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Disagree With Personal Branding? Read This!

I took a week vacation, where I was barely online (it costs 59 cents per minute to use the cruise ship internet service) and I thought really hard about all the criticism that personal branding has received in 2009.  I’ve heard rants from people who think personal branding is selfish and others from people who [...]

7 Funny Personal Branding Cartoons

Some personal branding cartoons for a good laugh.
#1 Marketing

#2 First impressions

#3 Egosurfing

#4 Dressed for success?

#5 Aloof

#6 Googlebot

#7 Having a plan

This cartoon is by Dave Walker.
Bonus #8

If you like this, you might also enjoy my 20 Best-ever Web Comics About the Job You Want to Leave.
Have you seen any other good personal branding cartoons?
Author:

Jacob Share, a [...]

Road to Me 2.0: The Book’s Introduction Revealed

This is the complete introduction for my new book, Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success (Kaplan, April 7). Me 2.0 is already available for purchase and will hit book stores on March 31st, but my promotional plan is still targetting April 7th.  The book, as well as myself, was recently cited [...]

Road to Me 2.0: The Benefits and Obstacles of Publishing a Book

As I near my book launch, which is set for April 7th, I want to reflect back on the process and the perceived benefits and obstacles for publishing a book. Looking back, I laugh because I never used to like reading, writing or presenting, yet that is much of what I do these days.  The [...]

Personal Branding Interview: Richard Thaler

Today, I spoke with Richard Thaler, who is a professor at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago.  He also authored the bestselling book Nudge.  Richard talks about what a nudge is, an example of a nudge, how they can help us make better business decisions and how technology fits in the picture.
What [...]

Personal Branding on Display

What if you were applying for a job and as part of the application, you have to write a post for the company’s blog? There are no other requirements for the post and you can write about anything you want.

This is actually happening right now at an innovation consultancy in Richmond, Virginia – and the posts are a fascinating display of personal branding. Both bad and good.

Barack Hussein Obama Junior: The Best Personal Brand Name Ever?

With the presidential inauguration only a few days away, we’re about to see how good Barack Obama’s personal brand name really is. Why wait? Here’s a preview.

Welcome to the New and Improved Personal Branding Blog!

Today marks the first post on my redesigned blog. I’m very excited and have worked the past few months to make this happen for everyone. I’m going to go over my three part blog transition first, then explain where this is heading afterward.
In the beginning
My first blog was called Driven-To-Succeed and it was [...]

Road to Me 2.0: The Ultimate Personal Business Card Revealed

For the release of my new book and to capture everything I do in the personal branding world, I had new business cards made. It costs about $170 to get 1,000 double-sided, color, 12 pt thick, glossy business card.  One side is the cover of my book and the other has my picture, with [...]

3 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before 2009

Here are 3 questions you should ask yourself before we enter 2009.  The reason why I’m asking these is because I want you to think about how you can keep your job and pursue your passion at the same time.
1.  Are you committed to your current career path for the rest of your life?
This may [...]

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    Dan Schawbel is the leading personal branding expert for Gen-Y. He is the bestselling author of Me 2.0, as well as the publisher of both the award winning Personal Branding Blog and Personal Branding Magazine.

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