Fortune follows those who can create ideas by connecting old ones. Strong personal brands are created when connection and creation connect.

A personal brand, once local and temporal, is now global and forever. That’s the blessing and the curse of the internet with regards to your reputation.

A personal brand should not be elevated if there is nothing underneath the label.

Contributors and distributors tend to do better at personal branding than takers and fakers.

Don't beg for platforms, build your platform.

A professional headshot in front of a bookshelf says you're an intellectual. A professional headshot peeking though a bookshelf says you're probably under a restraining order.