How to Find Executives with “Juice” On Twitter
Dan Schawbel recently wrote an absolute must read blog post entitled: Branding by Association is the Single Most Powerful Idea in Personal Branding. He explores, in depth, the idea of “branding by association”, a concept that can propel you towards your goals faster and create more opportunities along the way.
I have used the “branding …
Branding by Association is the Single Most Powerful Idea in Personal Branding
When Katie Konrath, our Sunday Personal Branding blogger, wrote about being connected to important people can build your brand, I smiled. Possibly without knowing, she had touched on what I believe as the single most powerful and effective way to become more successful. I actually wanted to write a post about this a long time …
My Personal Branding Story Part 5: Becoming a Renaissance Worker
This is the fifth of ten posts where we follow Marcos Salazar’s personal branding journey, as he uses the concepts and four-step process outlined in Me 2.0 for his own career.
In my last post, I introduced the concept of a Renaissance Worker and how I came to see this term as a way to …
Adding “Connector” to Your Personal Brand
Much of my joy from networking comes not from what new business I can generate (okay, that is fun), but from learning about what others do and how I can connect them to the ideas, people and resources that can help and inspire them.
Generous and helpfulGood networkers are generous with sharing information and …
How to Avoid the 11 Biggest Mistakes of First-Time Authors
Writing, books, and personal branding go hand in hand. When you know how to write, and you use that power to write and promote a book, you can change your life, especially as a first-time author.
Writing and promoting a book opens windows of opportunity–opportunities that would never otherwise show up. As a published author, …
My Personal Branding Story Part 4: I am a Renaissance Worker
This is the fourth of ten posts where we follow Marcos Salazar’s personal branding journey, as he uses the concepts and four-step process outlined in Me 2.0 for his own career.
Over 500 years ago, a new vision of human beings began to emerge during the Renaissance period that “considered man empowered, limitless in his …
Personal Branding Interview: Tory Johnson
Today, I spoke to Tory Johnson, who is the Workplace Contributor on ABC’s Good Morning America and has just released her latest book called Fired to Hired. In this interview, Tory explains the steps you’ll need to take to survive a layoff and come out ten times stronger. She’ll tell you the mistakes people make …
Colleges Need to Teach Personal Branding
This year will be my 5 year reunion for college and while checking the Luther website for Homecoming information, I took a glance at the tuition costs for next year. And even though I knew college tuitions have been skyrocketing, I was still shocked by the number: $32,140 That’s over $10,000 more than when I …
Networking at Conferences – Part 3
People have heard me say many times that I tend to avoid networking events. What? A networking expert not getting out face-to-face? Don’t I practice what I preach, especially since the subtitle of my book is “attract a following in person and online?”
Of course I do! I think networking in person is a vital …
6 Tips to Keep a Mentor
I get messages almost daily from people who read my blog and want to meet with me by phone or in-person. As a rule, though, I won’t meet with anyone unless they have interacted with me several times, or they give me a good reason (not just “let’s chat”). I realize this may make me …