Casual Fridays

Many people feel like they don’t make what they’re worth. The problem is you shouldn’t be paid what you’re worth.
1. Companies can’t afford to pay you what you’re worth. There’s an issue of margins.
2. If you are bent on being paid what you’re worth, then you’ll only consider yourself worth what you can [...]

Michael Wagner has written a powerful piece for Logic+Emotion called Draw a Picture.
‘Look at her. That’s so sad. Our little girl was born without creativity!’
Read the rest.

Success is simpler than you think.
Step 1: Be remarkable.
Step 2: Be visible.
Step 3: Be sustainable.
Success is harder than you think.

I mentioned we’re not very good at soundbites and snapshots.
Why not?
Because we typically paint pictures in big brushstrokes… with a fat brush.
And we assume that…
Ann Coulter represents most conservative republicans.
Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson speak for all evangelical Christians.
Cindy Sheehan embodies the voice against the war in Iraq.
Zarqawi personifies Muslims.
Bernie Ebbers, Ken Lay, and Martha [...]

Via the Tom Peters! blog, I was introduced to a great NXTBook (yeah, I had never heard of that either) by Rajesh Setty, Personal Branding for Technology Professionals. It’s a great resource for identifying and promoting your personal brand. Not a technology professional? No problem. There are some examples and points [...]

On Wednesday, Tom Peters’ website featured a reference to Catherine Kaputa, a branding specialist and author of U R a Brand. The title and concept seem to fall in line with Tom Peters’ “Brand You” philosophy. Thanks to some comments on TP’s website, I did a double-take at the underpinnings of U R [...]

I submitted a proposal to write a manifesto for Changethis.com. It is a presentation I present on personal development. The premise is based on the same concept as the 3 Rs of Business. In my presentation, I encourage individuals to take stock of their personal brand, Brand You as Tom Peters says, [...]

AOL has a neat little section of ‘Coach’ videos. There’s a lot on relationships and dating, but my real interest was in the clips from business coaches like Jeffrey Gitomer and Tom Peters. Especially check out Peters’ Brand You presentations. Good stuff.
I wonder what a lunch meeting with Tom is like. [...]

Use.
It’s a word that we use all the time. (sorry, I had no other way to say it)
“What’s the use?”
“It’s no use.”
“I feel used.”
“I’m used to that.”
“I have no use for that.”
Yet I believe we consider ‘use’ very little.
What is THE use? The use of an MP3 player. The use of your car. [...]

Being a former Creative Director, I’m concerned with the bad reputation attained by the word “creative” nowadays.
I look at the work of CP&B for Burger King and have a certain respect for the cleverness of the ads and the entertaining quality. I see the Geicko ads and they do a good job of spoofing [...]