Five Personal Branding Resolutions To Keep In 2012
Well, hell, why not? You’ve made resolutions for everything else so far, why not make resolutions for personal branding next year? Here are five resolutions I wish other marketers, networkers, and social media people would follow. And if you want people to like and respect your personal brand, you’ll at least consider this list of …
Pioneers Have Passion, Settlers Accept Stagnation
Do you have passion? Do you have something you love to do or want to achieve, and you are constantly working and thinking about how to get there? Or are you marching in place, content to be in motion without actually getting anywhere in life?
I’ve realized over the last few years how important passion …
12 Ways Writing a Brand-Building Book Resembles Exercise
After reading Bill Connolly’s recent interview with Jonathan Fields, and spending the day reading Jonathan Fields’ latest book, Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance, I was struck by the similarities between writing a brand-building book and starting an exercise program.
The more I thought about the parallels between writing and exercise, the …
Free Libyan People
It was a cry. It was a verb.
Now it is simply a statement of fact. It is a noun.
Free Libyan people.
This is what happens when people rise up against the worst odds. It’s people who make nations come together, even the ones that don’t like each other.
Miracles happen.
Cancer will be …
Personal Branding Magazine Issue 18 With Clayton Christensen!
Summary
Volume 5, Issue 2 focuses on how to innovate and cause disruption in your industry. Clayton Christensen, featured in our cover story, is a pioneer when it comes to teaching companies how to build and maintain a successful enterprise through innovation. “Disruption innovation,” a …
Position Your Brand for Today’s Transformations
Branding your company, products, and services has always been important—even more so today as we have access to brands from all over the world fighting for relevance in the consumer’s mind. That means you need to find new ways to stand out to gain attention.
I recently heard about an interesting study where researchers, using …
Share a Famous Name? How Do You Brand Yourself?
Vanessa Williams needs help with personal branding.
No, not that Vanessa Williams. She’s already famous.
Rather, Vanessa Williams (@prpeep), a PR professional in Pennsylvania. Last week, she tweeted Dan Schawbel and said, “Hey – would LOVE to see a post on personal branding for those of us who share a famous person’s name.” So, here …
It’s Easy To Hate Small Business Owners
The same way it’s easy to hate the homecoming queen or class president in high school, it’s easy to resent the business owner who succeeds at what other people see as a Sisyphus-like task. Taking in the reasons why someone else succeeds is like trying to swallow a bitter pill. Are some people just born …
Personal Branding Interview: Stephen R. Covey
This post originally appeared in my Forbes.com column.
Today, I spoke with Stephen R. Covey and we focused on his new book “The 3rd Alternative: Solving Life’s Most Difficult Problems,” which just came out today! Dr. Covey is the author of the worldwide bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. First written in 1989, …
Shoot To Kill
Jason Padilla had less than one hour of sleep for an entire week. Along with the other harsh conditions and brutal physical training that are routine for hell week after hell week during Navy SEAL training, Padilla earned his trident in a graduating class of 20, a significant cut from the 223 US military candidates …