steph dixon

A true personal brand is about being of service. If you have something to offer the world, it's selfish to keep it to yourself.

And if you can honestly project how you serve people, then there's nothing salesy or cringey about it.

A personal brand is the directing of attention, and it's something you have to take responsibility for. It's hard work,... See more

The trapped quality of the worker caught in a system he did not construct and from which he cannot extricate himself.

I joy, that in these straits I see my west;

For, though their currents yield return to none,

What shall my west hurt me? As west and east

In all flat maps (and I am one) are one,

So death doth touch the resurrection.

“Success in communicating online most often has less to do with social media trends and tactics and more to do with doing the right thing offline.”

Would you open a door with something vague written on it? Creatures Inside — Are we talking puppies or snakes? If the door just said everything that was inside, you would only enter on the off chance it has the exact thing you’re looking for. Copper Tubing and Water Bottles for Hamsters — Nevermind, I don’t need either of those. You want to walk... See more

The patriarchal-capitalist modus operandi is, after all, to dive headfirst and worry later, or not at all. Profit and market pressures repeatedly override safety, ethics, and sustainability, just as some men’s ambitions repeatedly override women’s well-being.

Fewer mission statements please, more mission questions.

Merleau-Ponty says we often “substitute for our actual perception what we would see if we were cameras” when we talk about visual phenomena. We imitate machines and abstract representations, living by reference to “concept” rather than our own experience. Merleau-Ponty’s take on Cezanne is that Cezanne does the opposite, not showing the visual... See more