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The Wife Asked Me To Shave

By • July 7, 2008 • personal branding, Personality Marketing • 9 Comments

I love my wife, so the beard experiment comes to a close. My first beard ever. How sad. It had a good run, but alas, it had to go. Here’s a short film I put together of me before and after the “bearcectomy”.

On a personal branding note. I think having a consistent look is smart. But… you can change it up from time to time to keep things fresh. I will now, however, have a lot of photos and videos of me with the beard, creating an inconsistency in my presence online. However, I don’t think that’s such a big deal. Change is good! Try it!

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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.

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  1. zoe→
    July 7, 2008 at 12:33 pm #

    hahaha…how funny! my hubby loves to change up his facial hair. this past winter, after a long bout with a very thick beard he embarked on the 5-day shaving adventure. you can see his progression in my flickr account.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoedisco/sets/7215…

    I think you might want to try out one or two of those options Jim; just for fun ;)

    z

  2. Shawn Collins→
    July 7, 2008 at 12:35 pm #

    Now about those mandals… maybe the wife could deliver an edict there, too.

  3. Jim Kukral TheBizWebCoach→
    July 7, 2008 at 12:39 pm #

    She's not touching my mandals. I draw the line someplace!

  4. Jim Kukral TheBizWebCoach→
    July 7, 2008 at 12:40 pm #

    Pretty funny Z. Why didn't you let him stick with the Burt Reynolds? :)

  5. Jenna→
    July 7, 2008 at 2:32 pm #

    Bye bye beard!

  6. zoe→
    July 8, 2008 at 8:16 am #

    My personal fave was the handlebars :)

  7. missyward→
    July 8, 2008 at 2:06 pm #

    Dude — talk about an inconsistent look… 5 hair styles in 5 years and now a completely different color. We just finished choosing the images for FeedFront and to see me with different color hair in the same issue is just…weird.

  8. Jim Kukral TheBizWebCoach→
    July 8, 2008 at 2:55 pm #

    Yes, Missy, but you're a pretty girl. :) So you're allowed to mix it up. Ugly boys like myself have to stick with what works. You look great in all your looks. I say that in the utmost non-creepiest way possible, lol.

    Can't wait to see the new hair color in person in Boston.