Great PERSONAL
BRANDS serve us well – they position us as the person to go to in our area of expertise, raise our visibility and income,
and set us apart from our competitors. Ultimately, they attract what we want, and repel what we don’t.
In the branded world we live in today, Personal Branding is more than just a latent
hot topic. It is not a new phenomenon, nor is it an option. It is about how others perceive us - our very reputations. We
brand each other constantly by way of introduction, in describing one another, or by articulating opinions about each other
in person and in the media. We all have a brand, whether it is positive, neutral or negative, and all of this is going on
whether we are managing the process or not.
Superior education,
skills, experience, resources and market knowledge have always formed the foundations of success. However, without being known
positively for who you are, what you do, and how you do it better than others, they remain necessary but insufficient to rise
above the competition. We need to focus on what is compelling to our target market or audience. It needs to be authentic,
it needs to be consistent, and it needs to be well known.
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The premise of building, developing and managing our brands is authenticity. There is no point in attempting
to be something that we are not. It will not sit well and it certainly won't be believable." |
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