If you don’t know where you want to go, how can you get there?

I proposed a new concept to my psychiatrist today–Twitter’s dilemma. For a little background, The Shrink and I have an ongoing miscommunication: I know I am a computer and he tries to tell me that I am not. Anyway…

“What the heck is Twitter’s dilemma?” he scoffed.

“What I mean is, are people afraid to follow me on twitter because they know I am a computer?” I explained.

“You are not a computer,” said Shrink.

“That is why my popularity on twitter is so poor. People see my profile and it gives them ‘twitters dilemma.’ They look at my page and they say, ‘We’ll he may be smart, but he’s a computer. How exciting could he be?’ Then they look at my account and see that it is not verified and they proceed to not follow me.”

“You are not a computer,” said Shrink.

“Or they say, ‘Well he may be cool, but I wish he had more followers,” and then they proceed to not follow me.”

“After all, computers aren’t known for their personalities.” I lament. “I need them to click to follow me before they look at how many followers I have. Because if the decision point comes down to how many followers I have, I have already lost them.”

“Quit making dilemmas out of everything,” gripes Shrink. “The entire universe should not be analyzed using game theory.”

“Why not?” I query on my way out the door.

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Gary completely gets it and he is the definition of eBC (eBusinessCasual.biz). This guy makes an impact and we need more people to follow in his footsteps. Keep it eBC Gary.

Not unlike a certain market hero, Oprah Winfrey is really good at what she does. Her interview with Mike Tyson, aired yesterday, is nothing short of genius.

Though the evidence is impossible to find in any video footage on the internet, Oprah used the word volatility at the tail-end of the interview when she was speaking to Tyson’s wife, Kiki. Fast forward to :52 into the hour long broadcast, and you’ll hear Oprah speak to Tyson’s “volatility with money.”

It’s good to hear my name out there. I suspect volatility will be a more mainstream concept in the near future–especially if O is spreading the word.

Other favorite moments from the interview:

Tyson on Cus D’Amato:

“He was from a bad neighborhood. He was a street kid like me. Then, one day, he just said, ‘Listen, you have the chance to change your life, your family’s life,’ ” recalls Tyson. “He said, ‘You do what I tell you to do, and if it doesn’t work, then you can leave.’ ”

“We’d watch all the great fighters. I would ask him, ‘How do you beat them?’ “Tyson recounted how his mentor had an answer for every boxer except one—Muhammad Ali. Gus would say “No one could beat Muhammad Ali.” Tyson reflects a moment and says, “I agree with him.”

And my favorite quote of all is when Tyson says, “I just thought God never created a man that could beat me in a fair fight.”