Sell Yourself for a Cause

Blurb of the day because I am bogged down:

So Queen Rania of Jordan came to Yale last week. Of course I couldn't go because of a Theater Studies class. However, I respect Queen Rania.

In an age of FACEbook, linked in, Twitter, and Myspace, there really is no better time to sell yourself, your lifestyle, and your face for causes---especially if you have the power, the connections, and the money to do so. I respect women and men who have this ability. Queen Rania is one of them.

When you can literally tag your name to Women's Empowerment, Children's Rights, Community Connectivity, and even Jordanian Tourism, there is some definite Marketing power in your voice. Don't get me wrong, I love what she's doing and think more icons should do work like this. Don't think I am dissin HM Queen Rania.

http://www.queenrania.jo/default.aspx

The world loves an icon. Why not make yourself an icon for a cause and then run with it? We love to worship something or someone beautiful and then have a reason to do so. Throw in some human rights to a picture of a beautiful lady and suddenly you aren't guilty for wanting to follow someone.

There should be a course at Yale in "How to make yourself into an Icon-101."