Believe in yourself and your brand
Your brand is the total combined sum of your personality, appearance, competencies, all held together by one or more differentiating qualities. In order to communicate your brand message to your audience, you need to believe in yourself and the brand you’ve established. You need to be confident that you have discovered the correct career path, …
Guest Interview: Marnie Niver and Her Videography
I recently interviewed Marnie Niver, who is a freelance videographer, specializing in shooting concerts, corporate video’s, commercials and television shows. As custom with all my interviews, I investigated her Personal Brand by a series of questions. If your interested in more information or would like Marnie to film your next big event, you can find …
Guest Speaker: Lou Longo on Public Speaking
Lou Longo, a member of my network, shares his thoughts on public speaking. As you know, public speaking is a time, where you interact directly with your audience and where they judge you based on appearance, competency, personality and differentiation. Lou understands this and shares his thoughts:
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Have you ever listened to a speaker …
Personal Branding – A New Requirement for Graduating Seniors
Graduating seniors in both high school and college have great opportunities, yet must seek to brand themselves in order to get into the top schools and companies in the world.
More than 3.2 million students were projected to exit high school this year, the largest number since the 1970s, according to the National Center for …
Take Control of Your Life….Opportunities Await You
Part of Personal Branding is building your competencies and experience and theres no better way to do this than to jump at new opportunities. Remember that one door can always lead to the next and that your network is your most powerful tool. Another point is to always think outside of your box and by …
Introducing the Personal Network Report Card
In a post last year, I exclaimed that there is a strength pyramid for your personal network. I have developed a report card to take this strength model into account. 60% of corporate jobs are taken through networking, so I feel this is a vital tool to you and your personal brand. As you fill …
Stairway to heaven
“You have to start somewhere” a quote that many of you have heard in the past or present, exclaiming that you can’t just become a CEO overnight and that you have to pay your dues in the beginning to transform into your desired image.
How you get there is up to you and your strategic …
Find the Right People in Your Network
Ever wonder why your friends are seizing job opportunities, while you are researching hours each day and applying to multiple jobs with no results?
Networking allows for ease in this process, and by connecting with a professional in your desired work space, you have:
less pressure more credibility possibly less interviews / time to interview…Timing and the open door
So you have all the right skills, know all the right people and have proven your capabilities. You may wonder why you haven’t progressed and furthered your career, while having all of these strengths work in your favor. The one element that is missing from the equation is “the open door” meaning, the timing and …
Politics
You could be the hardest worker and have the most intellect in your selected field, but without strategic politics, you will not achieve your full potential. Politics, a factor that increases as company size increases, are relationship-centric. Remember always hearing “its not what you know, it’s who you know,” well that isn’t completely true. If …