Surprisingly, or perhaps not so, the keynotes at Star East this year were pretty good overall. Too often at conferences you get preached to subtly sales pitched during them but James, Elisabeth and Alan all did wonderfully. Alas, for the latter two I didn’t take notes as I was already familiar-ish with the content. Here though is the write-up for James’ keynote.

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  • If you want to test really well, you need to ferret out the underlying dynamics and principles
  • There is no navy that is going to save me. Its just me and my band of friends.
  • Think about what makes you unique
  • Thing that lead to self-development and earning reputation
    • Project experiences
    • Writing
    • Teaching
    • Speaking
    • Innovation
    • Vision
    • Study
  • You earn reputation if you don’t keep it secret
  • Are you a buccaneer scholar?
    • You live free – have independence, seek first hand knowledge, self directed learning
    • You hunt ideas – are an explorer, driven by curiosity, intrigued by puzzles, dared by complexity
    • You win your place in the world of thinkers – earned credibility, earned reputation, you have constructed yourself
  • Key components to being successful
    • Reputation
    • Portfolio
    • Performance
  • You are not a commodity; don’t act like one