Should Baby Boomers Care About Their Personal Brand?
Baby Boomers, should you care about your Personal Brand?
I have written a couple of posts on this topic in the last few months:
Personal Brand and the Baby Boom Generation Baby Boomer Personal Branding using Social MediaEach time I have posted links to these posts on a variety of LinkedIn groups.
I have …
Knocked Down 7 Times? Stand Up 8
A pep talk.
My favorite moment in the entire Rocky Balboa pantheon is not when he beats the hell out of Clubber Lang or Ivan Drago. It’s near the end of the first movie, Rocky, at the end of the 14th round when he’s been beaten so badly, he can barely stand.
He’s so tired …
How to Become an Ideal Workplace?
In order to become an ideal workplace, one where employees feel they’re valued and have opportunities for growth, business owners need to create a community and a culture that empowers employees and rewards contributors. Since employees spend most of their time in the workplace, it makes sense that the environment should be one that nurtures …
Recognize Greatness
Has anyone ever taken the time to recognize something you have done? What did that feel like? Would you want that feeling to happen again and again? Even if you are shy I think the answer is yes.
The same is also true for others.
Recognition mattersHave you noticed someone doing something that should …
You Manage Your Online Reputation
With current technology, information can be accessed by a majority of online world in split seconds. The internet spreads information faster than word of mouth. You never know who gets to read about you. For entrepreneurs, how you are perceived by your connections can have tremendous effect on your business. As one who posts (sometimes …
Women Who Don’t Wait in Line: An Interview with Reshma Saujani
Recently, I spoke with Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code, a national non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in technology. Reshma is also an attorney, and in 2010 became the first Indian American woman in the country to run for US Congress (for the state of New York). In her new …
Honey, I Shrunk the Job Market
A fantasy of shrinking your family can be entertaining, especially if you know from the start that it is a Disney film intended to entertain the entire family. We love to be entertained — taken away from the real world for a while. But what about the real world of today’s job market? It is …
Is Personal Branding Your Second Job?
Do you have a second job?
Today, many consider a second job to be an economic necessity.
A second job can help you afford an occasional splurge on a fancy restaurant, as well as help you save money for further education, a down payment on a home, or an investment in setting up your own …
Why Didn’t I Get the Sale?
Once it is recognized where you may have erred, it is very easy to move forward on a positive path for future sales. Reviewing past experiences is the best way to learn how to improve. Recall conversations, client requests, and delivery follow-up as these will lend insight for future improvement.
Here are some additional tips …
How Five Types of Personal Brands Attract Perfect Clients
You cannot be all things to all people. As we say in marketing, find a target rich market. Lucrative markets are filled with people or companies that are suffering and have a budget to pay YOU for the remedy you’ve decided you want to offer. You simply need to show up online and on-ground where …