Motivation Monday Promote Yourself

Motivation Monday Promote Yourself Yes, You! Be the owner of your reputation, proactively manage your future and create income stability! Tomorrow, September 3rd, Dan Schawbel launches his new book Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success  The timing is perfect! The message is crucial. Advancements in technology, rise in freelance/short-term hiring, and increased awareness of personal branding have created the perfect storm, so to speak. Schawbels newest book contains stories, logic, and strategies to convince skeptics that now is the time to look at your career differently. Heres what he promises to deliver: What are managers really looking for? What do you do if youre stuck at work? How do you create a personal brand for professional success? How do you use social media to propel your career? Dan Schawbel is no stranger to the world of work and Gen Y. He is a  Gen Y career expert and the founder of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting company. Not only has Schawbel  immersed himself in understanding this generation, he is a member himself. I was honored when Dan asked if I would review his book and gladly accepted the honor. I downloaded it onto my tablet and began pouring over the easy-to-digest content! It makes sense, it is smart and it is absolutely do-able! We have all heard that Gen Y is wired differently and this new wiring brings a new skill set and revised ways of thinking. The older generations would be foolish to overlook or dismiss these differences and Gen Y would be equally foolish not to understand how they can showcase their value! Schawbels book provides answers for Gen Y. Chapter 10 Is One of My Favorites! In Chapter 10 Start Your Own Business While On The Job Schawbel means INTRAPRENEURSHIP- the act of introducing new ideas within your current company! The chapter starts by noting two important trends: Corporations are investing in start-ups in exchange for a stake in equity instead of buying their technology. Corporations have begun to appreciate and embrace the need to innovate and are turning to their employees for new ideas This chapter, like all of his chapters cites examples. It lists companies who have implemented ideas from intrapeneurs and also tells you, step-by-step, how to implement this yourself. Schawbel provides warnings and suggests methods to successfully present your new ideas internally. Risk is inherent in this new way of thinking, Schawbel states: Of course, creating a new business at work and becoming an intrapreneur isnt going to be easy, but hey, theres no true reward without risk.  I actually think it is risky not to take risks at work. Dan has more information about the book on his site here. And mark your calendar to watch the September 10th book launch event, exclusively sponsored and hosted by Ernst Young LLP, which will be streamed live online for the first 1,000 people to register. Register for the event on Eventbrite. MOXIE and VIV-id These two terms also fit with the themes addressed in Promote Yourself. As you traverse todays treacherous career management terrain youll want to understand MOXIE and VIV-id.  Saturdays post defines MOXIE  and  this post describes VIV-id.