific posting that is one of my favorite Guy-isms. It’s a version of his commencement address that he’s given a few times and it’s a great illustration of why I read everything Guy puts out.
Let the Good Times Roll by Guy Kawasaki: Hindsights
The rest of Guy’s blog is also some familiar stuff if you’ve already been reading Guy’s books, but I think his blog will be worth following. I’ve certainly got it on my GoogleReader…
Technorati Tags: GuyKawasaki, SquarePegs, business, philosophy
Technorati Tags: GuyKawasaki, SquarePegs, business, philosophy
Technorati Tags: GuyKawasaki, SquarePegs, business, philosophy
Creating Evangelists for our cause
It’s great to see some folks in the Non-profit community paying attention to the sage advice of Guy Kawasaki:
Donor Power Blog: How to create charity evangelists
From the beginning, we’ve thought about how to create this sort of commitment and involvement with Square Peg Foundation. We know we have some good success with some individuals. But I always wonder what we might be missing. If you just talk to the folks who are already committed, then you won’t find out what you need to do better if you want to hook the folks who are almost, but not quite, hooked.
Technorati Tags: philanthropy, evangelism, non-profit, SquarePeg
Acceptance of new ideas
Today Seth Godin posted about inertia and product adoption. So now I’m thinking again about how we communicate about Square Peg Foundation, our mission and our programs.
Of course, the whole idea behind Square Pegs is a bit new for most people, and getting people to accept new ideas, or even small changes to their old ideas, is hard. People don’t pay attention and even when they do, they resist change.