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Striving for Perfection

If you personally strive for perfection in all that you do, please consider the following:
“Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is.… It’s your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best.” – Sir Laurence Olivier
It is important that you distinguish for yourself whether you want to strive for [...]

What Are You Going to Do With THAT Major?

If you have chosen a major in the social sciences or arts & humanities, such as sociology or philosophy, you have likely heard the question,  “What are you going to with that?”  Your parents or friends may have asked you the question with simple curiosity and without judgment, but that is unfortunately how you may [...]

Networking for Introverts

I am a self-proclaimed introvert and proud of it! Being an introvert doesn’t mean that I hide away and my only friends are my fish, but just that when I’m exhausted and my energy bank is depleted I need to be alone or with a single trusted friend to re-energize.  It also means that large [...]

Marketing Ideas and How to Make Them Work For You

Bob Liodice recently wrote an articel for AdAge called A Look Back at 10 Ideas that Changed the Marketing World. Looking at these 10 marketing ideas is a great way to look at your personal branding startegies and implement new ones.
I wanted to look at the 4 most relevant of the marketing ideas in the [...]

Is Graduate School the Solution?

Are you prepared to attend graduate school? There are many reasons why people decide to go to graduate or professional school and some reasons are stronger than others.  You may want to analyze your motives for attending graduate school.   Here are some of the things you should consider before deciding to attend:

Need — What [...]

5 Lessons to Learn from Olympians

Everyone has Olympics fever.  People change their Facebook status to reflect the latest American to win a medal and congratulate that athlete. We feel a sense of pride when watching our athletes compete, and we know that there’s something bigger than the medals which our country is winning.   For every American win brings [...]

It Is What You Make It

As Gen Yers we want everything, because we’ve been able to do everything our whole lives. The rise of internet and cell phones have allowed us to do things generations before wouldn’t have dreamed of. However, as we enter college and the work world we have to learn the hard lessons. We cannot do everything. [...]

Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind

Begin with the End in Mind is Habit 2 in Stephen R. Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. About Habit 2 he wrote:  “All things are created twice – first mentally, second physically.  Individuals, families, teams, and organizations shape their own future by creating a mental vision and purpose for any project.  They [...]

Build Your Network Wherever You Are

There are so many things I wish I knew when I was 20.  On Monday, Bret Simmons wrote about that topic, and it got me thinking about what I wish I knew then.  I wish I had realized during college how important it was to begin polishing up my professionalism and networking skills from the [...]

The Student Athlete Brand

Student athletes inherit a brand that includes descriptors like rugged, fit, and competitive, and this brand can take you a long way if you manage it well. The question is, if you are a student athlete, do you know how to leverage the highlights of the student athlete brand while demonstrating what is also unique [...]

  • Dan Schawbel

    Dan Schawbel is the founder of the Student Branding Blog, the leading personal branding expert for Gen-Y, the best-selling author of Me 2.0, as well as the publisher of both the award winning Personal Branding Blog and Personal Branding Magazine.

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  • Melissa Kong

    Melissa Kong is the editor-in-chief of the Student Branding Blog. She is an Assistant Brand Manager at Time Inc. Home Entertainment where she manages brand extension projects for numerous publications including Sports Illustrated Swimsuit and People.

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