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Creating a legacy as you go...

Mike Sansone has a post on one of my favourite subjects personal branding and blogging. It reminded me of a quote from Michael Goldhaber from Wired

"If there is nothing special about your work, no matter how hard you apply yourself you won't get noticed and that increasingly means that you won't get paid much either"

If you replace your work with your personal brand then it becomes powerful. You may not be driven by money - like me maybe it is your personal values and the creation of value in the world. The biggest reason for me to know and live by a personal brand, is that I want to ensure that I live my life to my values, I want to create my legacy as I go...so there are no regrets when I close my eyes for the final time....

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