What does it mean to Take Command of your Personal Brand? Just what is a personal brand, anyway? Pop quiz time! Is your Personal Brand: A) Your skills, behaviors, and attributes B) The successes you’re known for (or, um, your associated failures or shortcomings)...
It’s the most dreaded question of all! “Tell me about yourself.” Followed closely by the equally ambiguous, “So… what’s your story?” What do I say? What do they want to hear? I don’t even have a story! Yes, you do....
They say it’s not what you know, but who you know. (Actually, my grammar gurus friends correct it’s “whom” you know… They are annoying that way. I’m going to suggest it’s who you don’t know (all that well… or...
Plan B is what happens when the plan doesn’t work out. If our plans don’t materialize, we have our Plan B ready to go, our backup plan. Plan B is for when things go awry or we don’t get the “yes” or we run out of funds in our bank...
Maverick had Goose. Lucy had Ethel. Vince had his Entourage. And Snow White had all seven dwarfs. In every chapter of our lives, we have a Cast of Supporting Characters. We don’t always recognize them or the type and level of support they give. Until they are no...
What are the most powerful words in the English language? According to the legendary Don Hewitt, the legendary creator and long-time producer of 60 Minutes, they are these four, in sequence: Tell Me a Story. For the record, Hewitt is also quoted as having said,...
