Comments for Ben Love is here... http://bnlv.com Reader, writer, learner. Gadget guy. Tech product core. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:33:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The Flinch by Julien Smith by Ben http://bnlv.com/2012/01/the-flinch-by-julien-smith/#comment-9 Ben Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:33:38 +0000 http://bnlv.com/?p=464#comment-9 You're welcome Julien, though I was simply conveying what I thought. Aside from my views on the Domino Project, I am a big fan of powerful verbiage in its right context and Flinch is sneakily the best example of strong, direct wording used well. Do you have another Flinch-like piece in the works? I do hope so. On Amazon reviews - for the past two years I wrote reviews using Reading List by Amazon on Linkedin (they're at the bottom of my full profile here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/benlove). I moved them all to here last week so that others could comment (as you did) and challenge me on the reviews. Not so much reinvention of any particular wheel but rather a more flexible medium for me to convey and share a love of non-fiction books. You’re welcome Julien, though I was simply conveying what I thought. Aside from my views on the Domino Project, I am a big fan of powerful verbiage in its right context and Flinch is sneakily the best example of strong, direct wording used well.

Do you have another Flinch-like piece in the works? I do hope so.

On Amazon reviews – for the past two years I wrote reviews using Reading List by Amazon on Linkedin (they’re at the bottom of my full profile here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/benlove). I moved them all to here last week so that others could comment (as you did) and challenge me on the reviews. Not so much reinvention of any particular wheel but rather a more flexible medium for me to convey and share a love of non-fiction books.

]]> Comment on The Flinch by Julien Smith by Julien http://bnlv.com/2012/01/the-flinch-by-julien-smith/#comment-8 Julien Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:56:57 +0000 http://bnlv.com/?p=464#comment-8 Thanks! Great review. Put it on Amazon if you like. Thanks! Great review. Put it on Amazon if you like.

]]> Comment on The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies by Rob Willson http://bnlv.com/2012/01/the-psychopath-test-a-journey-through-the-madness-industry-by-jon-ronson/#comment-6 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies by Rob Willson Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:38:54 +0000 http://bnlv.com/?p=461#comment-6 [...] choice in part inspired by Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Test (reviewed here), I picked this book up because I had no clue what CBT is beyond guessing from the words that make [...] [...] choice in part inspired by Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Test (reviewed here), I picked this book up because I had no clue what CBT is beyond guessing from the words that make [...]

]]> Comment on Zig Ziglar’s Leadership & Success Series by Zig Ziglar by Ben http://bnlv.com/2012/01/zig-ziglars-leadership-success-series-by-zig-ziglar/#comment-5 Ben Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:31:50 +0000 http://bnlv.com/?p=274#comment-5 I hear ya Phillip. Here's how I see it... Most would say Mick Jagger is the very definition of a rockstar. While they didn't invent the role, both him and Keith Richards made famous what it means to be one and millions of people drew rebellious energy from Mick's mental ways. I grew up in a more confused age of music with a ton of 'Stones derivatives and Gen-X directionless qualities. I call Mick a rockstar because he is one, but I don't "get" the Rolling Stones - as many times as I have tried. Same goes for Grateful Dead. However Robert Smith of The Cure and even the more recent Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells are far easier for me to relate to. Zig Ziglar is great and is 99.3% spot on with what he says (let's deduct 0.7% for a world that includes the Internet), but he's conveying it to a target audience that I'm clearly not in. I feel the same way about the works of Dale Carnegie - in my view the original mainstream business evangelist - in that the message is timeless and valid but the metaphors, stories and analogies used to wrap them mean little to me. Zig's work is derived in part from Dale's, however my go-to-author/evangelist is the Zig-derived Seth Godin. Similar and adapted messages for a very different generation in a world that operates, behaves and communicates in new ways. I hear ya Phillip. Here’s how I see it…
Most would say Mick Jagger is the very definition of a rockstar. While they didn’t invent the role, both him and Keith Richards made famous what it means to be one and millions of people drew rebellious energy from Mick’s mental ways. I grew up in a more confused age of music with a ton of ‘Stones derivatives and Gen-X directionless qualities. I call Mick a rockstar because he is one, but I don’t “get” the Rolling Stones – as many times as I have tried. Same goes for Grateful Dead. However Robert Smith of The Cure and even the more recent Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells are far easier for me to relate to.
Zig Ziglar is great and is 99.3% spot on with what he says (let’s deduct 0.7% for a world that includes the Internet), but he’s conveying it to a target audience that I’m clearly not in. I feel the same way about the works of Dale Carnegie – in my view the original mainstream business evangelist – in that the message is timeless and valid but the metaphors, stories and analogies used to wrap them mean little to me. Zig’s work is derived in part from Dale’s, however my go-to-author/evangelist is the Zig-derived Seth Godin. Similar and adapted messages for a very different generation in a world that operates, behaves and communicates in new ways.

]]> Comment on Zig Ziglar’s Leadership & Success Series by Zig Ziglar by Phillip http://bnlv.com/2012/01/zig-ziglars-leadership-success-series-by-zig-ziglar/#comment-4 Phillip Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:39:21 +0000 http://bnlv.com/?p=274#comment-4 What did you expect from an 85 year old man! However he lived the principals and lived a successful life and has been a world influencer still till to this day! His style may not impress you but his message is timeless free all he is the original . Today there are millions of immitators. Even guys like Seth Godin are co authoring with him still What did you expect from an 85 year old man! However he lived the principals and lived a successful life and has been a world influencer still till to this day!

His style may not impress you but his message is timeless free all he is the original . Today there are millions of immitators. Even guys like Seth Godin are co authoring with him still

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