Personal Branding Weekly – Your Brand Story in 60 seconds
This past weekend the Personal Branding Blog was down. If you tried to reach out, you only saw “Error in Establishing Database Connection”. That’s why you’re receiving the Personal Branding Weekly so late this week. We were not able to establish the connection until late in the evening of this past Monday into early in …
The “Tarzan Principle” for Career Advancement
Before most readers of this blog were in diapers, non-caped super heroes ruled Saturday morning children’s television. One of them, Tarzan, was a staple of my childhood entertainment. Little did I know, while watching this fantasy story of a child who grew up in a primitive jungle and was raised by apes, that I …
Inertia and Persistence as it Relates to Your Career
Inertia and Persistence.
Inertia inhibits us from moving forward in our career—persistence is what we need to keep us moving forward in our career.
InertiaI am a baby boomer!
I was raised to be an employee to go to work for an employer who would take care of me.
We were also raised to …
Could a Great Corporate Culture Be Bad for Employees?
The old adage – don’t try to fit a square peg in a round hole, holds true for educating children, relationships, relating to your boss and for finding a suitable fit for employees in the workplace. We often assume that if a company is well-known for having a great corporate culture, then anyone who is …
Questions Drive Focus, What is Your Primary Focus Question?
For the last in my series on the “self-communication” context of The 3 Levels of High-Performance Leadership Communication you are going to learn a powerful strategy for your self-talk and internal dialogue that can transform the results you achieve in business and life.
In the previous three blog articles here you’ve read about:
The 3…Are You Underutilized in Your Career?
I attended a luncheon last week with 150 highly motivated business people, 85-90% of which were women. The audience was skewed by gender because the sponsoring organization was focused on helping promote more women on corporate boards. And things seem to be looking up. Their latest study revealed that although only 11.5% of public corporation …
6 Unconventional Ways To Start Your Cover Letter
After weeks of searching and networking, you’ve done it. You’ve found the perfect job for which to apply.
Of course, the first thing you want to do is impress the employer. In fact, you want to make such a great first impression they can’t turn you down. So what do you do? You wow them …
Defeating Procrastination for Achieving Excellent Results
Have you ever been ultra excited about tackling a brand new project for business growth, but once it was time to get started, panic hit? The question usually becomes, “How and where to begin?” All of a sudden the excitement converts into uncertainty and sometimes fear. In turn, the dilemma is met with procrastination.
Procrastination …
4 Thoughtful Ways to Recognize Your Mentor
Take a moment to think about where you are today and how you arrived at your current job. Were there any special people who helped you accomplish your career goals?
An important element of building a strong personal brand is thanking the people who helped you achieve your dreams. Mentors and colleagues play a huge …
Personal Branding Lessons From Sgt. Bergdahl
Five years in captivity changes you. Whether Bergdahl walked away from his duty in Afghanistan into the arms of the Taliban or not, he was unable to return until his release was negotiated. He is now being held at a medical facility and won’t be reunited with his family for weeks.
It takes a lot …