wgvegaswoody (Personal Brand section landing page) The ability to write well is both a talent and a skill. I am convinced that creating or fixing your personal brand absolutely demands you need to demonstrate the skill of writing well (or else you will have to pay someone else to ghostwrite for you.) Here’s a secret I will share with you: You are born with talent. You can learn skill. Writing and Your Personal Brand I have … Read more
(Personal Brand section landing page) The second element in creating or fixing your own personal brand concerns how you communicate–both verbally and in writing (online, in print, and anywhere else where you use text.) In this post I will start with a discussion of verbal communication: After I had gained the experience of teaching university-level public speaking classes for many years, I arrived at a surprising realization. Some people just are born with an innate … Read more
I invite all of you who currently are seeking opportunities to check out my online column about how to "stand out" compared to others. Fresh how-to advice and tips are posted each week at Ned Lundquist's Job of the Week website. Stand Out | – Ned's Job of the Week We all know about LinkedIn. Let's switch the focus from “In” to “Out” as in Stand Out from your competition. This new section of Ned's … Read more
(Personal Brand section landing page) Let me start by providing five real-world examples of personal brands in the second decade of the 21st century that I believe are highly effective and worth noting for their success. If you are unfamiliar with any of these five people, it will be worth your while to Google them to find examples of how they use their personal brands in the world today. Jeff Bezos Hilary Rodham Clinton Anderson … Read more
One unavoidable impact of The Great Recession that started in 2007 was how people’s wealth got wiped out in an unexpectedly sudden drop in the value of housing. The radio business has been hammered with its own wipeout, too. Venerable career paths in the radio business now are gone from markets of every size and geographic location. The loss is especially significant because these radio career paths date back nearly a century to the glorious … Read more