Your SMART New Year’s Resolution
How many New Year’s resolutions have you made that weren’t smart? For that matter, how many have you made that you can even remember? Outside of my ones about a boyfriend and more exercise, not only do I not remember mine, I clearly don’t keep them. (Or I would still be relishing my successes.)
That’s …
Brand Review, Anyone?… (Before Ringing in the New Year?)
You’re counting the days. You’re doing things like taking stock, assessing your life, re-evaluating what you’ve accomplished in the last twelve months, and of course, you’re determined to make 2011 the best year ever. Yes/No?!
Hurrah. So let me pose two questions: (1) Is taking an Unofficial Review of your Personal Brand on your To …
2011: What’s In Store For You?
In a recent survey, over 60% of those questioned stated that they made New Year’s Resolutions and some 97% admitted they never keep them. Mark Twain said, “New Year’s is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody, save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, friendly calls, and humbug …
10 Gifts of Generosity
We can all be generous. It doesn’t matter who we are or what our personal brand may be, we all have the ability to be generous. To celebrate your holiday season this year, consider offering one or more of these gifts of generosity.
Simple touching gifts1. Donate a used blanket, coat, scarf, mittens, or …
The Attractiveness Of Courage
You surely must know by now that there are certain realities upon which you can rely. One such reality is that life is not an endless succession of forward progress. While you may enjoy success, at some point or another you will also encounter frustrating challenges and disappointing setbacks.
You may have experienced a missed …
Last-Minute Gift Book Suggestions for Personal Branding Success
If you’re like me, the past week has flown by – and you still haven’t finished your holiday shopping for the brand-building author or entrepreneur in your life.
To help you with your last-minute holiday shopping, here’s a list of personally-recommended “best of 2010” writing and marketing books published this year that can contribute to …
5 Tweeple Who Have Great Personal Brands
Everyone has a personal brand. With today’s social networking tools, such as Twitter, conveying your brand and getting in touch with your audience is easier than ever before. Having a good personal brand is not all about how many followers you have, but more about the content you share and relationships you build.
Powering up…Narcissism: The New Normal
ToneCheck.com provides an email plug-in that flags sentences with words or phrases that may convey unintended emotion or tone, then helps you re-write them. I was kidding about that when weeks ago I introduced you to SocialMediaSobrietyTest.com. It’s an opt-in service that requires users of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube or Tumblr, to go through …
When Bad Brands Happen to Good People
It started when I saw the recent banner headlines about the government’s crackdown on hedge funds for insider trading. “Oh, my. Here are a bunch of innocent people that work inside of the company who will be branded as unethical even though any potential problems probably stem from just a few bad apples.”
Bonuses and…Personal Branding Interview: Dr. Woody
Today, I spoke to Mike “Dr. Woody” Woodward, who is the author of The YOU Plan: A 5-Step Guide to Taking Charge of Your Career in the New Economy, a coach and consultant. In this interview, Dr. Woody talks about career development in a bad economy, how to create your own opportunities, why passion can …