socialmedian: Develop Your Career Like a Business

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Oct 29, 2009

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You are in business for yourself. This has never been more imminent that ever than to the Personal Branding and Social Media explosion of the last 2-3 years. Even those working at dream jobs and for companies that you love walking into everyday, you are building a business, the business of YOU.

You are making contacts, calling people on the phone, meeting them at conferences and shuffling business cards at happy hours or chamber events.

You are working to manipulate the amount of money you make. Make more sales, get a higher commission check. Land huge projects, receive big bonuses.

You are acting as the CEO, the expert and the leader by posting your thoughts and ideas on blogs, Twitter, Facebook walls and YouTube videos.

I took this concept to heart after chatting with John Jantsch for the latest Personal Branding Magazine (link). John encourages all of his employees to think long term and act as a CEO. As we move from company to company, job to job or take that leap into entrepreneurship we take the experience, the contacts, the ideas and the financial reso

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