No Such Thing as Personal Branding Secret Sauce
I am so very lucky. I have the opportunity to travel the country and speak about personal branding to a variety of people from various teams, groups and organizations. It is a topic that I am passionate about and one that I can speak about based on my journey as well as others.
Invariably, one …
Personal Branding Is Not A Hobby
Building your personal brand is not easy. Beyond all the hype and success stories that you read and hear about, it is a grind. I often compare it to trying to find a light switch in a dark room that is unfamiliar to you. It will certainly make you second-guess yourself as you often wonder …
Did You Trick Anyone?
As if you ordinarily invite us to see the real you, Halloween gave you the proper opportunity to pretend. That is pretend to try and fool us with your mask or costume.
At work I saw witches who believe they were wearing clothes becoming someone with a worse attitude. Ghosts who believe we don’t know …
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 …
3 Easy Steps to Your TRUE Personal Value Proposition
Everyone thinks they have a great sense of humor, right?
But not everyone is funny.
Such is the distinction between inside reality and outside reality.
We often believe we provide quality deliverables on time and with a smile. But, customers may see us differently. Not that it’s all bad–unless you really do deliver crappy product …
Where Did All the Gurus Come From?
Is the digital age also the era of the guru? I am not sure about you but the one thing that I have noticed is the abundance of gurus in business right now. Everywhere you turn, there is another person claiming to have mastered the universe. It spans from sales to marketing and from Facebook …
The Authentic Brand
I had an opportunity to spend a few days at the National Speakers Association meeting just recently and it was quite the event. From what I heard, there were approximately 1200+ speakers, trainers and coaches in attendance for the four-day event. I had no idea upon arriving what to expect but it was quite an …
12 Survival Principles For Career and Business Success
“These are times that try men’s soul’s. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value.” – Thomas Paine, from The Crisis …
Incorporating Time Tested Tactics Into a New Age Game
When thinking of ways to positively position yourself long-term at a company, agency, or firm, it’s overwhelmingly obvious that you need to think outside the box when going about your duties. Supervisors certainly like to see fresh ideas and a streak of independence in their workers. The only thing they like to see more is …
How Indispensible Are You?
How do you become indispensable?
What kind of experience do want customers to have with you and your business?
The impact of customer retention is felt in 3 ways according to the Small Business Administration.
1) Profitability: 5-20% more expensive to find a new customer than to keep one.
2) Revenue: just 5% more retention …