Is Your Personal Brand Being Judged In the Right Way?

    Your personal brand is judged by people each and every day usually in the first few seconds. As soon as they meet you they are looking at your appearance, listening to what you say and also how you say things. Their brain automatically does it as they measure you against an ideal they have in their head. (Here are all the characteristics of personal brands if you would like to review them.) You have to decide if your…
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What Do You Think Your Credibility Says About You?

Credibility is such an important piece of your Personal Brand. Expertise, trust, composure, conviction, energy and appearance are the six components that are usually included when you look at the credibility of someone. Measuring it is challenging, because it is not always in your control. It may be based on the collective set of other people’s opinions. If your credibility needs to be improved, then it is important to focus on being your best in these six areas every single…
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Do You Have Everything You Need To Get Promoted?

One of the most difficult things for people to understand is why they aren’t getting promoted when they perform their job well? Performing well at your job is something that is expected from everyone. It is the minimum requirement to get you into the running for a promotion and it is only one piece of the puzzle. What you need in addition to performance, is a positive image and reputation. Your image is how you present yourself in front of…
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Are You Focused On Your Personal Brand?

This month’s topic will be focused on Personal Brand. We have all seen lots of products and brands marketed on many different mediums, such as TV, Magazines, Internet, etc. But have you ever considered how to market yourself and your career? “Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands.” Being intentional with crafting your image at work and outside of work shapes how you as a “brand” will be viewed professionally. When you think…
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Can’t You See What Perfection Actually Is?

Perfection is a state of completeness, flawlessness, or supreme excellence. It struck me how unattainable perfection is when I read this definition. Instead of comparing what I have done with others, I need to be proud of what I have accomplished and celebrate it. Perfection is an illusion. If you want to work towards it and it motivates you, that is fine. However, there is a big difference between striving for perfection vs demanding it of yourself and others. Listen…
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What Is More Important In Your Life, Perfection or Happiness?

Do you remember when you were little and you decided that you wanted to do something? Did you care if others thought it was a good idea? Did you ask someone if it was okay to do it? No, you just jumped in and made it happen, right? When did it become more important for us to believe what others thought of us vs what we thought about ourselves? People are so quick to judge anyone who doesn’t meet their…
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Were You Taught To Be Perfect Or Brave?

I saw this Ted Talk about how we’re raising our girls to be perfect, and we’re raising our boys to be brave, from Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code. It received over 4 million views. I am sharing the link with you here in case you haven’t seen it yet. One example in the video is from a hiring study that Hewlett-Packard did on the likelihood of a woman or man applying for a role. Men will apply…
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Is It Worth It To Be Perfect?

There are usually two kinds of thinking when it comes to perfection. There are those who will work at things until they feel that everything is perfect while others are willing to say that it is “good enough.” What determines that thought process for people? It may be how they have always done things and perfection was expected of them. It could also be tied to what they are working on and whether perfection is needed. There are times when…
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Who Wants To Be Perfect Anyway?

When people ask you how you are doing, what is your response? My go to response used to be “I am so busy! I just can’t seem to get off this merry go round that I am on.” Yes, I was busy and yes I was overwhelmed, but I made it sound like everyone else was causing me to be busy. I didn’t realize at the time that I was doing this to myself. It wasn’t until I stopped and…
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Friday Focus Video 7/27/2018 – Being Present

  Happy Friday! Take the time to intentionally be present with someone that you are talking to by turning your phone off and putting it away.  Have a great weekend!   [recent_posts style=”14″ rows=”four” title = “In case you missed them, here is a recap of our latest blog posts!” text_excerpt=”” mode=”selectable_posts” posts_num=”” selectable_posts=”3603, 3598, 3592, 3588″ text_color=”undefined” hide_author=”” ][/recent_posts]   [feature_box style=”26″ only_advanced=”There%20are%20no%20title%20options%20for%20the%20choosen%20style” alignment=”left”] Powerful Leadership Mastermind Are you ready to take your leadership to the next level?  Are…
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