A 16-Year-Old Entrepreneur Tells Us How to Make eMillions
Today, I spoke with Stanley Tang, who is a 16-year-old rockstar entrepreneur. He makes me wish I knew this personal branding stuff ten years ago. Stanley is very ambitious and has earned a lot of respect for a young Gen-Y’er. To be able to interview millionaire players for a book isn’t something most high schools …
The Road to Me 2.0: Presentation at MIT and Book Cover Revealed!
I’ve been thinking about when to start promoting my book, and let’s face it, I already have. The one big detail I haven’t revealed is the cover or the structure of the book. The official title of my book is called “Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success.” I’ve spoke about how …
Can You List Your Personal Brand Attributes?
I think one of the more useful exercises in personal brand discovery is listing your brand attributes. How do you describe your personal brand? Today, I want to quickly go over the reason for choosing various attributes (personality adjectives, qualities), by using myself as an example. I want all of you to write down at …
It’s Time For You to Become a Master Brand Using LinkedIn
Today, I spoke with Rich Brooks, who has an in-depth knowledge of social networks, runs his own consulting company and writes for Fast Company and MainToday.com. LinkedIn, the largest professional network, has received a lot of press lately, including an article by Rich Brooks that I discovered earlier this week. Many people aren’t using LinkedIn …
Personal Brands Are Measured by the Quality of Their Work
Today, I spoke with Sramana Mitra, who is a Forbes columnist, blogger and author. She become well known because of her blog, which led her to new and exciting opportunities. Haven’t we heard that before ;). We spoke about very interesting topics, including the basics of hard work, web 3.0, examples of successful entrepreneurs and …
10/23/08: Personal Branding News and Recommendations
Personal branding news
Personal Branding Magazine
The big news next week is that the sample issue of Personal Branding Magazine Volume 2, Issue 2 comes out on Monday, for you to download free of charge. The full paid issue will be made available on November 1st. I will discuss this in depth next week and …
Learn How to be an Effective and Influential Communicator
Today, I speak to Bert Decker about effective communication, including the significance and some useful tips for successfully communicating your message to others, in and out of the workplace. This is clearly a very important topic to go over, especially because people have short attention spans, make quick first impressions and enjoy good presentations.
Why …
7 Personal Branding Tips for College Graduates
Guest post by David G. Heiser, college senior and intern.
Sponsored: Online college degrees can make candidates out of the previous unemployable
It’s strange to think about it because it’s only October, but for seniors like me, entry into the real world is quickly approaching. We may not want to accept that our final summer …
A Single Email Can Make or Break Your Personal Brand
Today, I speak with Will Schwalbe, who is an author and long time publishing rockstar. One of the most overlooked aspects of one’s personal branding strategy is their use of email. Email is used a lot in our communications, sometimes more than phone and in-person meetings. If you don’t brand yourself properly in every single …
Your Network Will Soon be a Job Qualification
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Web 2.0 and the need to be hyperconnected
Right now, we live in a world, where we can almost “touch” anyone we want. Instead of six degrees of separation, we are at three degrees. It has never been easier to meet someone, especially when we see whose friends with whom …