3 Traits of the Ideal Personal Brand Accessory
The right personal branding accessory for you is the one that best builds your personal brand. So which one is right for you?
In Let a Personal Branding Accessory Boost Your Brand, I told the story of how I discovered the benefits of having a personal brand accessory as a tool to make yourself more …
Watershed Moments: 5 Stories of Personal Re-Branding After September 11th
Where were you on September 11th, 2001? It’s rare that such a specific moment can be remembered by an entire population, but such is the case with that day. As we approach the 10 year anniversary (hard to believe, right?) of such a horrific experience, it’s important to reflect on how our society has evolved …
Going on an Interview? Watch ABC’s ‘Shark Tank!’
Want some good advice on how to gain an added measure of preparation for an upcoming job interview? Watch ABC’s Shark Tank! This “reality” TV show, which features a panel of five wealthy entrepreneurs (“sharks”) considering investment proposals presented by a group of would-be entrepreneurs, can strongly and powerfully elevate your awareness and genuine appreciation …
Welcome to the Real World
I hope that when you decide to jump off the diving board and into the personal branding pool, you are prepared to swim in the deep end. From my experience, the lifeguard is often unavailable when you find yourself struggling to keep your head above water. In my case, it was incumbent upon me to …
Lessons in Personal Branding from Chelsea Handler
If you’re starting out building your personal brand and career, there are lots of lessons in personal branding you can pick up from the E! Network’s Chelsea Handler.
Whether you agree or disagree with the specifics of her more than slightly edgy brand–I think of Chelsea Handler as a younger, raunchier, glitzier Joan Rivers–she’s been …
Truthfulness in Hiring Produces Loyalty
Three threads are interwoven in today’s article. It was the entrepreneurial spirit that significantly helped to develop the United States. Years later, Labor Day was established as a holiday in appreciation for the workforce. And through the years, returning Veterans from war were in need of finding work or establishing a business.
As the author …
3 Ways to Make Your Brand More Attractive to Employers
As a job seeker, you’re likely working just as much as a full-time employee to land a new gig. Don’t you deserve a day off from your hunt? By giving yourself a day off from job search activities, you probably feel more energized to get back in the swing of things. Now, it’s time to …
The Unhappy Tax
Are you one of the unhappy employees costing the US economy $300 billion in lost productivity each year?
Workers are producing less quantity and producing less quality since the onset of the new American depression, a mental health epidemic whose onset is now tracked to January 2008 by both Gallop and Harvard researchers.
Employees sit …
Deal with People and Build Your Brand
In today’s technologically advanced world, building your brand has never been so easy and yet so complicated. There are so many platforms you can utilize, and one platform that has marketers standing up and taking notice is social media.
There really is no better time for brands to take advantage of what social media has …
Ladies That Know How to Lead: Redefining Success for Women
The ladies in this piece, a select portion of Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list, have shaken up countries, boardrooms and entire industries as much as the climatic hurricanes and earthquakes that have been done to the eastern United States in the past few weeks. In contrast, these women leave a path of success, leadership …