Comments on: Whose Shadow Are You Standing In?

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:34:43 +0000

You will, just keep working at it!

By: wobenzym

wobenzym — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:46:30 +0000

Yes i also want my shadow look likes as a shadow of any successful man. It means i also want to successful in my life.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:21:24 +0000

It’s always good to ride someone’s coattails for a while…as you learn the process.

By: Inner Game

Inner Game — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:21:11 +0000

then i thing a good way to put it is that to be in the shadow of someone is a good begining, good in the start but not so good in the long run

By: fx15

fx15 — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:32:50 +0000

Life is goodâ€¦Keep up the great work. Keep representing Indians in the right way!

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:31:01 +0000

The shadow should be of someone who you look up to and someone who is within your industry. Once you pick a shadow try and associate yourself with them… an easy way to do this is to constantly hang around them.

By: Simonne

Simonne — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:50:34 +0000

How do you pick your shadow? And after you make your decision, how do you proceed in order not to offend your “shadow”?

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:14:58 +0000

Congrats on your success! Now what you need to do is find a larger shadow to stand in.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:12:15 +0000

I wish I could run for President, but I wasn’t born in the U.S. Either way, thanks for the vote.

By: Resimler

Resimler — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:31:49 +0000

So true Neil. I used to be shy back in the day but now people are in my shadow.

Life is goodâ€¦Keep up the great work. Keep representing Indians in the right way!

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:00:57 +0000

NEIL PATEL FOR PRESIDENT!

By: isr

isr — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:09:56 +0000

good points made here. I like to make connections and learn , sometimes leech, from them.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:30:09 +0000

I don’t think Dan meant “bitch” literally, but more so being under someone’s wing.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:25:36 +0000

One of these organizations that you could get involved with or try to get into is country clubs. Other than that I would try to get on the board of some powerful non-profits.

By: Jacknut

Jacknut — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:42:38 +0000

One way to get into the space of the power players is by finding out what organizations they are involved with and getting involved in the same organization. The trick is to get involved on steering committees and the like, NOT to be a volunteer at events that they never notice. You may have to be a volunteer at first to get invited to the steering committee, but as soon as you can, make that leap.

By: Justin Davey

Justin Davey — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:53:03 +0000

Learning from mentors is one thing but branding yourself as a “bitch” is poor personal branding strategy.

By: The How To Do Things Blog

The How To Do Things Blog — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:02:31 +0000

How To Network With Other People And Improve Your Own Image

Tired of living in the shadows? Making a name for yourself takes lots of effort and time and all this is well-justified because nothing compares perseverance and hard work. You keep in doing your bit and eventually you should get recognition. Sadly, t…

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:57:24 +0000

Thanks for the grammar 101 lesson. A lot of these rules seems basic, but tons of people don’t know about them (including me).

By: Grammar Goddess/Editor Demon

Grammar Goddess/Editor Demon — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:18:39 +0000

Um, actually, that whole “don’t end a sentence with a preposition” isn’t true. Some “grammarians” many years ago had too much time on their hands and started making up weird rules. As someone famous said (Churchill?): “that is the kind of nonsense up with which I will not put!” (“that is the kind of nonsense that I will not put up with” is the natural and correct form, showing that ending a sentence with a preposition is often the natural and correct thing).

Can’t help it.

BTW: great article!

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:42:45 +0000

My favorite part about learning from others is that you get a good idea of what not to do. There is nothing wrong with making mistakes, but if you can prevent them it will save you time and money.

By: Taylor @ ImprovLifestyle

Taylor @ ImprovLifestyle — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:33:50 +0000

I find the “learning” one of the most powerful concepts here. You can learn from another person’s mistakes, AND emulate their successful behavior.

Emulating someone else has a social stigma, but I think it’s an necessary evil that everyone has done, and helps you grow.

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:17:20 +0000

It’s good to hear that people are standing in your shadow now, but you should still find a new shadow to stand in.

By: Vik Dulat

Vik Dulat — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:25:33 +0000

So true Neil. I used to be shy back in the day but now people are in my shadow.

Life is good…Keep up the great work. Keep representing Indians in the right way!

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:20:16 +0000

Thanks for correcting me.

I decided to go with “Whose Shadow Are You Standing In?”.

By: Rebecca Kelley

Rebecca Kelley — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:10:15 +0000

Me channeling my inner Grammar Nazi:

Your title should be “Whose Shadow Are You Standing In?” (or, if you want to get really technical, “In Whose Shadow Are You Standing” so as not to end your sentence with a preposition), not “Who’s.”

By: Neil Patel

Neil Patel — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:53:44 +0000

WOW, congrats on the success. Happy to hear that you leveraged your dad’s personal brand and then turned the tables around where he is now introduced as your dad.

As for the comments, it works for me in Firefox. Anyone else having any troubles? Either way I will have my webmaster look into it.

By: Kineda

Kineda — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:06:58 +0000

Are You Someone’s Shadow?

To obtain the lifestyle that only bling can bring, you need to be able to stand out and be noticed, but often time there’s someone more famous and popular stealing your limelight. So what can you do while you’re stuck being in the shadow?…

By: Vikram Rajan

Vikram Rajan — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:26:03 +0000

6 yrs ago when I got started in the business world, I was pretty much known as “Kris’ Son” in our circles (obviously, Kris is my dad – he is also my business partner).

Well, he has an MBA in cost accounting and computer science. He also has a lot more gray hair than I do (unfortunately, I’m catching up). His “charisma base” (as I call it) is much much Shaman to my Showman… that is, he relates to people in a very different way than I do.

But I have successfully leveraged his personal brand. Nowadays, I am more well-known around Long Island than my dad. He is the ghost in the machine that people are proud to meet… and I’m sure he enjoys hearing the compliments given to him about me.

When he comes to the YMCA awards/fundraiser next week (where I’m the stage MC), I’m sure he will be introduced around the table as “Viks’ Dad.”

In more ways than one, it’s cool to be in the shadow of greatness. We can leverage their personal brand — so long as we live up to it.

~ Vikram
PersonalBrandMarketing.com

… for some reason, your comment form doesn’t work for me in firefox (unless I use an embedded MS-Explorer tab, as I am now — or the full explorer)… am I the only one with that difficulty?

By: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:18:13 +0000

Building your brand takes time and by using individuals like Darren and Neil as “best practice” brands, you are on your way to establishing yourself.

Sometimes you need to learn from mentors and be “their bitch,” in order to succeed.

Thanks Neil