Category: Personal Branding
Find an Accountability Parter and Get More Done
It’s a fundamental component of life – action. I always tell my clients, friends, family, colleagues; to get what you’ve never had you must DO what you’ve never done. So, my question for you is, what have you been putting off doing, knowing that by doing it you would advance in the direction towards something [...]
Are You Falling Into the The Pit of Mediocrity?
We hear about the extraordinary. We share the extraordinary. We hear about the nasty mung of awful. We share horror stories of said nasty mung. That’s the thing about extremes: for better and for worse, they get covered. And even when a company stinks up the place, it usually gets at least one chance [...]
Silence Is Not An Option: Crafting a Crisis Management Message
A crisis in your world puts you in the spotlight. You know that you need to keep your wits about you, get help, and make difficult decisions under pressure. You appreciate how important it is to stay visible to your allies so that they see you are not beaten down, distressed, or depressed by the [...]
How To Win by Ignoring the Noise
John Wooden coached a record ten NCAA Men’s basketball championship teams and was called the “Greatest Coach of All Time” by the Sporting News. You would think a man like that would have been obsessed with the scoreboard, but he wasn’t. He said: “Peace of mind is attained only through self-satisfaction, in knowing you make [...]
Lessons From a Young CEO: If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now
Establishing an Established Reputation When the time came for me to open the doors to my own office I was thrilled, positive and confident because that was what was expected of me. I was by no means “sure” nor well versed in the endeavor I was about to take on, but the time had come [...]
See How Easily You Can Get Your Business Off The Ground
Contrary to conventional wisdom, when I launched Ruby, Inc. a personal styling business where I teach women how to dress for their body types, I didn’t try to hide it from my daytime job. In fact, I asked the CEO of my day job at Nxtbook Media, Michael Biggerstaff, if he’d teach me how to [...]
Shred Your Notes (and Other Lessons on Public Speaking)
Many people get jitters before a big speech; it’s such a common fear that some avoid it altogether. Jerry Seinfeld once joked that Americans feared public speaking more than death, which meant that the average person at a funeral would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy. While we’re above ground, however, public [...]
Holding a Leadership Position Doesn’t Always Make You a Leader
There are tons of self-help books and articles out there claiming everyone can easily become a leader. Sure, it’s true that most people can learn the basic fundamentals of leadership. However, not everyone can be thrown into a leadership role and succeed based solely on previous industry experience. If you’ve been a manager or ever [...]
The Double Life of an Entrepreneur
All Entrepreneurs have one thing in common, they all have drive. Drive is an insatiable itch with a passion for purpose that has a plan of action. Entrepreneurs take chances; must be able to trust chance yet, they still have major responsibilities. For a true entrepreneur – those whom cannot ignore their itch, passion, purpose [...]
Get Off Your Ass and Take Some Action!
You might be on the fence about starting your own business. or maybe you already have, and aren’t seeing the growth that you want to see. Well, no matter where you are, the number one challenge for new entrepreneurs is this: converting people into loyal, paying customers! Life, as well as business, is all about [...]
