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I’ve Worked VERY Hard On My Personal Brand…

By • October 28, 2008 • Branding • 20 Comments

Since 2001 when I started this blog. August 2001 to be exact. I’m proud to announce that today I’ve been recognized as one of six other professionals online as a ‘Personal Brand Award’ winner. Pretty cool. Here’s some copy from Dan’s blog on why I won.

Why he won: Jim is a personal branding evangelist, who demonstrates his passion for all things affiliate marketing, social media and internet marketing each and every day. He communicates his brand through both video and written entries and is a common face at industry events. Jim brand thrives off of sincerity, transparency and authenticity, which is why he is receiving a bronze personal brand award!

Blush. Wow, and thanks to Personal Branding Magazine and Dan Schawbel.

By the way, you should check out the magazine, which is a pdf. I am a paying subscriber and it’s really, really good. Here’s a free sample to check out.

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Business Around A Lifestyle

The world changed on 9/11 in so many different ways. Since that day, there has been a major shift happening in the way people think and live their lives. Sure, many people still chase the dollar as their ultimate goal. However, many more people have begun to realize that the world could, well, end tomorrow.

That's why people are choosing to pursue a business around a lifestyle, instead of a lifestyle controlled by their business. It makes sense, right? If the world was going to end tomorrow, would you still try to live your life in a way you never wanted to?

Take a look around you and you'll see that this shift to becoming a lifestyle entrepreneur is being adopted by more and more people every day. Some of those people are falling into it because they have been laid off from their jobs and are literally forced into it. Some of those people just figure out a way to make it happen because of the "end of the world" thinking mentioned above.

20 Awesome Comments So Far

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  1. TrishaLyn→
    October 28, 2008 at 10:44 pm #

    Very cool, congrats!

  2. Anuj Seth→
    October 28, 2008 at 11:26 pm #

    Congratulations!

    I like the photo you've put up for the “subscribe to RSS feed” at the bottom of the post. Very nice :-)

  3. Adam Singer→
    October 29, 2008 at 6:00 am #

    congrats jim! btw, your kids picture cracks me up…you trying to make them internet famous? =)

  4. Joseph Rueter→
    October 29, 2008 at 9:25 am #

    7 years is a long track record in this day of constant partial attention. Well done.

  5. MLRebecca→
    October 29, 2008 at 11:29 am #

    Congratulations to you! That's an awesome honor. You've been blogging longer than most bloggers, and it's great that you are being recognized for your branding efforts.

  6. Chris Jacobson→
    October 29, 2008 at 11:34 am #

    Congrats, Jim!

  7. Jim Kukral TheBizWebCoach→
    October 29, 2008 at 9:04 pm #

    I couldn't resist. The pic is too good, and real. Was during an Xmas card shoot. Don't laugh, it's boosted my rss subscriptions by 25% alone this month.

  8. Jim Kukral TheBizWebCoach→
    October 29, 2008 at 9:05 pm #

    Thanks everyone. It feels good to recognized by Dan and for something I've worked so hard it for years and years.

  9. justinlevy→
    November 1, 2008 at 5:10 pm #

    Congrats Jim, you definitely deserve it! :-)

  10. Teknoloji→
    November 3, 2008 at 7:43 am #

    Congratulations to you!

  11. suzanne→
    November 5, 2008 at 9:27 am #

    congratulations! your pick makes me giggle!

  12. Jim Kukral TheBizWeb→
    November 6, 2008 at 3:24 pm #

    spam

  13. PPC Case Study→
    November 6, 2008 at 6:37 pm #

    Congrats man! You've earned it!

  14. Lisapeary→
    November 7, 2008 at 3:32 am #

    I like the photo you've put up for the “subscribe to RSS feed” at the bottom of the post. Very nice :-)

  15. du?akabin→
    June 10, 2010 at 12:26 pm #

    I like the photo you've put up for the "subscribe to RSS feed" at the bottom of the post. Very nice

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