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You don't have to know exactly what your community's social identity will be today. You just need to plant the seeds of community, and over time a distinct social identity will form. That said, you should absolutely have a strong theory of who your community is built for from day one, and have a vision for the social identity you'd like to create. On the highest level, there are three questions that will help you define the social identity of your community: People: Who are we? Purpose: What do we believe? Participation: What do we do?
The Business of Belonging
David Spinks
Consequently, as I moved on in life, this MO often left me with too much empathy for my opponents. No matter how far you took it, I was always trying to understand where you were coming from, see your point of view, walk in your shoes. I later told my children, compassion is a wonderful virtue but don’t waste it on those undeserving. If someone has their boot on your neck, kick them in the balls, then discuss. My surfeit of empathy was great for songwriting but often very bad for living or lawsuits.
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
We must illuminate the ego’s ruses and see how it sabotages our progress. I think that everyone would agree with this concept of practicing and playing, so why won’t we do it? As I said before, it is because we are in a hurry - we need to sound good today, in our quest for a good self-image. We aren’t in touch with our own inner beauty and so we seek it in our level of play. Self-centeredness, which some musicians suffer from in the extreme, is the wall between us and mastery.
Effortless Mastery
Kenny Werner
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