Discover 5 Steps to Build Your Brand Out of Nothing
In general, we say your personal brand always exists, whether you know about it or not. That said, when you’re new to the professional world, you get to start out with a relatively clean slate. This gives you the opportunity to build your brand from scratch.
In the beginning, it is essential to shape your …
Personal Brands: Are You An “Is, And, Also?” Ok!
“All the best people are!” That’s what we would have said had we met at an upper crust luncheon still roiling at 4 PM, when too much to drink caused us to wave white wine glasses as we made dramatic, inclusive gestures and generously greeted one another’s secrets. It’s under those country club settings that …
What Are You Saying to Yourself About Yourself?
To build a powerful personal brand we must consider three different levels of communication and ensure we are communicating consistently across all three.
The three include:
Self-communication Public communication Private, 1:1 communicationThis week I’m going to focus on self-communication because it is the foundation of everything else.
Self-CommunicationThe most important of all levels …
Personal Branding Weekly – 15 July 2013
Aloha! That’s all I can say when enjoying a week with my husband celebrating our wedding anniversary!
Enjoy!
Imposter Syndrome by Kevin Monahan Differentiation is Easy, Once You Set Your Own Standard by Skip Weisman Three Tips for Handling a Social Media Brand Crisis by Crystal Washington Eliminate the Negative in Your Personal Brand by…Why Workplace Etiquette Matters
Our 24/7 instant-access virtual world has taken the “person” out of “personal,” especially in the workplace. Until we all turn into robots with hard drives, I suggest we take a breath and slow down long enough to remember that we are all living, breathing people with feelings who get passionate, tired, burned out, excited, worried, …
Writing Is Not Typing
Unlike most other activities, writing is one of those things you can do when you’re not tapping away at your keyboard. Not sitting in your favorite coffee shop, pen in hand. Not taking notes about your latest blog post or article.
In fact, writing — “constant writing,” as Jeff Goins calls it — is an …
Four Questions to Ask Yourself
I’m a new author on the Personal Branding Blog posting for the first time last week about using courtesy as a way of building a personal brand.
I got a question that had nothing to do with courtesy – well maybe in the abstract – but was it interesting nonetheless. Paul asked me, “What is …
What’s your Strategic Narrative?
Storytelling has been around since humans began communicating. Whether it was in the form of cave drawings or primitive grunts. The earliest stories were developed as a way to help current and future generations survive. As speech evolved, stories evolved too. Stories were developed to help share values, beliefs and even hopes and dreams. The …
Your Online Brand: LinkedIn, or Just another Pretty Facebook?
Social media is all the rage. Even Fortune500 companies, who are always on the trailing edge of technology, are getting into it. How about you? Is your personal brand supported well by your social media footprint and activities, or not? There are dozens of social media sites, but I will be limiting this post to …
Eliminate the Negative in Your Personal Brand
Most people dwell on what’s wrong. It’s just a human tendency to discount the positives and accentuate the negatives, whether you’re discussing your childhood, your high school experience or the last job interview (where they failed to see your greatness).
The craziest negativity in personal branding is when you speak about yourself and your experiences. …