Brent M. Jones - ConnectedEvent3

Author of reflective nonfiction on identity, communication & reinvention. Exploring how small moments shape who we become. ↓

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Words do more than communicate. They shape how we think, how we see opportunities, and how others understand our skills.

Acronyms, job titles, and industry jargon can open doors—or hide them.
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The difference between then and now is not that one is better.
It is that now allows us to see what then could not.
New reflection: Is Now Better Than Then?
#WhatMatters #Reflection

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What if what matters most is what we overlook?

The conversations we remember. The people who shape us. The small moments that quietly influence who we become.

That's the question at the heart of What Matters: We Are the Sum of Small Moments.

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Clarity begins within — one quiet moment at a time.
Discover The Human Factor.
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Words shape perception.
How we speak influences how we’re understood, trusted, and remembered.
Terminology Is More Than Words explores the power behind language.
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Most communication today competes with noise.Authentic communication stands out because people can feel the difference.Presence.
Clarity.
Empathy.
Connection.
These are some of the ideas explored in The Power of Authentic Communication by Brent M. Jones.
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The updated edition of Terminology Is More Than Words became less about career language—and more about perception, identity, communication, and how words shape understanding over time.

Because words are never only words.

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Words shape perception.
The language we use influences how people see:
leadership,
credibility,
authority,
and trust.
My updated book explores how communication affects the way we’re understood in both professional and personal settings.
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Are our choices truly free, or shaped by forces we don’t fully see?
Free will, determinism, and the role of chance continue to shape how we think about responsibility, identity, and the lives we create.
Maybe the deeper value of the debate is not certainty, but awareness.

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Life unfolds somewhere between intention and unpredictability.
We make choices.
Chance interrupts.
Meaning often appears afterward — not before.
A reflection on coincidence, uncertainty, free will, and the quiet tension between choice and chance.
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Most of life changes quietly Not through dramatic turning points but small moments we barely notice while they are happening Conversations Reflections Relationships Shifts in perspective Over time, they shape who we become
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But most creativity is built —
through repetition,
curiosity,
attention,
mistakes,
and the willingness to keep exploring ideas before they fully make sense.
Creativity isn’t just a soft skill.
It’s how we learn to see differently
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Creativity isn’t something we wait for.
It’s something we build.
One idea,
one attempt,
one small shift at a time.
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Most communication doesn’t fail dramatically.
It breaks down quietly—in the small moments where we stop fully listening, noticing, or being present.
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You Only Photograph the Effect of the Wind
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Most change does not happen dramatically.
We become different people gradually.
Through small decisions.
Repeated thoughts.
Honest reflection.
Little by little, our lives change because we do.
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William Faulkner’s line “My mother is a fish” may be one of the strangest and most human moments in American literature.

A child trying to understand death.
A sentence where grief becomes symbolism.
My reflections on As I Lay Dying ↓
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There are nights when the dream feels familiar. Not because the details are the same—but because the feeling is. You wake up with it still there. A sense that something didn’t resolve That something is still in motion. And it shows up again. https://t.co/VKJXvUqilq