Month: February 2010

Book ReviewsBrand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCommunication & NetworkingInterviewLifestyle & Habit BuildingNetworkingRelationship NetworkingSocial Media

Personal Branding Interview: Lynn Taylor

Today, I spoke to Lynn Taylor, who is the author of Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant™ , a workplace expert, speaker and consultant. In this interview, Lynn talks about how to get a promotion right now, how to get ahead despite the economy, the important of staying relevant, connecting with coworkers on social networks and …

Book ReviewsBrand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCommunication & NetworkingCorporate BrandingInterviewLifestyle & Habit BuildingRelationship Networking

Personal Branding Interview: Simon Sinek

Today, I spoke to Simon Sinek, who is the author of Start With WHY, the creator of The Golden Circle, and a popular speaker. In this interview, Simon talks about what the WHY is, why companies need to have a sense of purpose, examples of companies and individuals that have a WHY, advice on finding …

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Managing Your Personal Brand Without Going Insane

Managing your online identity is becoming very challenging because multiple social networks are launched each week and we all suffer from information overload. How do you keep up with everything, without losing your sanity? You don’t want to join every new social network, create a profile and start communicating on it because that’s not a …

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Personal Branding Interview: Wendy Diamond

Today, I spoke to Wendy Diamond, who is the founder of Animal Fair, the premier lifestyle magazine and author of It’s a Dog’s World. Wendy is a great example of a someone who has positioned herself as a leading expert in her field. In this interview, Wendy talks about how she’s built a successful animal …

Communication & NetworkingRelationship Networking

5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Organize Information

Does this sound familiar?

You read an AWESOME article online and you promised you’d save it somewhere… but you didn’t. So you go to find it… but you can’t… and eventually you just forgot about it altogether.

You’re not alone.

Regardless of where you are on your personal branding journey, true success requires a systematic …

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10 Common Book Publishing Myths and Misconceptions

Don’t let the following 10 book publishing myths and misconceptions undermine your confidence and lead you astray when you think about writing a nonfiction book to build your personal brand and expand your career opportunities and/or business profits.

1. I don’t have time to write a book

Who does have time to write a book? …

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Personal Branding Tip: Stop Trying to Control Your Employees and Brand

Are you worried your corporate marketing department and lawyers are going to stop you from creating your personal brand? If you are, this post is for you and for the corporate control freaks fighting a fool’s battle.

The marketing department has lost control of the brand

When I write and talk about personal branding, quite …

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Reader Branding Nightmare: Job Search Sabotage?

Yesterday I had a conversation with a job seeker who was very worried about his former boss.

For the past few years, Jim (not his real name) had worked as a programmer in a small, tight-knit part of the IT industry. After the economic crisis hit and clients started tightening budgets, Jim’s company reacted in …