What Are You Saying to Yourself About Yourself?
To build a powerful personal brand we must consider three different levels of communication and ensure we are communicating consistently across all three.
The three include:
Self-communication Public communication Private, 1:1 communicationThis week I’m going to focus on self-communication because it is the foundation of everything else.
Self-CommunicationThe most important of all levels …
Personal Branding Weekly – 15 July 2013
Aloha! That’s all I can say when enjoying a week with my husband celebrating our wedding anniversary!
Enjoy!
Imposter Syndrome by Kevin Monahan Differentiation is Easy, Once You Set Your Own Standard by Skip Weisman Three Tips for Handling a Social Media Brand Crisis by Crystal Washington Eliminate the Negative in Your Personal Brand by…Why Workplace Etiquette Matters
Our 24/7 instant-access virtual world has taken the “person” out of “personal,” especially in the workplace. Until we all turn into robots with hard drives, I suggest we take a breath and slow down long enough to remember that we are all living, breathing people with feelings who get passionate, tired, burned out, excited, worried, …
5 New SEO Strategies You Should Be Aware Of From Rich Gorman
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Here are a few new SEO (Search Engine Optimization) strategies that Rich Gorman sent me that you should use to build your online presence and optimize it for Google:
1. Co-CitationCo-citation, as Rich Gorman explained …
Baby Boomer Personal Branding using Social Media
Are you a baby boomer? Are you using social media to develop and promote your personal brand? Am I speaking gibberish?
I wrote in a previous post that many baby boomers struggle with the concept of personal brand. In the old days it was your reputation. With the rise of the Internet many jobs can …
Writing Is Not Typing
Unlike most other activities, writing is one of those things you can do when you’re not tapping away at your keyboard. Not sitting in your favorite coffee shop, pen in hand. Not taking notes about your latest blog post or article.
In fact, writing — “constant writing,” as Jeff Goins calls it — is an …
Your Job Description Is Your Baseline: Try Exceeding It!
Most employees assume that their responsibility with their firm is to meet the criteria outlined in their job description. While it’s true that you will be appraised based on how well you meet this criteria and satisfy your requirements, that’s not going to make you stand out in today’s challenging job market. In years past, …
Four Questions to Ask Yourself
I’m a new author on the Personal Branding Blog posting for the first time last week about using courtesy as a way of building a personal brand.
I got a question that had nothing to do with courtesy – well maybe in the abstract – but was it interesting nonetheless. Paul asked me, “What is …
What’s your Strategic Narrative?
Storytelling has been around since humans began communicating. Whether it was in the form of cave drawings or primitive grunts. The earliest stories were developed as a way to help current and future generations survive. As speech evolved, stories evolved too. Stories were developed to help share values, beliefs and even hopes and dreams. The …
How Success Takes a Village
I recently completed a pilot for a new initiative at work. It was the culmination of months and months of planning, maneuvering, stakeholdering and hard work. There were a number of touch obstacles to overcome and endless coordination between a number of parties. To see the press release hit the wire and to hear positive …