What Is “It”?
If so, you must start that process right now. You will improve your results by changing your behaviors. What does that mean? What got you here may not get you there.
Most would agree that our economy is still not in the greatest shape. If you happen to be starting a new venture, I suspect …
How to Build Your Personal Brand with an E-Newsletter
E-newsletters are a great way to stay in touch with your network, clients, and/or customers while still providing value to these individuals. Think about it: You likely receive an e-newsletter each week from a company or an individual whom you admire or enjoy. You might even share the content inside the newsletter with your network …
Lady Gaga Knows Her Brand, Do You?
I recently returned from a visit with my brother Glenn and his family, and we decided the day of Lady Gaga’s show to go! We got two awesome seats that they apparently released the day of and off we went to St Pete Times Arena in Tampa to join the “little monsters” and become two …
Mobilize Your Brand
Heather Huhman, a contributing author to the Personal Branding Blog and President of ComeRecommended.com, cited three personal branding predictions for 2011. One of them focused on mobile applications and websites. What have you done to prepare for your personal brand to go mobile?
Just look at the stats: 87% of Americans have mobile phones 72%…A Cup of Coffee to the Power of Silence
From lengthy posts to brief status updates, tweets, check-ins and online responses…there are an endless number of ways to deliver our message today.
But there is one personal communication tool that is often overlooked: Silence.
Several years ago, Esquire’s Tom Chiarella wrote an article on the power of silence, in which he pointed out that …
LinkedIn: Do You Have a CEO-Worthy Name?
Is your name helping your professional chances of success?
On April 27th 2011, LinkedIn tried to answer that question by announcing some findings regarding first names and executive positions.
According to the official press release:
The top five names for male CEOs globally are:
Peter Bob Jack Bruce FredThe top five names for female …
Net≠Working
I had the opportunity to attend two conferences over the past few weeks. It is often hard to know what to expect in terms of value derived by attending but I go anyways with an open mind looking for that something. The point in going is to network while picking up a few gems that …
SMART Goals vs. HARD Goals
You probably have a lot of goals that you would like to achieve, whether they relate to your business, your brand, your health, or something else in your life. Obviously, the desire to achieve a goal is usually not enough, and many of us need a clear plan to get there.
Here are two different …
Value Who You Are And What You Do
This excerpt is from my new book: Career Transition-make the shift-your 5 steps to successful career reinvention.
“Confidence is contagious” Vince Lombardi
Why do we devalue ourselves so much? Like what we have done and accomplished is not that important compared to others? I find that most people do not value who they are, what …
Save Your Brand And Dump The Teleprompter
Will video help of hurt your personal brand? Actually, it can do both. A poorly made video will give the impression that you don’t put forth quality products or service. And, a poorly executed video will give the impression that you’re less than professional in your appearance or position.
Yet, for any brand video is …