Welcome to 2014! This year, take control of your career, drive greater success, meaning, and intention to your work, and build your personal brand. Your brand as a person is attached to your reputation — it is an expectation others have of working with you. When you are perceived as someone who is compelling and relevant, […]
Personal Branding
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 […]
My Gratitude Project (a repost)
Since I originally posted this blog, I’ve received countless emails, phone calls and comments from readers near and far. It seems many of you have done similar projects where you randomly provide acts of kindness. Some of you do this at the holidays (hence, my timing in reposting), others of you do these when you […]
Social Media Cheat Sheet: LinkedIn Connections Part I
There you sit facing an inbox full of LinkedIn connections from people you know, strangers you’ve never heard of, and folks you wish you could forget. So, when do you accept, ignore, and respond to invitations to connect? I treat LinkedIn as a strong networking tool. I do not advise taking an “everyone into the […]
Halloween — What Your Costume Might Reveal About You
As I’ve written about many times, how you show up directly affects the value other people assign you, and your wardrobe is a reflection of your values, confidence, and status. But, one time of year we get to throw all of that strategy and intention to the wind and dress up as whoever we dream […]
What Does Success Look Like to You?
Many successful people I know still suffer from doubt, fear and the looming doom that come with pressure (external and internal) of living up to expectations. These people are sometimes running successful companies, non-profits and initiatives that are well-respected, energizing and full of potential. Yet, they still doubt themselves and their ability to achieve. I used […]
