Passion Is Rocket Fuel for Your Personal Brand
This is my guest post for the GTDtimes, which is a blog associated with David Allen, who is the best selling author of Getting Things Done.
People need drive in order to accomplish goals. Salespeople need incentives in order to act. We all need a reason for being to feel compelled to get things done. …
4th of July Weekend Wrap-up and Update
I want to wish everyone a happy 4th of July. This post wraps-up a lot of what’s going on in my personal branding universe. Below is some event listings, books, news and of course, The Dark Knight Movie for your weekend viewing. I hope you enjoy it and look forward to more posts next week. …
Revisting the Network Strength Pyramid for 2008
Back in time
One of my first blog posts ever, was on my previous blog “Driven-to-succeed,” which was built on October 4th, 2006. As some of you may know, I leveraged all the relevant content from my past blog for this one. The blog post introduced a working model for networking, which I called the …
Your Friends Have An Impact On Your Personal Brand
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Facebook reveals your friends
No matter what you do, if your name is Google’d by someone that is not your friend, five of your Facebook friends are revealed (see the picture below). If you are in their network already, then you will see what they want you to see, which could be a limited …
Become a Successful Leader in All Dimensions of Life
About the author
Stewart Friedman has been on the Wharton faculty since 1984. He became the Management Department’s first Practice Professor in recognition of his work on the application of theory and research to the real challenges facing organizations. As founding director of the Wharton Leadership Program, in 1991 he initiated Wharton’s required MBA and …
eBranding Becomes Mandatory for Surviving the Digital Age
This post is from my article that was published on BrandChannel.com on Friday evening. It is probably the most thorough article on the topic of personal eBranding and one of my better written pieces this year. I pooled a large team of experts to give some advice from their perspective. You can find the original …
Will Our Personal Brands Enter a Dark Age of Distraction?
Today, I had the chance to speak with Maggie Jackson, whose book I highlighted in last weeks “top 10 book” post. This book is very timely, especially when we continuously talk about how social media is impacting our lives. A lot of the time, I give you positive benefits such as expert positioning, while other …
Perform a People Search Instead of a Job Search
Are you sick and tired of applying for jobs? Did you know that 80% of jobs are never even advertised? How about if I told you that only 10% of jobs come from sending a blind resume? Most jobs are filled before you even interview for them. What HR doesn’t tell you is that they …
Applying Personal Social Media Techniques to Corporate EMC
Since this blog is specifically tied to the concept of personal branding, I fail to explain what my day job is. A lot of people think all I do is this blog, the magazine, the TV show, the awards, the articles and the upcoming book. I actually spent a lot of time figuring out, experimenting …
When Traditional Journalism and Social Media Collide
Today I speak with Daniel Honigman about his transition from a typical role in traditional media (print) to a brand new role at a traditional media company as a social media coordinator.
Daniel is a Chicago-based writer, photographer, blogger and avid Mets fan. I first met Daniel when he was working as a staff writer …