Personal Branding Weekly – We Work Through People
A third party endorsement is gold to a personal and business brand. A recommendation or referral is the end result of someone lending their credibility and reputation to you.
While there are other activities we can do ourselves, a recommendation and referral must be done through someone. It’s their endorsement that’s the special sauce that …
Avoid Heartache by Speaking Up
Do you have the stamina for speaking up in regard to what’s on your mind? Or do you prefer to keep quiet and make the best of all situations?
A well-seasoned business professional suggested that when you continue to bite your lip, you eventually bleed. The bleeding comes from inside and it may be in …
Why People Don’t Buy: No Time
If you have been around the sales and business owner block for a while, you understand the mental strength necessary to cope with rejection. Sometimes becoming numb to the rejection can be both a blessing and a curse. How many times have you submitted a proposal, giving free consults and went through presentations where the …
Why Hiring an Assistant Could Save Your Personal Brand
There’s a defining time in every well-maintained brand when it becomes so popular and respected that you have to ask yourself, ‘Can I continue doing this alone?’
If your answer to the above question is no, and you continue chugging along solo, you could reach a plateau in your personal brand that eventually leads to …
Why You Should Send a Thank You Letter?
Many job hunters skip sending thank-you letters because they think no one reads them. In fact, more people than you think read thank-you letters. Sending a thank-you letter shows your interest. It shows that you are interested in that position and in that company. Also, it is a good way of showing your appreciation to …
Improving Workplace Communication is Not What You Want
Upon finishing a recent client project we had a nice discussion to close out our work.
I used it as an opportunity to learn my client’s feelings regarding the results we achieved.
We discussed the problems he and his company were facing that motivated him to bring me in.
He said one word, “communication.”
Then, …
Personal Branding Weekly – Let It Go!
From Travoltified names to thousands of renditions, the anthem for this winter and early spring has been “Let it Go!” With the first quarter of 2014 closing, what goals or practices do you need to let go of for 2014? There are practices and behaviors that at one time served us well and now due …
The Risks You Take Define You
Do you only make sure bets? Do you ever take any risks?
I’d guess the answer to these questions are no and yes. Life is a series of calculated risks. Everyone has to take risks every day. Whether they are as seemingly simple as whether to get out of bed or what to eat for …
Hiring Your Own Boss
If you’ve never been in the position to have a seat at the table when it comes to hiring your next boss, let me just tell you that it can be a strange experience. On one hand, it’s extremely valuable to have a say in who will lead your department and represent you in your …
Google Plus as an Effective Branding Tool
Over the last couple of years Google Plus has grown into a prominent social network, used by many personal brands and companies like Starbucks and Microsoft. And with the recent release of Google “Hummingbird,” influence on this network is more important than ever. This is a great time for personal brands to tap into a …