Archive for 'personality' tag
4 More Sneaky Tricks That Influence Your Decisions
Wednesday, August 26th, 20091. Blatant Indicators of Positive Reputation Beat Subtle Luxury
Consider a face-off between the Toyota Prius and… a stylish Lexus.
Even Lucifer Himself couldn’t make me drive a dorky Prius.
But a recent split-test between these 2 cars revealed that when shopping in public, people are willing to spend more on a product they don’t really want as [...]
Copywriting With Personality: Your Key To Longevity In The Market
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Personality is one of the major things missing from most marketing. And it’s one of the major hidden strengths I rely on whenever I’m entering a new market heavy with competition and want to dominate quickly (which is always.)
Most businesses make the mistake of thinking using any kind of real personality in their marketing is [...]
Fashion vs. Style – Striking Your Perfect Balance of Self-Expression
Monday, September 1st, 2008There’s a big difference between “fashion” and “style.”
Fashion is about clothes and their relationship to the moment in time they’re being presented in. Style is about you and your relationship to yourself.
Fashion is in the clothes. Style is in the wearer.
Fashion moves in cycles based on the collective social mood of the population. Style is [...]
Cancer Astrology Study part 2: July 21 – Mayan New Year
Monday, August 25th, 2008Awhile back, I wrote a fairly in-depth look at the psychology of a Cancer man because, well, I’m a Cancer myself and if you are too (or if you are considering dating one) it’s definitely a good idea to take a look at the things that will help you understand some of his (or her) [...]
Cancer Astrological Case Study – A Deeper Understanding Of Self
Sunday, July 6th, 2008Most criticisms of astrology are long on opinion, short on actual demonstration and reason.
I’ve always been one to tinker with things a bit before gradual acceptance or outright dismissal.
And astrology has always been one of those subjects that fascinated me. Now before you go jumping to any conclusions here, the kind of astrology I’m talking about [...]

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