Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
One of the career strategies I've used over the last year is one I call the Brainstorm Book. It's a way to help stay on your life path, aim for your career goals, and keep inspired. Though it takes a bit to explain, it's something I want to share as it's been extremely useful to me.
It's easier to describe the steps then describe the philosophy, so without any additional delay, let's go.
I was reading an interesting article on how stereotypes can derail your personal 'brand'. It made some good points, and I responded with some of my own strategies. I'd like to go into my own ideas of dealing with stereotypes.
If you're reading this blog, changes are you're a professional geek/nerd of some kind, or hope to be. Pretty much you've got plenty of stereotypes to deal with professionally and unprofessionally – the lifeless nerd, the socially incompetent geek, the perverse otaku, etc. You've dealt with them for a long time.