Comments on: You Be You: Create a Profitable Personal Category

By: 9 Business Lessons from Celebrities – WebWorkerDaily

9 Business Lessons from Celebrities – WebWorkerDaily — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:01:23 +0000

[...] You will naturally succeed if you build a base of followers who are naturally attracted to your personality. Don’t worry about being liked by everybody. Just let your own unique personality shine [...]

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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:01:50 +0000

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By: Jeff Slobotski

Jeff Slobotski — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:50:47 +0000

I still am struggling with this…I’m a connector and enjoy linking people up and promoting what they’re doing…how do you monetize and build that?

On the side, I also run SiliconPrairieNews.com a site highlighting others in the community doing amazing things…again going back to my passion of spreading the news and light to others as well as linking them up…

Would love to hear and discuss further…

By: RickSmithAuthor

RickSmithAuthor — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:55:35 +0000

very good. I would add the filter of living in your specific strengths and passions. I created a free online assessment to help anyone do just this – primarycolorassessment.com.

it is key to create your own filters – that allow you to personally define success on your own terms. Then, the journey becomes yours alone.

Rick Smith

By: Amber Weinberg

Amber Weinberg — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:26:58 +0000

I’ve tried to make a balance of filters. I use my portfolio to be professional, but I use my blog to talk about industry specific things, but in my own geek speak. I don’t worry so much about censoring myself there, I just try to let my personality come through my writing as much as possible.