Your Own Place in the Future

(Personal Brand section landing page) Recently I posted here telling you of my enthusiasm and excitement for Amazon Kindle eBooks. I want to continue on this topic because I sincerely believe you can stand out with your own eBook that can enable you to claim your own place in the future. While I’m convinced we will always have books made of paper, the future belongs to the eBook format. I’m also a true believer in … Read more

Google Yourself

What do you think will happen when you Google yourself? See my commentary on Ned Lundquist’s Job of the Week website to find out! Managing Your Online Reputation Do you know what happens when you Google yourself? What information shows up the Google search results? You must never allow Google search results control your reputation. You need to be taking action…

Your Personal Brand — Verbal Communication

(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

Your Personal Brand — How-To #1

(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