Neil Bearse – Enlightenment through social media, analytics and acting like human beings

Archive for the ‘Ideas’ Category

Your everyday is someone’s “once”

Everyday we get up and go to work. We do the same things, we find patterns, we cut corners and naturally find ways to make things go a bit smoother for us. Clock in for eight hours, hopefully cross everything off the to-do list,...

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The customer is always active

With all of the digital tools at our fingertips, the field of Customer Relationship Management is exploding. Whether you’re talking about email marketing, social media, or cloud-based database systems, the value of relationships is sure to be at the forefront of the conversation. I...

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It’s not easy…

When you become moderately successful at something, there are two ways to describe your success: It’s just easy to do. It’s difficult, but I’m pretty good at it. In the “it’s just easy” camp, you set yourself up for a situation where you’re expected...

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The weight of endless possibilities

Some call them nerves, but I prefer butterflies. The fluttering, panicking, terror of potential. The sparkle of destiny hidden from our eyes behind the looming shadow of defeat. Maybe fate is predetermined. Maybe your future is random. All you can control is your perception....

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When it all goes wrong

It’s been said before that failing to plan is planning to fail. But, what do you do when it all goes wrong? We’ve all been there. You can plan and prepare as much as possible, and yet sometimes, in crunch time, everything falls apart....

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It’s all been said before

How often do these words rattle around in your skull? It’s all been said before Sometimes the words are the building blocks of a good excuse. I use this all the time with blog posts and ideas for books. Some might call it writer’s...

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When are you invincible?

Originally written in 2006, but realized long before… I stumbled upon this tonight and realized, at least partially, why I love to work late into the night. I have always thought that 2 am is the perfect time of day. Each night, I go...

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Remember your rookie season

Most of you have probably never heard of my favourite hockey player before. He wore #15 for the Montreal Canadiens. He stood 5’8″ and weighed in at a spritely 180lbs. In his NHL career, he tallied 31 goals and 80 points over 192 games,...

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