A few hundred dollars was stolen from my wife while we were on our honeymoon.

• I'll save you the long version of the story, but basically, we know that it happened while my wife was showering at the Sandals Emerald Bay spa on the last day of our stay. We had just changed some money at the front desk, so we knew how much she had in her wallet when she went to the spa. A Red Lane spa employee (that's the name of the spa there) walked her into the changing room, directed her to a specific locker, and gave her a key. When she came back after showering, her things were out of order: some things piled on top of each other, other… Read More

All the time, we talk to people with opinions vastly different from ours.

• Whether you believe the only healthy diet is Atkin's, there is no higher power, red states all the way, or the only smart way to improve your standing in life is through personal branding, you no doubt have a few strongly differing opinions from that person you just talked to. But, where do you draw the line between making those differences an issue or not?

The old thought process was that you should give people as few chances to dislike you as possible.

• Stick to only the kernel of your idea and nothing superfluous.… Read More

Recently, I read a post by Jeremiah Owyang about Personal vs Career brands. He said that he sees there being a difference between a personal brand (the focus on ME) and a career brand (still from me, but the focus on WE). His post came out at just about the same time that I had had a mind shift around my own branding.

No longer do I see my individual brand as having to be separate from that of my employer's. Previously, if I wanted to work on my brand, it was for me alone.… Read More