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	<title>Comments on: Healthy Arrogance, Day 2 &#8212; Hire Me As a Speaker at Conferences</title>
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		<title>By: here today, gone tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/10/14/healthy-arrogance-day-2-hire-me-as-a-speaker-at-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-231528</link>
		<dc:creator>here today, gone tomorrow</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mmmmmmmmmmmm....Neil being arrogant.  Me likey!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mmmmmmmmmmmm&#8230;.Neil being arrogant.  Me likey!</p>
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		<title>By: Neil</title>
		<link>http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/10/14/healthy-arrogance-day-2-hire-me-as-a-speaker-at-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-231410</link>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Heather -- I think it would be better for BlogHer to just disallow male membership or to refuse men to have Blogher ads on their sites.  That would at least be consistent.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heather &#8212; I think it would be better for BlogHer to just disallow male membership or to refuse men to have Blogher ads on their sites.  That would at least be consistent.</p>
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		<title>By: Heather, Queen of Shake Shake</title>
		<link>http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/10/14/healthy-arrogance-day-2-hire-me-as-a-speaker-at-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-231409</link>
		<dc:creator>Heather, Queen of Shake Shake</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think I&#039;m going to boycott BlogHer until they have you as a speaker.  If only you were in Nashville this weekend...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think I&#8217;m going to boycott BlogHer until they have you as a speaker.  If only you were in Nashville this weekend&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Brenda - SeriouslyMama</title>
		<link>http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/10/14/healthy-arrogance-day-2-hire-me-as-a-speaker-at-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-231394</link>
		<dc:creator>Brenda - SeriouslyMama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No need to apologize!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No need to apologize!</p>
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		<title>By: Neil</title>
		<link>http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/10/14/healthy-arrogance-day-2-hire-me-as-a-speaker-at-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-231377</link>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Brenda -- Now I feel guilty that I sounded too gruff.  Sorry.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brenda &#8212; Now I feel guilty that I sounded too gruff.  Sorry.</p>
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		<title>By: Brenda - SeriouslyMama</title>
		<link>http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/10/14/healthy-arrogance-day-2-hire-me-as-a-speaker-at-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-231376</link>
		<dc:creator>Brenda - SeriouslyMama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I completely understand where you are coming from and like I said, I would have hired someone like you in a minute when my life revolved around something more the the Backyardigans and play dates. But that&#039;s where I am in my life which in turn becomes my blog fodder.  Like someone said yesterday.  Marketing yourself is difficult and you are doing it with  confidence.    :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I completely understand where you are coming from and like I said, I would have hired someone like you in a minute when my life revolved around something more the the Backyardigans and play dates. But that&#8217;s where I am in my life which in turn becomes my blog fodder.  Like someone said yesterday.  Marketing yourself is difficult and you are doing it with  confidence.    <img src='http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: pam</title>
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		<dc:creator>pam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Neil, in all seriousness, I think you would make an awesome speaker. And I think the reasons you gave are EXACTLY why you&#039;d make an awesome speaker. Really.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Neil, in all seriousness, I think you would make an awesome speaker. And I think the reasons you gave are EXACTLY why you&#8217;d make an awesome speaker. Really.</p>
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		<title>By: Neil</title>
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		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mattie -- About Knowing Women:

Brenda -- About Mommybloggers:

Part of promoting myself is showing how I differ from the countless others who want the same thing as me, in this example -- being a personal blogger who gets paid to speak at conferences about blogging -- the same way that Obama and McCain are trying to show that each is different than the other.  

Mattie -- I do get women.  Maybe I used a bit of hyperbole, but I think I could make a very good argument that my separation from Sophia is BECAUSE I finally learned all about a woman -- her needs and wants -- and how that was tangled up, and contrasted, with my own needs.  But you were very brave to be honest with me, and I really like that.  You are my blog crush for that!

Brenda --  Normally, I don&#039;t like to use negative tactics to promote myself.  But let&#039;s face it --  there are many mommybloggers who present themselves as a bloc as powerful as the Teamsters.  The best way for me to distinguish myself is to show how I am different.  I can offer something unique and different to those looking to establish connections online.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mattie &#8212; About Knowing Women:</p>
<p>Brenda &#8212; About Mommybloggers:</p>
<p>Part of promoting myself is showing how I differ from the countless others who want the same thing as me, in this example &#8212; being a personal blogger who gets paid to speak at conferences about blogging &#8212; the same way that Obama and McCain are trying to show that each is different than the other.  </p>
<p>Mattie &#8212; I do get women.  Maybe I used a bit of hyperbole, but I think I could make a very good argument that my separation from Sophia is BECAUSE I finally learned all about a woman &#8212; her needs and wants &#8212; and how that was tangled up, and contrasted, with my own needs.  But you were very brave to be honest with me, and I really like that.  You are my blog crush for that!</p>
<p>Brenda &#8212;  Normally, I don&#8217;t like to use negative tactics to promote myself.  But let&#8217;s face it &#8212;  there are many mommybloggers who present themselves as a bloc as powerful as the Teamsters.  The best way for me to distinguish myself is to show how I am different.  I can offer something unique and different to those looking to establish connections online.</p>
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		<title>By: Brenda - SeriouslyMama</title>
		<link>http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/2008/10/14/healthy-arrogance-day-2-hire-me-as-a-speaker-at-conferences/comment-page-1/#comment-231370</link>
		<dc:creator>Brenda - SeriouslyMama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Although you may not want yet another comment from yet another mommyblogger, I am going to say that I would have totally hired you in my past PR life.  I think you would have rocked the house at a PPFA event.  However I feel compelled to say that not all mommybloggers are just &quot;mommybloggers.&quot;  Some of us have mad skills outside of gushing about our kids.  :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Although you may not want yet another comment from yet another mommyblogger, I am going to say that I would have totally hired you in my past PR life.  I think you would have rocked the house at a PPFA event.  However I feel compelled to say that not all mommybloggers are just &#8220;mommybloggers.&#8221;  Some of us have mad skills outside of gushing about our kids.  <img src='http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: teahouseblossom</title>
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		<dc:creator>teahouseblossom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I didn&#039;t realize you were an almost-champion speller!  I&#039;m very impressed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I didn&#8217;t realize you were an almost-champion speller!  I&#8217;m very impressed.</p>
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