http://spurspectives.com/in-all-sincerity-you-cant-fake-it/ Thoughts on the intersection of social media and 1:1 marketing Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:11:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://spurspectives.com/in-all-sincerity-you-cant-fake-it/#comment-5833 David Svet Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:59:41 +0000 http://spurspectives.com/?p=152#comment-5833 Great point Autom. That seems to be the case for most acts of expression doesn't it? Finding the sense of self that makes it self expression seems to be the key. It reminds me of art school students cranking out nearly matching portfolios trying to balance their need for faculty approval at the expense of their need for self expression. Great point Autom. That seems to be the case for most acts of expression doesn’t it? Finding the sense of self that makes it self expression seems to be the key. It reminds me of art school students cranking out nearly matching portfolios trying to balance their need for faculty approval at the expense of their need for self expression.

]]> http://spurspectives.com/in-all-sincerity-you-cant-fake-it/#comment-5832 Autom Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:20:39 +0000 http://spurspectives.com/?p=152#comment-5832 imitating vs emulating - while i'm not entirely aware of the full context surrounding this observation, i am nonetheless inclined to share my general sense of the behaviour you've noted: those not typically used to creating or producing their own ideas and are thus immediately inspired by the charismatic will more than likely initially imitate their charisma (if not content) but eventually—and only if they remaind true to themselves (as you pointed out) and persevere to find their own unique creative voice/signature—will branch off to make their own mark. imitating vs emulating - while i’m not entirely aware of the full context surrounding this observation, i am nonetheless inclined to share my general sense of the behaviour you’ve noted: those not typically used to creating or producing their own ideas and are thus immediately inspired by the charismatic will more than likely initially imitate their charisma (if not content) but eventually—and only if they remaind true to themselves (as you pointed out) and persevere to find their own unique creative voice/signature—will branch off to make their own mark.

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