When I start the personal branding process with a new client, I spend a lot of time uncovering, discovering and probing their values, beliefs, skills, goals and feelings. This ensures we build and promote an authentic and sustainable reputation for my clients that helps them drive success in their career, and in their life. Of […]
Military/Veteran
How Do You Serve?
Today is Veterans Day, 2014. This date has a special meaning for me, because it was Veterans Day 2009 when I was made aware of the issues facing military personnel in their transition to civilian careers. I learned of the fear and confusion facing former military personnel trying to join the new workforce and the […]
11 Things You Should Not Post Online
Social media and the web offer us so much in terms of access to information, people, ideas, resources, and news. It also gives us the opportunity to connect with old friends, and new, and to instantly share a concept, concern, complaint, compliment, opinion, or even joke and post it to thousands (if not millions) of […]
Serving Those Who Serve
First off, I want to apologize to my loyal blog readers. For many years now I have provided you with a steady diet of personal branding tips, reputation management strategies, and ideas, information, and resources to position yourself as relevant and compelling based on your authentic values, vision for who you want to be, and […]
Email Names, Sign Offs, and Signatures — A Part of Your Personal Brand
For some reason, this gets overlooked: the name you give your email, the phrase you use to close a message, and the signature block (or not) you use to end an email. Call me picky, but I see a lot of mistakes and personal branding missed opportunities here. Your Email Name: Particularly in business or […]
Does Your Personal Brand Translate?
More and more, my business is growing internationally. I love learning about different cultures, hearing clients speak in different accents, and applying the personal brand and reputation management protocol to global business climates. I’m proud that my clients come from countries including Australia, Canada, Spain, The Netherlands and The United Arab Emirates. I’ve been quoted […]