Comments on: The Lottery Mentality When a Gift is Offered http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/12/29/everyones-business/the-lottery-mentality-when-a-gift-is-offered/ Be Irresistible Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:02:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Network Marketing Journey » Are You Consorting with the Lottery Mentality and Lady Luck? http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/12/29/everyones-business/the-lottery-mentality-when-a-gift-is-offered/comment-page-1/#comment-21143 Network Marketing Journey » Are You Consorting with the Lottery Mentality and Lady Luck? Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:27:53 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/12/29/everyones-business/the-lottery-mentality-when-a-gift-is-offered/#comment-21143 [...] The lottery mentality is the desire for unearned success or as Liz Strauss describes it “I Want Mine Gimme More”. We have allowed it to become so ingrained in our way of thinking we are constantly in want for more, more, more! We are a people of instant gratification. I want mine. Gimme More. [...] [...] The lottery mentality is the desire for unearned success or as Liz Strauss describes it “I Want Mine Gimme More”. We have allowed it to become so ingrained in our way of thinking we are constantly in want for more, more, more! We are a people of instant gratification. I want mine. Gimme More. [...]

]]> By: Liz Strauss http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/12/29/everyones-business/the-lottery-mentality-when-a-gift-is-offered/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 Liz Strauss Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:56:34 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/12/29/everyones-business/the-lottery-mentality-when-a-gift-is-offered/#comment-2139 Hi Ann, I'm right with you. The community didn't need to know who was "best" when they all oare unique in their niche. To think that marketers use voting as a way to prove worth is disturbing and misleading at best. Hi Ann,
I’m right with you. The community didn’t need to know who was “best” when they all oare unique in their niche. To think that marketers use voting as a way to prove worth is disturbing and misleading at best.

]]> By: ann michael http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/12/29/everyones-business/the-lottery-mentality-when-a-gift-is-offered/comment-page-1/#comment-2132 ann michael Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:14:11 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2006/12/29/everyones-business/the-lottery-mentality-when-a-gift-is-offered/#comment-2132 Good points Liz! The interesting thing about adding the voting aspect to the Z-list was that it introduced hierarchy to what was supposed to be a level community. Oddly - it's interesting to notice that even in corporations - the desire to "rise higher" causes some to do things (and rationalize actions) that they would normally never consider. Good points Liz! The interesting thing about adding the voting aspect to the Z-list was that it introduced hierarchy to what was supposed to be a level community.

Oddly – it’s interesting to notice that even in corporations – the desire to “rise higher” causes some to do things (and rationalize actions) that they would normally never consider.

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