In case your interested, Guy Kawasaki is starting to use Twitter. I almost said “live blog”, but we’ll see what he does with it. Kudos Guy, glad to be able to follow you.
Brian Solis points out what Social Media is really about. This is a great starting point for corporate PR departments to start thinking on – but they have to be ready to take their existing approaches and through them out the window. New ideas for a new
Every now and again, one finds themselves in that “down” portion of the work cycle. That’s where I’ve been for the last few weeks, and it’s hard to move past that into the effective, productive mode that one needs day to day.
Today, I got to have lunch with a business contact, we worked together for a few years awhile go and always got along. He definitely helped identify some ideas and methods to move past where I’m at – it’s much appreciated.
While I want to thank him, I also just wanted to point out to everyone how easy it is to forget to ask for second opinions. Get another point of view and take the feedback straight up and find the lessons and value in it.
Because of a great lunch, I’ve got a fresh perspective that I didn’t have before. Will it help? Sure – whatever doesn’t hold you back will move you forward. What resources do you turn to for inspiration? Do you solicit external input or keep it to yourself?
Dan Schawbel has been pursuing his personal brand like few others. He recently has consolidated his online brand to one central source: DanSchawbel.com.
Dan is an advocate for personal branding, using numerous techniques and new ideas to market his skills. If you were curious, Dan is the engine behind Personal Branding Magazine, and works with college students to help prepare them to enter the workforce. He does this with tips, techniques, and ideas in marketing that will help build their brand.
If you are looking for a great personal brand practitioner, check out Dan’s new site where you can find all sorts of information and ideas to use to build your personal brand.
As governor, the State Capitol will stand for unity and common sense.
In addition to the POW/MIA flag that has long flown over the State Capitol, we will fly two flags when I am governor: the Wisconsin state flag and the American flag.