If you want get on the fast track to building your personal brand, you need to talk with Dan Schawbel.  Dan is a personal branding expert and will be releasing the second issue of Personal Branding Magazine tomorrow. 
I was fortunate enough to get a copy of it tonight, and it is a must read [...]

Being from Des Moines, if I want to fly anywhere, I normally have a layover at a bigger airport.  Chicago.  Atlanta.  Detroit. 
There is a simple reason for this:  people.  Des Moines has less people so we’re connected to less cities.
This principle holds true in society.  Some people are social hubs.  They are so well [...]

Social capital is powerful.  When you build relationships with people, you can begin to exploit those relationships.  (Hopefully for a good cause.)  Because exploiting something isn’t always a bad thing…
The word "Exploit" actually began in 1393 with a positive meaning.  It originated from the Old French word esploit, which was a commonly used verb meaning [...]

College has been good to me.  I’ve learned more than I would have imagined, built amazing relationships that will last a lifetime, and, surprisingly, have grown up… a lot. 
I’ll only regret the things that I didn’t do, and, with hindsight being 20/20, I can now name a few of those.  So if you’re a [...]

Social networks are starting to pop up all over.  But few are becoming as mainstream as Myspace, Facebook, or LinkedIn.  Even Facebook is beginning to blur the line between itself and LinkedIn.  If Facebook is so popular, how do new sites continue to pop up?  Why would anyone invest money in them?
It’s simple.  Because they [...]

Finally - it’s here.  After over a year of planning, Teri and Andy are ready to launch the business they’ve spent day and night creating:  The East Village Bookstore.   
Traditional bookstores (like the one in You’ve Got Mail) are pretty much obsolete.  But Teri understands that she’s not in the business of selling books… [...]

Last Friday, I had the opportunity to listen to Senator Barack Obama speak on our campus.  I’ve never been  "into" politics.  One reason being that I’ve always hated the concept of political parties.  But I was still excited to hear a presidential candidate speak… 

Which, unfortunately, became an utter disappointment.  And not because I [...]