ConverStations Manifesto (A Work in Progress)

I find myself saying several phrases over and over. Mini-Mantras? I don't know, but I'm going to put them into a list, re-order them, and see what comes of it:

1. Search Once and Subscribe: RSS = More Knowledge in Less Time
2. Be The Resource
3. Conversation is a Behavior, Not a Commodity
4. Mistakes Are Tuition
5. It's Noise Prior to Entry, Signal Upon Engagement
6. Struggle Sits at the Doorstep of Breakthrough
7. Be Tech-Comfy, Not So Much Tech-Savvy
8. Skim, Scan, & Save … then Share
9. Others First
10. No More Horse and Buggy Web (Under)Development
11. 70/20/10 – Share Knowledge & Resources, Chit-Chat, Pimp Yourself
12. RBI of Social Media = Relationships Built Intentionally
13. Give Eye Rests Along the Information Highway – Write with the Reader in Mind
14. One Post – One Point
15. It's a Quick-Attention Span Generation, Not a Short-Attention Span
16. Build Your Network Before You Need One
17. Begin With Listening in Mind
18. What's the ROI of a Smile?
19. Habits + Attitudes = Habitudes … a 24/7 Behavior
20. At Least One Link Out Every Post
21. Do You Talk Write?  Write Like You Talk
22. Label It, Then Enable It
23. Either I Didn't Explain Right, Or You Just Didn't Believe Me
24. WTH? What are you Hiding, What are you Hoarding, What are you Hawking?
25. Get Comfortable with Ambiguity
26. There's Always Room For One More Good One
27. Classrooms are Conversation Stations
28. Give Them a Sense of Ownership
29. Sometimes (Saying) Nothing Can Be a Real Cool Hand
30. S.C.A.M.P.E.R. There's Always Another Way to Use It.
31. Truth or Possibilities: Don't Hide From Either
32. Luke-Warm Message, to a Mild-Mannered Audience, Delivers Mediocre Results
33. Don't Let the Door Knock You On Your Apathy
34. Hit It or Quit It
35. HASPO (Hang Around Smiling People Often)
36. If It's Important To You, It's Important to Someone Else Too.
37. Gotta Preach to the Back of the Church to Reach the Front Row
38. Community is the Kingdom that Content Serves
39. Never Give Up, Never Grow Old
40. Be Yourself

More to come.  Help me whittle down, or add to it?

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