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It’s interesting how you compare Dan to Tim Ferriss. Like you to me, I wouldn’t make that comparison, but can surely see where you are coming from. I think you have been motivated your entire life, but have bounced here and there due to life circumstances. You’re a risk taker, and that’s what happens when you are one. Tim Ferriss bounced here and there for a lot of his projects too. I don’t think he had the laser focus on one thing his entire life. He just happened to score big on one of his projects, so then he somewhat stabled down.

Dan on the other hand is literally just sticking to his niche the entire way. He made a decision on what he wants, and every single day after that he becomes that decision. I don’t even see how Dan can just talk about Personal Branding for years without running out of steam.

Hey Dan, Penelope calls you a nicer Tim Ferriss. What do you say about that?

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Hahaha, you have a point there. However, wanting to be one person is different from learning from one person. Dan is more about teaching teaching teaching, while Penelope is more towards feelings feelings teaching. One’s definitely more interesting though

It was fun to read, but frankly, I would never have made the comparison.

I think of Dan as a good, kind version of Tim Ferriss. Like Tim, Dan is an incredibly hard worker, and like Tim, Dan has a laser focus about what he wants from his career and his life and how he will get there. The other thing that they share is that they both are incredibly self-directed and goal-focused right out of the gate — no meandering, wondering twentysomething years for them.

I wish I could have been so sure of myself so early on as Dan is. It’s amazing to watch.

Penelope

Yeah, so I vote for Penelope Trunk hands down. Not to bypass your thoughtful commentary…but look at the pictures. Who’s life do you want? The uptight dude in the suit or the sexy woman with the latte and the laptop in front of a huge - and full - rack of wine bottles?

I know who I want to be.

When I saw Penelope on video, I was actually surprised by how mild she seemed. I thought she would sound mean and sharp, but she sounds like a nice lady when she speaks. No one can disagree that her blog posts are interesting and different though. It’s a big mix of life, not just career advice.

Haha, a lot of people have a problem with Dan calling himself the expert. However, just like how companies have to first brand themselves as “Best Performance in the Industry”, it’s often required for Dan to do that, and he is doing an excellent job.

Hahaha, but sometimes one can definitely feel like there is “too much Dan” everywhere and you just want to say “I get it! Personal branding is important!” But like anything that is important, you learn while you are a noob, and then you graduate. Once you graduated, you don’t need to be in class all day anymore, but you still remember and respect the instructor

Thanks for the comment and compliments! I wouldn’t say they are truly competitors, but are rather complimentary in the career development field.

It’s easier to do what Dan teaches but easier to relate our own lives to Penelope Trunk’s stuff.

It was great meeting you too. We’re looking to be as unique as we can. After all, we are uniquies