Silence
Is it always golden?
The other day I traveled across the country and something rather unusual took place I thought at the time. For some odd reason, I did not speak to a single person the entire trip. This includes from when I parked my vehicle at the airport until I arrived at my destination. …
Crafting Your Personal Brand Story
In creating your personal brand, it’s important that you have a story. People want to know the person behind the professional, and this is what interests them and makes you different from all the other people out there.
The hardest part of crafting your personal brand story is actually getting started and just “doing it”. …
Leverage Everything
Two weeks ago, I spoke at another event for Bloomberg TV, in conjunction with Brighthouse Networks in Detroit, Michigan. Bloomberg is my #1 client as a professional speaker. Before the event, I did a short TV interview with WDIV, the local NBC affiliate. That was the first television interview I have done as an author …
11 Personal Branding Tips for a Hot Summer
Just because you’re going on vacation doesn’t mean your personal brand should be.
How to build your personal brand this summerThis summer, you’ll either be on vacation, working, unemployed or some combination of those (hopefully more the first two). While you’re at it, here are some brand-building ideas:
1 ) Go mobile
Many people …
Teaching Others to Teach Others is the Biggest Reward
What is your wish and what do you have that others might wish for?
This past week, I have heard amazing stories of entrepreneurs who almost in their final hours said, “What the heck, I’m going to do what I always wanted.” And they “went for it” in a big way.
Help other people get…What if You Invested $20,000 in Your Personal Brand?
As an angel investor and an entrepreneur, there’s always a nice steady stream of money out of my pocket going into new ventures. Lately, I’ve been feeling more reluctant when it comes down to writing the checks.
Why? This thought keeps creeping into my head:
“Instead of spending $20,000 on this new idea, what would …
3 More Ways Guest Blogging Can Build Your Personal Brand
How a guest post on the right blog can your brand the right boost.
PreviouslyLast year, I gave you 5 ideas about successfully using guest blogging as part of your personal branding strategy.
They were:
Location of the guest post Topic of the guest post Quality of the guest post Byline of the guest…The 5 E’s to Extraordinary Results
3 Ways to Destroy Your Personal Brand in One Day
You’ve spent a lot of time building your personal brand. Don’t ruin all of your hard work by doing any of these things:
LyingNo one likes a liar. And those folks who have built a well-respected personal brand tend to be the ones that fall the hardest when they’re caught in a lie (Tiger …
Work For Free. It’ll Grow Your Brand.
Over dinner recently, a smart and successful friend of mine made this comment:
“If I had an 18-year-old son, I would tell him this: ‘You can go to college if you want. But if you want to be 25 and successful, go find a rich person and offer to work for them for free. Learn …