Are You a Victim of Yourself
Are you getting in your own way? Are you sabotaging your own success? Are you knocking on your own door of achievement but refusing to open the door to let yourself in?
Meet Eric, Karen, Bill, and Deanna“I’m not one of those people.” Eric tells me. “I’m way beyond that. I’ve got my own …
The New Era of Protean Careers
Welcome to the age of Protean Careers. Yes, Protean Careers; and best you get used to the term for it’s here to stay. Indeed, the American workplace has changed forever; and this is presenting significant problems for many who have come to depend on the “Industrial Age” workplace.
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Personal Branding Interview: Sarah Lacy
Today, I spoke to Sarah Lacy, who I interviewed back in 2008 when her first book came out. She writes for TechCrunch.com, and her latest book is called Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky: How the Top 1% of Entrepreneurs Profit from Global Chaos. In this interview, Sarah talks about characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, gives examples of interesting …
Help… I’m in the Dark!
Who was the idiot who coined the expression, “Get it right the first time?” How many of us ever get it right the first time? One of the “laws of achievement” is that we’re not supposed to get it right the first time. When we work hard at something and fail (get the wrong results), …
Personal Branding Interview: Guy Kawasaki
Today, I spoke to Guy Kawasaki, who is the co-founder of Alltop.com, and the author of ten books including his latest called Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions. I interviewed Guy back in 2008 so I wanted to catch up with him again this year. In this interview, GUy talks about what …
Personal Branding Interview: Carol Roth
Today, I spoke to Carol Roth, who is the author of The Entrepreneur Equation. She will be donating one book to SCORE.org for every book sold this coming week. In this interview, Carol talks about why now is the best time to start a business, the common qualities that all entrepreneurs have, the key items …
The Greatest Asset of Any Brand
What television shows will Americans want to watch in the coming years? What kind of fashions will people want to be wearing 3 to 5 years from now? What kind of apps and capabilities will entice consumers to purchase Smart phones in the …
What Does Your Email Signature Say About Your Brand?
This article will be discussing the email signature on a personal account – not a corporate email signature. The reason is, for an entrepreneur, as previously discussed, needs to maintain their own separate brand.
Communicating your brandHere is how I view each item from a personal branding standpoint when I see them in the …
Personal Branding Interview: Michael Simmons
Today, I spoke to Michael Simmons, who is a young, serial, award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author of The Student Success Manifesto, and national keynote speaker to over 40,000 individuals. In this interview, Michael talks about how he started his business and how you can start your own business, at any age.
What gave you the idea…7 Steps to Better Writing for Business & Branding Success
The path to better writing for business and branding success begins by examining your writing expectations. Too many entrepreneurs set themselves up to fail by having unrealistic expectations about what they “should” be able to accomplish when they write their first draft.
These unrealistic expectations frequently lead to disappointment, frustration, procrastination, last-minute mistakes, and missed …