This document discusses personal branding and provides 9 rules for personal branding success. It defines personal branding as how others perceive you and how you want to be described. It stresses that individuals should control their own brand by having a clear strategy, goals, and online presence. The 9 rules include defining your brand, setting goals, getting your own website, leveraging social media, ensuring all content passes a "five finger filter", demonstrating experience, making others look good, connecting with those you aspire to emulate, and listening more than speaking.