Personal Branding Interview: Ken McElroy
Today, I spoke to Ken McElroy, who is the Principal and Co-Partner of MC Companies, the Real Estate Advisor to Robert Kiyosaki of The Rich Dad Company, and author of The Sleeping Giant. In this interview, Ken talks about when it makes sense to start your own business, why it’s not just all about the …
Time Management Manages to Create Success
Have you known people personally and professionally who are always behind on scheduling and completing projects or even making reservations on time for vacation? Should you be a punctual type person, you probably have to brace yourself to avoid the feeling of annoyance.
Is it about time?When you have time management down to a …
Can Sites Like Quora Really Help Your Personal Brand?
With so many social and professional networking tools, it can be difficult to decide whether to jump on the bandwagon of the “next big thing.” You might not feel like you have the time or energy to participate in another social site if you don’t see the benefits instantly. So, is it worth joining social …
What You Do With The NO, Can Inspire The Yes!
“Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.” – Alfred Adler
There is nothing more power provoking than action. Doing things that create energy, intention and movement are always better than being still, stuck and stagnant.
What would have happened had Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther …
Dare To Do Cartwheels (No Tumbling Please)
Cartwheels are one of the basic moves in gymnastics. Practicing cartwheels tends to strengthen your upper body and helps you learn other tricks like handsprings. Firstly, you need to kick your legs into the air while pushing on the floor. If you are less confident, then use grass and a slight slope. – www.wikihow.com
4 Biggest Personal Branding Mistakes People Make
When you’re creating your personal brand, there are a few pitfalls you need to watch out for. They’re basic mistakes, but a lot of people still make them, and hurt their chances to make an impact in their job search or their campaign to boost their workplace reputation. Here are four of the biggest personal …
What Angry Birds can Teach you About Getting Hired
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of blogs where author of the best-selling “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! and professional “headhunter” Skip Freeman draws an analogy between “Angry Birds,” the wildly …
Bloggers: Are PR People Ruining Your Personal Brand?
As your blog becomes more influential, more people want to take advantage of that influence for their own purposes, and those purposes might actually oppose yours.
All too often, those people are PR people.
Here’s how it happens.
Most blogs have a contact form. The PR person will use that form to send you a …
Selling Girl Scout Cookies
A few weekends ago, I had the good fortune of spending 3 hours with my eight year old daughter at the local mall. This trip was a tad bit different because our mission was to sell Girl Scout cookies.
I have sold many things in my life but never Girl Scout cookies. What happens before …
The Strangest Miracle
“I’m not on drugs,” Denise said; her green eyes piercing mine.
I uncomfortably nodded my agreement. I was Denise’s executive job coach. She was an IT professional, a single mother of two children, and highly intelligent and success-driven. Denise was always in control of her emotions, so I found her comment rather odd.
Denise called …