In short, the Roman missional strategy was to stress founding structures capable of shaping a message, whereas the Celtic way was to proclaim a message with the power to create a community. Yet,
“don’t strive to become an expert (ever!). Because being an expert is the enemy of fresh thinking. In martial arts there is a manta called “white belt for life”... because fighting is like life. You’ll either be humble in life, or humbled by it.”
― Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
― Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
“But let us never forget: there are zero cover bands in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.”
― Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
― Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
“There is now a human body sitting at the right hand of God the Father at the very center of heaven.”
― What God Has to Say about Our Bodies: How the Gospel Is Good News for Our Physical Selves
― What God Has to Say about Our Bodies: How the Gospel Is Good News for Our Physical Selves
“Remember: everything is the way it is because somebody changed the way it was.”
― Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
― Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
“We hear marketers say all the time: “Build a personal brand! Get people to fall in love with YOU! Then, people will buy anything and everything you create!” No, they won’t. For example, Billie Eilish is one of the biggest music stars in the world. She has millions and millions of fans and followers. And in 2019 she published a book (called Billie Eilish—”People love you!!!”) and it was a massive flop. Nobody bought it. What readers, listeners, viewers, and potential customers want isn’t you. It’s your category. The reason readers keep buying more Ryan Holiday books is because he keeps writing books about Stoicism, and his readers are obsessed with [category] Stoicism. Celebrities, on the other hand, typically write one book. And that book is titled their name. And it never sells. And then they don’t write any other books—because people don’t want more of “them.”
― Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
― Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
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