You Inc. = Optimism
The start of 2012 has been intense, as I have traveled coast to coast and back in less than a month. As I sat on countless airplanes, waited in too many airport lounges, and contemplated the meaning of life, the sheer number of negative people I encountered along the way struck me. Could it be …
7 Keys to an Effective Blogging Strategy
Do you have an effective blogging strategy that guides your blogging and keeps it focused on building your personal brand?
Or, are you a “reactive” blogger, working harder than you need to, always looking for topics to blog about at the last minute?
Authors blogging to build interest in their upcoming books and small business …
Interview Beyond Your Reach To Achieve Your Best
You know in your heart that special job you want for your own to advance your career, but it is seemingly out of your league. Stop. Think again. Ask yourself, “Is it truly out of my capability, or, with a stretch and helping hand will I be able to pull it off to my delight?”…
3 Personal Brand Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making
You’ve spent a lot of time and effort carefully maintaining your personal brand (as you should). But you may be overlooking some crucial factors that can weaken your brand over time – and are easily fixable.
Here are the three personal brand mistakes to watch out for:
Following ALL the Trends. Why?
If you’re a …
What Will You Be Known For This Year?
2011 was the year personal branding “branded itself” as the most important marketing activity career changers, businesses and the people that lead them must pay attention to and refine.
The talk about how to stand out, differentiate yourself, become super niche and laser focused continues. Like any important trend it has a process that will …
Direct Sellers: How to Quickly Focus Your Brand
Having a home based business holds a lot of advantages like flexible hours and being your own boss. You can even take vacations whenever you please. These are all enticing and a lot of people would actually prefer having their own business instead of going to work. Yet, like most things that hold an advantage, …
Your Personal Brand Needs a Mindset Shift
Its common knowledge that you need a personal brand to succeed on the job and on the job market. Yet many people – even those with a personal brand – find themselves underemployed, unemployed or simply dissatisfied with their current position.
Hence dissatisfaction, stagnation and boredom are viewed as normal and even acceptable.
Well, it …
Ramit Sethi’s Guide to Getting Your Dream Job in This Economy
Ramit Sethi is a friend of mine who is known for his blog, I Will Teach You to Be Rich. Unlike most personal finance experts, Ramit tests all of his theories and has real results to show for them. One of the big projects that he’s been working on lately is helping people find their …
90% of Us Should Come Out of Our Shell
At any given cocktail party and networking event, sometimes you’ll see a circle of people that, at first, appear to be interacting with one another.
But look closer.
Of a group of 8, you’ll have one or two loud people who dominate the conversation while the rest don’t talk nearly as much. The give-and-take among …
‘Long Live Personal Branding’: A Response to Olivier Blanchard
It was long overdue that someone should “sound the death knell of all things personal branding”. After all, we personal branding enthusiasts should not expect we deserve any better treatment than SEO, Klout or Facebook (let alone, as Nietzsche proclaimed, God). This time round the honor belongs to blogger and author Olivier Blanchard, who in …