Category: Lifestyle & Habit Building

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Personal Branding Success Come From Within

Today, I interview Joe Vitale, who is a top internet marketer, author, actor (The Secret) and most importantly, an altogether good guy. Aside from telling you that you need to discover your brand before you mess around with this “web 2.0 stuff,” Joe will endorse it and show you the way. He believes that success …

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A Sense of Humor is Worth Big Money in the Workplace

Today, I spoke to Adrian Gostick, a bestselling author, who gives us a lesson in the importance of humor in the workplace.  He has some excellent and eye opening research for you that proves people need to loosen up in the workplace in order to establish trust.

What is a personal/corporate/product brand without a personality? …

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Paid Advertising For Your Personal Brand Using Google, Facebook and Blogs

I’ve been seeing a lot of personal branding creativity out there lately. People have started to experiment with using Google AdWords and Facebook Social Ads, as a way of advertising their personal brand. I think it’s not only creative, but since most people have never thought of using these strategies, they stand out BIG TIME. …

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Is Your Personal Brand Delivering An Encore Performance?

Yesterday, I had a very long conversation with Robert S. Kaplan about business strategy and today I spoke with Mark Sanborn about how to deliver an encore performance at work, to keep them coming back for more. Mark was more brief, relative to Robert, but both share extremely good quality information for all of you.…

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A Discussion with Robert S. Kaplan About Executing Business Strategy

Today, I spoke to Robert S. Kaplan, who is a Harvard University professor, as well as the chairman of the Palladium Group, Inc and the author of many books, including his latest called “The Execution Premium.” As you read this discussion, think about ways you can apply these business strategies in your own life. Robert …

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Only Persuasive Personal Brands Get What They Want

Influence is important regardless of your position in the workplace. It doesn’t matter if you’re a manager, CEO or entrepreneur; it’s time to learn about how to persuade people to say “Yes!” Think about it; in order to accomplish anything in life that involves other people, you need to influence them to take action. It’s …

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Millennials Are Taking Over the Workplace – Is HR Prepared?

I told everyone on Twitter last night that I would not be blogging today, but I had a slight change of heart. I got my interview questions from Lisa Orrell back just in time to post them and have content readily available to you. Lisa is also announcing her new MySpace blog for millennials seeking …

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5 Steps to Becoming the Gatekeeper of Your Personal Brand

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What is a gatekeeper?

In medieval times a gatekeeper was in charge of lowering and rising a gate that protected the castle. They let people in and kept others out, depending on what their affiliation was with the community and king, as well as what the intent of the visit was. Gatekeepers were extremely …

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The ‘Virtual’ Talent Pool: The Next Level Of Competition

Guest post by Todd Rhoad

Background

According to Charles Grantham and James Ware, executive producers of Work Design Collaborative LLC, an estimate of 12% of the working population serves their organization as part of a distributed workforce. This estimate is expected to grow to 40% by 2012. This trend ushers in the changing face of …