Add a Personal Tagline to Clarify Your Value-Add

The last of a three-part series on building an avant-garde personal brand. If you’ve been on this branding journey with me, you know we’ve covered a lot of ground when considering important elements of a solid, avant-garde personal brand. Of all the takeaways, I hope...

Consider Character, Mission to Create an Epoch Personal Brand

Part two in a three-part series on building an avant-garde personal brand. Building and promoting your personal brand is essential, no matter if you are a solopreneur or an employee. The reason is simple — you are always shaping your professional reputation. Not...

Reciprocal Mentoring Benefits Both Mentor and Mentee

In September 2010 I joined Twitter at the encouragement of my millennial mentor, Chris. Shortly afterward, I received my first tweet to which I excitedly replied. It was, of course, from Chris. I was in my 40s; my mentor was almost half my age. At the time I was...

Not Doing What You Love? James Altucher to the Rescue

I’m on a reading frenzy lately due, in part, to a torn ligament in my foot that has temporarily suspended me from my favorite hobby: dancing. But I am naturally a voracious reader, so this is like me reading while drinking Red Bull. Books are scattered everywhere. On...

Why Employees Should Consider Themselves Free Agents

If you think of the sports term “free agent” it refers to any player not bound by contract to a particular team. As a result, he or she can play for anyone. Their career is always negotiable, giving them the freedom and flexibility to take advantage (or not) of any...

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