Will Your Network Be There When You Need Them?
I moderated a networking panel recently where the first question during the Q&A period came from a woman in the audience who said, “I’ve been looking for a job for a while and trying to improve my computer skills in the meantime, but I haven’t been able to find anything. What should I do?”
One …
3 Search Engines You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Move over Google – the future of searching is no longer just about you! Check out these 3 new search engines below, then consider how to manage your personal brand on them in the comments section.
OneRiotOneRiot looks at what’s happening on Twitter and Digg in realtime results. They write, “Increasingly, the web’s most …
Personal Branding Interview: Angela Maiers
Today, I spoke to Angela Maiers, who has been in the education field for 20 years as a classroom teacher and is the author of Classroom Habitudes. In this interview, Angela goes over what “habitudes” are, the knowledge students should have before they graduate, social media’s role in the classroom and how she’s built her …
Confidence in Your Personal Brand
“A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.” Brian Tracy
If you don’t know who Brian Tracy is, you owe it to yourself to find out. I am a huge fan of sales and motivational speakers and Brian Tracy is one of the best.
The Role…Personal Branding Interview: Allen Adamson
Today, I spoke to Allen P. Adamson, who is the author of BrandDigital: Simple Ways Top Brands Succeed in the Digital World and the managing director of Landor Associates. In this interview Allen shares his wisdom of years of experience in the branding world, including a thorough explaination of the difference between advertising and public …
Free Download: The Complete First Chapter of Me 2.0!
My new book, Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success, has been selling very well. Most authors won’t tell you how many books have been sold, unless that number is at least 20,000, but I’m not most authors 😉 . Me 2.0 has sold over 1,000 copies since it’s been out last …
Personal Branding Interview: Beth Kobliner
Today, I spoke with Beth Kobliner, who is the New York Times bestselling author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties. In this interview, Beth gives some great financial advice for young adults who are completely clueless when it comes to money.
Why is a good financial education important to…Focus on What’s Next
Last week, at the World Innovation Forum, the words of one speaker really stuck with me.
“I don’t care about best practices,” said CK Pralahad, author of The New Age of Innovation. “I’m much more interested in next practices.”
By ‘best practices”, Pralahad was referring to the management practice of trying to squeeze every little …
Personal Branding Interview: Karen Post
Today, I spoke with Karen Post, who is a fellow branding expert, author, social media entrepreneur, speaker and businesswoman. Karen talks about how she’s established her personal brand, while building the brands of other companies and gives some insight into how she’s created a community around her brand, while explaining the importance of brand symbols …
Your Personal Branding Mantra
When I first read about personal branding, I immediately understood how I could benefit from creating my own unique personal brand. Just like myself, most people have the “a ha” moment quite quickly after being exposed to personal branding. It’s pretty hard to make an argument against personal branding when its benefits are so positive …