Handle Critique to Improve Business
“Do you get offended upon hearing critique?”
The heart of the matter is, our ego is at stake when we hear suggestions for improvement whether we ask for recommendations or not. Diplomacy isn’t the major factor although a friendly tone certainly helps, but it is more about whether we are receptive to the idea of …
Personal Branding Weekly – 15 July 2013
Aloha! That’s all I can say when enjoying a week with my husband celebrating our wedding anniversary!
Enjoy!
Imposter Syndrome by Kevin Monahan Differentiation is Easy, Once You Set Your Own Standard by Skip Weisman Three Tips for Handling a Social Media Brand Crisis by Crystal Washington Eliminate the Negative in Your Personal Brand by…Believe in Yourself to Brand Yourself
If you want to move on to the next step in your career, you need to convince others that you can do it. In order to convince others, first you need to convince yourself and start believing in yourself.
A few weeks ago, one of my good friends opened up to me and she said …
5 Steps to an Engaging Personal Brand
Personal branding is more than just a way to market yourself as a talented candidate — it’s also a valuable tool for connecting with people within your industry.
Instead of creating a personal brand only to advertise your name, build a brand to network with successful people in your industry. Your network is one of …
Eliminate the Negative in Your Personal Brand
Most people dwell on what’s wrong. It’s just a human tendency to discount the positives and accentuate the negatives, whether you’re discussing your childhood, your high school experience or the last job interview (where they failed to see your greatness).
The craziest negativity in personal branding is when you speak about yourself and your experiences. …
Imposter Syndrome
The other day I was speaking with a colleague about Impostor Syndrome. In short, Impostor Syndrome is a psychological phenomenal where individuals cannot internalize their accomplishments. We shared stories of clients who were very successful but lacked confidence in their abilities to be successful. The clients could not credit their success to their talents and/or …
Personal Branding Weekly – 8 July 2013
Happy Canada and Independence Day to our readers in Canada and the United States!
During the weekend, more of the people I’m connected with on social networks seem to take to share memes, funny quotes, quirky status updates and videos of that vary from interesting to strange.
Many brands observe the massive sharing of these …
Moving to an Inspired Business Model
“We are all students and we are all teachers”
We hear so much about greed today but what the media isn’t focusing on so much and should are the sprinkling of businesses that are doing good in their communities. Below are three stories of businesses that changed their model to incorporate community support. The prize …
Personal Branding Weekly – 1 July 2013
This week kicks-off summer vacation season for so many. We see that here at the Personal Branding Blog with many of the authors taking a hiatus during the summer. Thankfully, we have many so willing to contribute their time and talent to share their insights in a weekly blog post.
This week we also focus …
Three Secrets to Writing Better
So much of what I read these days is utter crap.
Such useless, boring, turgid, awful crap that I get Qwertyitis planting my face into my keyboard.
It’s not the topics, it’s not the viewpoint, and it’s not even that I truly couldn’t give a shit about the subject.
It’s that the writing is so …