Personal Branding: Passion Floats in Pittsburgh

2010 July 26
by City Sylvester

You never quite know where your passions will take you in life. You keep an eye open, an open mind, and who knows what will find you.

Geo-Solutions founder Chris Ryan is a great of example of acting on a gut instinct, and being present in the moment. I actually picked up on this short story in this month’s Inc. magazine, and thought it was post worthy. read more…

Personal Branding: Between Paychecks

2010 July 19
by City Sylvester

Have you ever sacrificed something you’re passionate about because it didn’t bring in a steady income? There’s nothing more unsettling then living in uncertainty, but beyond that is living beneath our full potential.

A while  ago I bumped into a musician, we’ll call him Freddy. He worked at a neighborhood pharmacy. He was a cashier, and in the checkout we ended up sharing a joke while he rang up my items. read more…

Personal Branding: What You Don’t Know About Fear

2010 July 12
by City Sylvester

"City Sylvester"Today was a day of gaining half an inch on the thousand mile journey of understanding who I am. I asked myself today, what is the worst thing that could happen to me.

I thought about it for a while, in the case of any human life the worst case scenario 9 out of 10 times is death, but meeting the grim keeper didn’t come close to what scared me the most. read more…