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Want to Be an Influential Internet Gangster? Learn From the Best

Monday, September 7, 2009

A short update from my travels in Laos, upcoming Bangkok events for social good, and a note about Greg Rollet's new Under 30 Rock Star Business Course. Greg and the guys from Under30CEO will be teaching you how to build a successful online brand starting 1 week from today.

Personal Branding Guru Dan Schawbel Never Ceases to Impress!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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My Gen-Y colleague Dan Schawbel has strategically positioned himself as a personal branding expert over the last few years, and he continues to impress me on nearly a monthly basis. Among his many projects, Dan founded an online magazine called, fittingly, Personal Branding Magazine, and their new quarterly issue is out on November 1st. From the [...]

Thoughts on Working From Home and Starting Out as a Freelance Web Worker

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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As a follow-up to my post the other day, How to Make Friends with Career Columnists and Influence Mainstream News Organizations, I’d like to share some more of the insights from my conversation with ABCnews.com columnist Michelle Goodman. She asked a number of really great questions, and naturally only a very small part of our [...]

How to Make Friends with Career Columnists and Influence Mainstream News Organizations

Friday, July 4, 2008

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For readers in the States, the 4th of July is the anniversary of the day the U.S. signed the Declaration of Independence. ABC News celebrated Independence Day with an article yesterday to help wannabe freelancers declare their own independence! Michelle Goodman, the blogger behind Anti9to5Guide.com, asked in her Career Management column at ABCnews.com, “Ever Dreamed of [...]

California 100 Leadership Summit at UC Davis Next Week

Thursday, June 12, 2008

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For any readers in the greater Sacramento area, there is a great business networking opportunity on Tuesday, June 17th at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis: The New California 100. Billed as the Central Valley’s first leadership summit, the event will honor the top 100 companies in Northern California that generate more than $50 billion [...]

Looking for the Right Job After College? Alex Levit Provides Some Answers

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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Do you ever ask yourself how one of your friends got a seemingly awesome job? Or, ever find yourself staring off into space while you sit at your desk, daydreaming about being in another line of work? Well, Alexandra Levit surveyed 500 gen-Y and gen-X professionals to find people with their dream jobs and she [...]

Considering an Alternate Viewpoint: “The Curse of Exceptionality”

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

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Lea Woodward shared an interesting viewpoint yesterday on FreelanceSwitch. Lea proposes that being ‘average’ may just be enough, and discusses how in a culture saturated with self-improvement and business success literature, a strong focus on exceptionality can actually lead to burnout: In a society where everyone is trying to be exceptional or remarkable, the outcome is [...]

Set Meaningful Personal & Professional Development Goals and Make Progress Towards Your Ideal Life

Friday, January 25, 2008

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Set Meaningful Personal & Professional Development Goals and Make Progress Towards Your Ideal Life

How you can set meaningful role-based resolutions for your personal and professional development and successfully take control of your life in the New Year, with a detailed example of my own brainstorming and SMART goal-setting exercises.