Help a Reporter Out and Help Your Personal Brand

July 14, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · Comments Off 

Guest Post from: Chris Perry of Career Rocketeer
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Do you know Peter Shankman? If you are interested or active in the world of online personal branding and blogging, you should.

Peter is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, blogger, you name it; however, he is probably best known for founding Help A Reporter Out (HARO). HARO is currently the largest free source repository in the world, sending out thousands of queries each week from journalists, reporters and bloggers to more than 100,000 sources around the globe looking to be quoted in the media. HARO’s tagline “Everyone is an Expert at Something” is continually reaffirmed as thousands of new members contribute to HelpaReporter.com each week.

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Paying Not to Be First

May 26, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 32 Comments 

As many of you know by now, I had throat surgery last week…

Nothing too serious, but it’s a still a serious part of the body to be operating on (and, yes, I’m still weaning myself off the air-cast on my leg, it’s been a hell of a few months). So, I did my research and found the biggest, best, fanciest specialist in NYC. And, by the way, just like every other big, bad, best specialist in NYC, he doesn’t take insurance and my insurance doesn’t cover out of network. Translation, I ended up paying many thousands of dollars out of my own pocket for a 1-hour operation.

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The Real Reason Companies are Terrified of Social Media

April 22, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 24 Comments 

I was recently presenting at a conference in NYC, where the following question was asked…

What do you tell employers who are freaked out about their employees developing their own personal brand on social media, instead of the company’s?

Look, I get the tension.

As interactive platforms give employees the ability to build their own reputations and communities and demonstrate value outside the purview of their employers, companies are getting freaked about employees gaining too much “hand.”

Here’s my short answer to companies…GET OVER IT!

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A Conversation with Me 2.0 author, Dan Schawbel

April 7, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 1 Comment 

When my blogging friend, Dan Schawbel, sent me a copy of his new book, Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success, it immediately resonated as a tool to tap the online world to help better establish and showcase who you are and what you can do. And, that’s something I spend a lot of time talking about in Career Renegade, too.

So, I asked Dan if he’d be kind enough to answer a few questions for me and here’s what unfolded…

JF: The name of your new book is Me 2.0, so I’ve got to ask, what is the difference between Me 1.0 and Me 2.0?

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On Conventional Wisdom [book excerpt]

April 2, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 3 Comments 

Sharing a thought on the role of conventional wisdom from Chapter 3 of Career Renegade:

For the Career Renegade, conventional wisdom is actually a great asset. It thins the herd of competitors, leaving only those who choose to blaze their own path, rather than follow another’s. It creates space for those who lead with passion to truly shine.

Your first challenge is to understand this, to see conventional wisdom as simply the first of many tests, the collective presumptions of other people who have not been able to succeed in their own quests. Or, even more likely, a reflection of an unwillingness to ever try. Know this, accept it. Then resolve to move beyond it.

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U.K. Study Reveals Link Between Twitter Use and Butt Size

April 1, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 5 Comments 

I’ve been a huge proponent of social media as a tool to build community, brand, showcase knowledge and even market your ideas and business.

But, a new study just completed by Professor Lipra Sloof at the London School of Economics revealed…

A horrifying connection between tweets/day and gluteal mass (aka, butt size).

And, that’s got me thinking seriously about pulling back from social media in a huge way.

According to Professor Sloof:

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5 Ways To Become Master Of Your Career Domain

March 26, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 9 Comments 

A recent search of twitter revealed that, on any given day, hundreds of people are tweeting about job hunting…and how much it sucks.

Well, here’s a thought, stop hunting for a job and start hunting for a life!

One, where you’re not waiting around, hoping and praying someone else finds value in who you are and what you do. One, where you maintain substantial control over your career, regardless of whether you work for yourself or someone else.

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Career Renegade TV Launches With Gary Vaynerchuck from WineLibraryTV.com

January 19, 2009 by Jonathan Fields · 3 Comments 

First, we brought you the Career Renegade book (now bestselling job-hunting book on amazon.com). Then we brought you the Renegade Profiles. Now, it’s finally time to launch the next big Career Renegade adventure…

Career Renegade TV is now live!

Our first episode features a totally behind the scenes interview with entrepreneurship, wine, vlogging and social media giant, Gary Vaynerchuk of WineLibraryTV.com fame. In this nearly one-hour, in-depth interview, we get into…

• How tasting hot asphalt as a little kid led to a career as a wine mogul
• How he mastered a huge body of wine knowledge, even though he hated school


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