Brand-Yourself.com Launches Platform to Manage Your Personal Brand Online
As the Wednesday columnist for Personal Branding Blog, I’m excited to announce my team and I just officially launched Brand-Yourself.com, a new platform that demystifies the process of building your personal brand using social media. In honor of you and the loyal personal branding community here, we’re giving away 100 free extended free trials if …
Personal Branding Interview: Donald Asher
Today, I spoke to Donald Asher, who is the author of How to Get Any Job, a national speaker on careers, and a contributor to the Wall Street Journal, MSN Encarta, and USAirways Magazine. Donald talks about his top ways to get a job, if it’s possible to get a job without using the internet, …
Personal Brands: How to Think Your Way to Fortune and Fame
Would you drop out (or drop in) to think for a living? How about for $90,000 over 6 months? That would cover your stint as an “entrepreneur in residence” aka EIR. This job does exist. In fact a legion of companies with EIR positions compete for people who think of great ideas. Silicon Valley’s most …
Personal Branding Interview: Harrison Monarth
Today, I spoke to Harrison Monarth, who is the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Confident Speaker, and his latest book is called Executive Presence: The Art of Commanding Respect Like a CEO. In this interview, Harrison talks about the natural laws of perception, why professionals should care about social intelligence, highlights some core …
Treat Your Career Like a Labyrinth Not a Ladder
Our school system teaches all of us to fit in. We go to high school to prepare for college, just like the army trains in boot camp before landing on the battlefield. College is supposed to educate, prepare and guide us into a corporate job. Entry-level corporate workers are instructed on how to climb the …
Creating Your Personal Vision Statement
How well do you know your personal brand? If you can’t sum it up in a sentence, my guess is that you don’t know it well enough.
Yes, I understand this is difficult.
Take charge of your futureIt’s so tough, in fact, that most people spend a lifetime searching for what they’re “about”, but …
Your Brand and Public Performance
For three years, I’ve had a spot on our local CBS station as the local “go to” person for questions about branding, marketing and business. In addition to that Thursday morning spot, any time they need a snippet of information, a quote or a comment, the local media comes to me first. This has translated …
Personal Branding Interview: Ella Bell
Today, I spoke to Ella Bell, who is an associate professor of business administration at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University, and author of Career GPS. In this interview, Ella talks about the new corporate ladder, the challenges people have as they try to climb the corporate ladder, whether you should quit a …
The Personal Branding Inflection Point
Have you ever wondered what the job marketplace will look like a few years from now? It is intriguing to think about because we have arrived at a huge inflection point in the marketplace for businesses, entrepreneurs, careers, and jobs.
I like to think of inflection points as points in time when everything changes. Things …
What Are Your Writing Goals for March?
As the second month of 2010 fades into the background, it’s time to evaluate the progress you’ve made writing your personal branding book during February and review your writing commitments for March.
Months have a way of disappearing without visible progress on your book.
The best way to make sure that you make consistent progress …