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By: Social Media: How Did I Get Here « SM@RT Social Media For Business

Social Media: How Did I Get Here « SM@RT Social Media For Business — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:40:30 +0000

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By: Bret L. Simmons

Bret L. Simmons — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:31:26 +0000

I can tell you from experience they are VERY resistant! I taught one to about 30 this summer and all but a few have shut down the sites I showed them how to create. I am teaching another one to 40 in a few weeks – so we will see. I am convinced it is both smart and essential. Thanks, Susan! Bret

By: Susan Mazza

Susan Mazza — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:28:12 +0000

A friend of mine is teaching a business class at a university in the spring and we were talking about the importance of personal branding yet how resistant her students in the past have been to the idea. I told her I would share some current posts on the topic and this one is a perfect one to start with!

By: Momentor » Blog Archive » 12/10/09: Top Career Posts this Week

Momentor » Blog Archive » 12/10/09: Top Career Posts this Week — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:57:10 +0000

[...] From Bret Simmons: Personal Branding: The Motivation to Do Something Different “If you look around at your peers, compare yourself to them, and aspire to copy what they are doing, you will by definition become mediocre. That has never been a good choice, but it is an even worse choice in these hypercompetitive times we live. Why aspire to be just like everyone else when you can choose to be excellent?” [...]

By: Bret L. Simmons

Bret L. Simmons — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:09:41 +0000

I appreciate the kind words, CV. It is actually VERY exciting to think of all the possibilities that are opening up. I have met some GREAT people in a very short time through my blog, and we are already talking about how to collaborate. I’m glad to keep company with folks like you. Are you organizing a session for AOM next year? Thanks! Bret

By: CV

CV — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:57:24 +0000

Brett, fwiw, I don’t think you’re nuts; I think you’re one of the few who get it.
I often think about your story of (part of) the reason why you got started blogging, etc. when the State legislature mandated a pay cut and you realized you couldn’t- and shouldn’t – rely on the University for your future. I’m surprised that more management faculty haven’t looked around to see themselves being squeezed by online universities, adjunct staffing, and even their own institutions undercutting the value of their intellectual property, and started to think that they might get out there and craft the future. When my colleagues ask me what management faculty should be doing, I send them to *your* blog.
It may be lonely out in front, but the view sure is exciting, isn’t it!
cv

By: Bret L. Simmons

Bret L. Simmons — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:34:25 +0000

Be encouraged and stay with it, even if it is three steps forward and two steps back. Thanks! Bret

By: Bret L. Simmons

Bret L. Simmons — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:33:35 +0000

When do I get to that last one? Thanks, Tele! Bret

By: Kristen Lynnette

Kristen Lynnette — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:54:56 +0000

Thank you for the reminder to remain purposeful in my deviance. One thing I have learned here from you is to develop a strong purpose. So, I have been consciously focusing on the purpose I wish to serve. Thanks again!

Kristen

By: Tele Raack

Tele Raack — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:38:18 +0000

“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi