If you want to be known for something be proactive.

Get out and hustle. Meet as many people as possible who you can help and in turn can help you get to the next level.

Brogan lists almost a dozen people who are “must meets” but doesn’t link them up.  If a guy like Brogan says meet them–that’s exactly what I intend to do.  This is why I started http://under30ceo.com for people who are tenacious enough to seek the fast track to success–the real go-getters.

Know what you want to be known for.

I want to be known for starting a movement of people getting passionate about what they do, instead of going through life doing sh*t they hate and just dealing with the day to day drudgery.

These people know what they want to be known for, so I’m going to…

Meet people who’ve done it before.

Want to be a baseball star? Hang out with the most driven ball players.  Want to be a Grade-A entrepreneur? Surround yourself by people who will stop at nothing.

It’s time to meet Brogan’s list of micro-stars:

So what the heck, I tracked them down, emailed them and asked them one question: “What is one tip you have for people trying to establish themselves as a respected voice for their niche?”

Notice the question: I didn’t ask one tip for entrepreneurs, I didn’t say the word expert.  I asked them how someone can carve out their niche and be known for it.

Katja Presnal : Katja writes at http://www.skimbacolifestyle.com and is about enjoying every second of every day.  Whether it’s skiing in Colorado or castle hopping in Germany, she’s got an awesome message.

Katja says: “Choose a niche you are passionate about! It is difficult to get other people to get excited about your issue, if you are not excited and passionate about it. When you truly believe in something, love what you do and show passion, and do it from the heart, it will show. Of course, passion isn’t everything, you need to have the knowledge to back it up, and show that you also know what you are talking about.”

Christina Katz: Author of Get Known Before the Book Deal, Use Your Strengths to Grow an Author Platform

Christina says: “Get real. Be real. Stay real. Keep things real. And don’t ever, ever be full of baloney. Because I think today people can sniff out the baloney scent from a mile away. And what I think people really want are real people, who roll real, and keep things real when connecting with others.

Chris Brogan:  President of New Marketing Labs, and one of the top bloggers in the world–has incredibly interesting insights on social media, building community and you can tell is an all around genuine guy.

“My answer is always the same: be helpful. The best way to build a Twitter following is to find the good stuff and share it, and to help others succeed in their online goals. “

Watching Work Your Way Up entrepreneurial documentary by @PatrickSargent with @Jotoole4 check out Pat’s video blog http://poprl.com/BQw

Poll: who’s the best keynote you’ve seen? My votes: Benjamin Zander, @garyvee, Tony Robbins

Soulja Boy Combines Rap with Tech http://poprl.com/BrG #ces @tatango @scottpierce @tatango_andrew

Good article on Online Video in the Recession http://poprl.com/Bqe on @mashable by @nowsourcing

Chat with @ 10PM EST: Entrepreneurs helping each other at Under30CEO online cocktail hour, come with questions, netwrk http://poprl.com/5SP

“The A students teach the B students how to work for the C students.” Agree or disagree?

“I’ll just stay here (at this meaningless 9-5 job) for 10 years and then i’ll start my own gig…” WTF!

Lil Wayne has his own social network http://lil-wayne.ning.com @ning

“Social networking is just a great big freakin party” –@perryBelcher check it out so funny/true http://tinyurl.com/5vkv4c
**Hope you enjoy these links; next week I’ll throw in the top tweets I “favorite” on Twitter, so I’ll have interesting content from others!**

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