Thoughts on Social Media Careers
I’ve been working in the technology field for a long time and the thing that really keeps me engaged is the fact that it’s always changing. Technology evolves and there is a constant need to be upgrading or planning on upgrading. It’s made a great career for myself with a number of great projects [...]
Personal Branding Magazine – Volume 2 Issue 2
Personal Branding Gold Rush – That’s the theme of the upcoming issue of Personal Branding Magazine to be released on November 1st, 2008.
From publisher Dan Schawbel:
Volume 2, Issue 2 is a call to action. Now is the time for building your personal eBrand. Laggards will be lost in a Google cloud of dust, while [...]
Do You Fear The Spotlight?
What’s keeping you from taking the next step? Something more than simply being noticed I hope! If you’ve got ideas, or something to say – to share, you need to do something about it. Do you blog? Do you podcast or videoblog? Are you on a social network? How are you making yourself heard [...]
Your Personal Network
We talk a lot about social networks and social networking these days, but it’s really nothing new. Only the tools are. People have been networking with peers for decades, much longer actually, but we’ve only really called it networking for a generation or so.
While tools like social networks, micro-blogging, or podcasting utilities, and the [...]
So, what do I do when I don’t blog?
Glad you asked! I don’t know, guess it’s a lot of things. Work is one of them, and my current contract certainly eats up the business hours. Sure, the real job takes up the majority of the time in my day and week, but I’ve found more. I’m spending more time doing the things I [...]
Happiness CLXXXV
Breakfast with friends, new & old, looking to start something fresh in a field that doesn’t exist.
Letting Go
Sometimes it’s hard to let go of what we do. What I mean is that it can be hard sharing everything that you know, and teach other people what your job entails. The natural reaction is to hang on to that knowledge, be the expert, the guru that can do it all.
However, are you [...]
Do we realize how fortunate we are?
We live in age when anything is possible, at the touch of a button, or simply for the asking. The modern world is filled with tools and technologies that allow us to do amazing things. From communicating around the world in the blink of an eye, to reporting breaking news by the average person, [...]
Crossroads
Life is the great adventure. At times it can also be a bit perplexing, like how do you know when you’ve turned a corner in your career? Especially in these interesting times when social media is attracting so much attention, but has so little meaning in the “real world”.
Exploration of blogging and [...]
Happiness CLXXI
Prospects. Contemplating the possibilities of a few leads and how best to develop them.
