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 …
The New THINK Before You Speak
How are you coming across to others?
As society moves forward we continually need to push ourselves to learn new techniques, incorporate the best of the older ones and leave the dinosaur type methodologies behind. Yesterday, I spent cherished time with a friend who shared excellent insight on the new definition of “THINK before you …
Personal Branding Weekly – 24 June 2013
This past week we welcomed in the first day and first weekend of summer and gazed at the super moon. I hope you enjoyed it and had a time to relax and renew for the new season!
For entrepreneurs and small business owners, as promised, here’s the podcast I created in “finding your target market”. …
The Impact of Social Media Automation on Your Brand
Keeping up and consistently updating social media accounts are imperative to building your personal brand but can also prove to be time-consuming. The onslaught of social media automation tools within the platforms themselves and from outside applications has made it easier to post fresh content around the clock. But can too much automation actually hurt …
Seven Ways to Drive Your Ideas Upward
Being able to influence upwards allows your ideas to be heard and implemented. This directly enhances your value because you are the owner of that idea. Yet how do you break through the layers of bureaucracy to find advocates for your ideas? Diane McGarry, Xerox’s former Chief Marketing Officer, says,
Success at a big company …