Feb 17

How Twitter Can Make You A Better (and Happier) Person by Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com agreed to contribute to “Musings” and I’m happy to say, he’s my first guest blogger. Tony co-founded LinkExchange and sold it to Microsoft in 1998 for $265 million. As an original investor in Zappos.com when it was founded in 1999, Tony joined the company shortly thereafter and has since led Zappos from $1.6 million in sales in 2000 to over $1 billion in 2008. If there’s such a thing as a natural born marketer, Tony is it. And as you’ll read, he personifies the ideal, principle-centered leader. Read More ...

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Feb 09

Never Stop Asking – Never Stop Learning

Here’s a quick one for today. I thought this quote was worth sharing:

“In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.”        — Eric Hoffer, US philosopher


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Feb 04

The Brand Called Me | Personal Branding

I once thought there was something narcissistic – - or at least self-indulgent about having a vanity Web site and a blog. At a minimum, writing in the first person begged the question: Who cares? At the risk of sounding apologetic, www.PeterBray.com was originally a gift from my friend David. Since that unique gift in 1997, my site has changed shape and grown. As a career marketing guy who has launched more than my fair share of new products, I have always known the importance of branding. Read More ...

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