WHAT I WRITE ABOUT: ‘Personal Branding’

I get punched about four times a day. More on the weekends. And always by my kids. It happens at random times. At least it seems so to me. But I’m not always playing along. You see, my kids are playing the “VW Punch” game. And often I react the way the victims do – [...]

A lot of job seekers slog through their process with great anonymity.  But there’s no joy in anonymity.  It’s pretty much the worst way to network. If nobody knows you, then no one is recommending you.  Even worse, what if no one knows “of you” either?  You are quietly pursuing a job.  And you will [...]

It’s not every day that you get to feature a guest post written by a Pulitzer prize winning journalist.  How could I resist? Peggy Lowe has worked at The Orange County Register since 2005 covering politics, immigration and courts. Work is her third blog for the Register and is dedicated to telling multimedia stories about [...]

So we’ve all now heard about personal branding.  And there are some very smart people out there talking about it including Dan Schawbel, Meg Guiseppi, Ryan Rancatore, Pete Kistler and others. But I think in some ways a personal brand can be a hard thing to manage and track.  Of course you can do a [...]

Today’s post is about identifying and writing out your work philosophy. And who better to help us with that than the king of philosophy, Aristotle.  So as I write this post today, I will sprinkle in a few quotes from him for inspiration.  With full attribution of course (don’t want to confuse my work with [...]

The following is a great guest post from Ryan Rancatore, blogger and thought leader over at Personal Branding 101.  I love the way he writes and really wanted his take on personal branding for people who are scared to death to include a picture of themselves online or share anything else online that might be [...]

Whether you are looking for a job, building a consulting practice or starting up a new company, becoming a person of influence can deliver great rewards – both personal and professional. Even though “who you know” still matters, it is now “who knows you” that matters most. So, in a competitive networking environment, how do [...]