Comments on: Salamon Rules of Personal Branding: Rule # 3 — Innovate http://adamsalamon.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/salamon-rules-of-personal-branding-rule-3-%e2%80%94-innovate/ Ideas for Passionate People Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:00:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Your Personal Branding Business Model | Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel http://adamsalamon.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/salamon-rules-of-personal-branding-rule-3-%e2%80%94-innovate/#comment-742 Your Personal Branding Business Model | Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:17:29 +0000 http://adamsalamon.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/salamon-rules-of-personal-branding-rule-3-%e2%80%94-innovate/#comment-742 [...] product. Write down how you want to be defined. What are the attributes of your product. Are you innovative? Are you a trendsetter? What are your specialties? If you were sitting on a shelf at a store, why [...] [...] product. Write down how you want to be defined. What are the attributes of your product. Are you innovative? Are you a trendsetter? What are your specialties? If you were sitting on a shelf at a store, why [...]

]]> By: Re-branding my blog « Adam Salamon http://adamsalamon.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/salamon-rules-of-personal-branding-rule-3-%e2%80%94-innovate/#comment-720 Re-branding my blog « Adam Salamon Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:47:53 +0000 http://adamsalamon.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/salamon-rules-of-personal-branding-rule-3-%e2%80%94-innovate/#comment-720 [...] The Salamon Rules set out to discuss the laws that were timeless; mass communication, creation, innovation, accessibility, consistency, and credibility. In fact, I owe a lot of my own success to personal [...] [...] The Salamon Rules set out to discuss the laws that were timeless; mass communication, creation, innovation, accessibility, consistency, and credibility. In fact, I owe a lot of my own success to personal [...]

]]> By: ‘Curiosity is the opposite of Creativity’ « Creating Your Name Brand http://adamsalamon.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/salamon-rules-of-personal-branding-rule-3-%e2%80%94-innovate/#comment-96 ‘Curiosity is the opposite of Creativity’ « Creating Your Name Brand Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:46:34 +0000 http://adamsalamon.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/salamon-rules-of-personal-branding-rule-3-%e2%80%94-innovate/#comment-96 [...] ‘Curiosity is the opposite of Creativity’ Jump to Comments Gary Hoover once told me that ‘Curiosity is the opposite of Creativity’.  He recently gave me a tour of his house where he showed me his personal library with over 45,000 books!  Everyone of his businesses (i.e. Bookstop Books, Hoovers.com, and Storystores) was based on the principle of curiosity.  In my opinion, creativity and curiousity fuel each other.  Have them both and you’re golden.  As an individual looking to build your brand, come to the table with the mindset of mastery and innovation.  [...] [...] ‘Curiosity is the opposite of Creativity’ Jump to Comments Gary Hoover once told me that ‘Curiosity is the opposite of Creativity’.  He recently gave me a tour of his house where he showed me his personal library with over 45,000 books!  Everyone of his businesses (i.e. Bookstop Books, Hoovers.com, and Storystores) was based on the principle of curiosity.  In my opinion, creativity and curiousity fuel each other.  Have them both and you’re golden.  As an individual looking to build your brand, come to the table with the mindset of mastery and innovation.  [...]

]]> By: Cube Rules » Blog Archive » 30 Career Management Tips — Marketing AND Delivery Support our Personal Brand http://adamsalamon.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/salamon-rules-of-personal-branding-rule-3-%e2%80%94-innovate/#comment-49 Cube Rules » Blog Archive » 30 Career Management Tips — Marketing AND Delivery Support our Personal Brand Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:06:16 +0000 http://adamsalamon.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/salamon-rules-of-personal-branding-rule-3-%e2%80%94-innovate/#comment-49 [...] we need to both market our personal brand with innovation and integrity while delivering on the tasks necessary that support our [...] [...] we need to both market our personal brand with innovation and integrity while delivering on the tasks necessary that support our [...]

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://adamsalamon.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/salamon-rules-of-personal-branding-rule-3-%e2%80%94-innovate/#comment-48 Scot Herrick Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:25:34 +0000 http://adamsalamon.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/salamon-rules-of-personal-branding-rule-3-%e2%80%94-innovate/#comment-48 The really nice thing about innovation is that it doesn't have to be "the next big thing." If you think about it, Steve Jobs isn't inventing anything that is really new, but what he is doing is taking existing technology and mashing them up into something useful and productive for people. How to make something a much better "tool" for people to use. That offers hope to people who may be thinking that personal branding is all about new, totally unique solutions. Instead, innovation is really about taking what is out there, packaging it to your strengths as a person, and then showing that to people so they remember the brand. Good thoughts, Adam. Thanks for writing the article. The really nice thing about innovation is that it doesn’t have to be “the next big thing.”

If you think about it, Steve Jobs isn’t inventing anything that is really new, but what he is doing is taking existing technology and mashing them up into something useful and productive for people. How to make something a much better “tool” for people to use.

That offers hope to people who may be thinking that personal branding is all about new, totally unique solutions. Instead, innovation is really about taking what is out there, packaging it to your strengths as a person, and then showing that to people so they remember the brand.

Good thoughts, Adam. Thanks for writing the article.

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