Category: Personal Branding
The 4.0 That Really Matters In Life
Today, even a 4.0 GPA isn’t enough to guarantee you success personally or professionally. Though important, the world’s most successful people didn’t have the best GPAs. There are other measurements that correlate with your long-term success better than the GPA alone. The real 4.0 that matters after college and in your career is your personal [...]
Start Building Your Personal Brand Today: Be An Expert
In business, establishing yourself as the expert or go-to guy in your field is the difference between mediocrity and world-class success. Think about any business, industry or expertise, and there is at least one, but more likely a few competing, experts, trying to vie for the official or unofficial top expert in the field. Why [...]
It’s All Your Fault! So Start Working Harder
I don’t know why so many people blame others for their failures or mishaps in their lives… Maybe it’s their ego, maybe in society failure is seen as weakness, maybe people will make fun of them…Or maybe it’s just easier to blame others for their problems? “It’s not that I’m doing anything wrong, he’s preventing [...]
Why Laser Focus Leads to Success
In 2010, Google’s Eric Schmidt said that we are creating as much information now in two days now as we did from the dawn of man through 2003. Let’s also consider the fact that man has been around for about 200,000 years. This means that every two days, we produce over 200,000 years of data. [...]
Infographic: How Napping Can Help Your Business
Do you nap during the day? Do you let your employees nap during the work day? Napping during the work day is being incorporated into more and more offices around the country to help employee performance. We found this great infographic below to show some of the benefits of napping and how to do it [...]
Entrepreneurs: Turn the “Hate” into Inspiration
In October, my posting, “The 5 Things in Business that College Can’t Teach” reviewed 5 important qualities and abilities that are essential for entrepreneurs. These qualities are of such an utmost importance, that I felt it would be beneficial to take a closer look at each. 1. The ability to Adjust (You Better Adjust…If You [...]
3 Ways to be a Better You in 2012
You’re seemingly doing pretty well. You’re dominating work, enjoying a hobby or 2, and still making time to tweet while hanging out with your in real life friends. So you ask, “why should I add anything else to the mix?” It’s really simple logic: because you can. And because you can, you should. Spending just [...]
7 Ways to Overcome Age and Be Respected as a Young Entrepreneur
Many years ago the barrier to entry into business was high. Starting a new business was extremely difficult for a young twenty something year old not to talk of a young person below the age of 20. While this has certainly changed in the 21st century there are still challenges of credibility, access to funding [...]
Get Productive and Stay Organized with These Essential Tools
Whether you need to access your files and notes on the go, or you need a simple system for tracking your to-do list and calendar, there are some excellent productivity and organization solutions that are easy to learn and free to use. With the following tools at your disposal, you’ll never be stuck without a [...]
Dear Tech World, Please Grow Up
Last night I got a call from one of my best friends; this time for a little advice. He works for a high profile tech startup, is one of hardest workers I know, and is one of the most charismatic guys on the planet…. But like me: He can’t manage his time or personal finances. [...]
