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5 ways your personal brand can go horribly wrong

A personal brand can boost your reputation. It can help you spread a message, build relationships, and grow your business. BUT… not always. Your personal brand can actually work against you. In fact…

Score your level of influence

Your level of influence as a professional will be measured by your ability to get others to listen and take action. Your level of influence can be measured. And, it can be improved. If you’re…

What high-performing teams do differently

Why do some teams get extraordinary results, while others struggle just to finish mundane tasks? Why do certain teams glide to victory, while others can’t even cross the finish line? What’s the…

Do you write fascinatingly?

Do YOU write fascinatingly? Most people don’t. Most people just crank out meaningless messages. Another Instagram post. Another Facebook update. Yawn. It may seem difficult to stand out in an…

12 Instant inspirations for a more fascinating YOU

For your reading pleasure… my hand-picked collection of a dozen instant inspirations. Ready… set… go! 12. The greatest value you can add is to become more of yourself. On some level, we all have a…

Personalites on your team (and how to lead them)

Are you motivated by enthusiasm and praise? Or are you motivated by the threat of negative consequences? In other words… carrot, or stick? (Me, I’m a carrot person.) People respond in very individual…

Your personality’s dark side: Double Troubles

Your personality has valuable, captivating differences. These attract people to you, and help you build relationships. Yet we all have one fatal flaw. When you get stressed, or tired, or out of whack…

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Gather round kids, for a branding story. Centuries ago, a tiny town in Wales struggled with a BIG branding problem: They needed to attract more tourists, but didn’t have the budget to build fancy…

How to start a cult for fun and profit

Okay, you don’t actually want to start a cult. But how could your brand skyrocket engagement with your community? Committed fans help fuel your mission⎯ whether that mission is to sell, or teach, or…

How to know if your job is energizing (or just draining you)

Let’s be honest. You dread certain tasks. Really dread them. You might even wake up in the morning and experience a sinking “uuuugh” feeling when you remember one of them. Here’s the kicker: not only…