How to be Lucky in Business

Chris Brogan answers whether he’s been “lucky” in business.  I love his challenge at the end of the video for all us to examine how we spend our time and whether we are getting what we want out of the business side of our lives.  If you’re not – how about that old cliche I [...]


Joining a startup?

My friend Sarah sent me this link to a post written by Guy Kawasaki on 10 questions to ask before joining a startup.  Now, Guy knows a thing or two about startups, so I was interested to read his thoughts.  I had also seriously considered joining an IT startup over the summer.   Having reached deep [...]


“Recession-Proof” your Career

The good folks over at The Personal Branding Blog have been writing a series of tips on recession proofing your career through your personal brand.  While they are titled from the point of view of personal branding, I’ve found most of the tips to have broad applicability and just make sense. The tips, currently at 10, [...]


A Personal Branding primer

I’ve mentioned the topic of Personal Branding a few times before, but a recent post (along with a free download) on Chris Brogan’s blog got me inspired to write a primer describing my views of this concept.  I’ve been hearing the term more and more, maybe you have too, so I’ve been not only giving it some thought, [...]