Everywhere I look, I seem to find lessons to share with you on this blog about success. Yesterday I was talking with a friend, a car mechanic, about life in general. He mentioned that he enjoys reading my blog. He requested that I share a few lessons with you that he applies in his life. So here we go… (more…)
Most of my theories on personal branding would not resonate well with people in the little village I come from in Kenya. Bob Marley said “a hungry man is an angry man”. I say a hungry man has little time for personal branding. Personal branding seems to work better for rich men, and for good reason. (more…)
Real growth is only experienced when you step out of your comfort zone. Going out of your comfort zone does not guarantee success by itself. However, staying put at your comfort zone only guarantees getting similar results, not more. Today’s blog post is dedicated to people who have recently or are planning to step out of their comfort zone. (more…)
We all have personal brands by default. However, to get an effective personal brand, one that gets results, we need to do more. Today’s post looks at 7 habits that will propel your brand to effectiveness. (more…)
Personal branding is not easy for the vast majority of people. However, over the years I have noticed that some people end up ruining perfect personal brands. If you really, really need to ruin your personal brand, you will be pleased with today’s blog post. (more…)
Today’s blog post walks you through 10 simple steps that guarantee personal branding success. Excellence in personal branding takes time. The following steps will save you time and agony in your branding efforts. (more…)
In today’s post, you will be able to fill your personal branding plate from a salad bar. Please feel free to take as many ideas and tips as possible. Working on your personal brand helps create brand equity that can help you foster relationships, advance your career and put cold hard cash in your bank account. I hope you enjoy the salad bar choices, from A to Z. (more…)
We all know “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. But what does “all talk and no action” make you? What impact does talking without follow-through have on your personal brand? What impact does making false promises have on your reputation? Today’s post is dedicated to those amongst us that are action impaired. (more…)
Today we take personal branding to your career doorstep. One of the most powerful ways of propelling your career to the stratosphere is through positioning yourself as an authority. You can eliminate doubts about your abilities, marshal people around your ideas through smart professional and personal branding. Here is how… (more…)
“In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It is not what we do once in a while that shape our lives, but what we do consistently” – Athony Robbins. (more…)
Transform your personal brand by identifying the key 10% of your actions and habits that shape people’s perception of you. Obsess about that 10%. Make positive changes. Laser target your efforts. (more…)
Why go through the trouble of personal branding? Why spend time, money and energy building your profile and personal brand? It is because a good personal brand gets results. It makes people take action. It opens doors that would otherwise be closed. Astute marketers use a model called AIDA to get results; and so can you. (more…)
Charming your way to people’s minds and hearts will bring love, joy and prosperity to your life. It is the simple things you do that enhance your personal brand. Charmers are attractive; they make people feel good and bring out the best in others.
Not all charmers are magicians, but they all cast a magic spell on others. They induce others to act. They persuade others to do what they want them to do. Welcome to my little, quick and dirty guide to becoming a charmer. (more…)
The truth outs. The truth about who you really are eventually comes out. You can fool some people sometimes, you can fool some people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. The best way to enhance your personal brand is to change your internals; your thoughts, your emotions, your habits and your character. (more…)
You probably know that if you radiate success people will treat you better. Today we look at 17 habits and ideas that project an image of prosperity. You can prosper by branding yourself as successful. Let us get down to business… (more…)
I always wondered why people try to convert others to their way of thinking and way of doing things. A real estate developer may try to influence you to invest in property. A preacher may try to get you to say goodbye to a life of sin. And then there are bloggers (like me) trying to get you to start your own blog. Why is that?
When people get to do something, they get a deeper understanding of it. They see the insider benefits more clearly. I have seen the effects of blogging on my personal branding efforts. I will present the case for blogging to you; with the hope of inspiring you to start a blog today. (more…)
What better way of enhancing your personal brand than learning from legends. I hope the legendary exploits of the 10 individuals in today’s blog post will inspire you to move your brand a notch higher. Apply one or more of the lessons in this post and you will have a more powerful personal brand. (more…)
I recently read Seth Godin’s new book, Purple Cow. The book talks about transforming your business by being remarkable. In today’s competitive world, you cannot afford to be ordinary. Ordinary is the new invisible. You’re either a Purple Cow or you’re not. You’re either remarkable or invisible. Make your choice. (more…)
When I first came to Australia, my shopping trolley was always overflowing with gold. My salt was Black and Gold, my sugar was Black and Gold, my whole shopping trolley was Black and Gold. I always wondered why anybody would buy anything other than Black and Gold.
Black and Gold is a value for money generic brand for hundreds of essential items on supermarket shelves in Australia. Yet few affluent people will be caught with black and gold products on their shopping baskets. It makes me ask myself, why is it that people world over are willing to pay a premium for beefed up brands. How can you beef up your personal brand? Why should you? (more…)
I grew up on a small farm on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. As a little boy I used to do what now reeks of animal cruelty. On Saturdays when I had time on my hands, I would grab six towels for my crazy experiment. Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow and Grey.
Then I would go to the bushes behind out house and spend an hour or four looking for a chameleon. They were hard to find for the same reason I was seeking them (camouflage). I was sinfully fascinated with how they would change color. Placing the poor reptile on the red towel turned it red; green turned it green. Little did I know that one day, I would turn into a chameleon. (more…)
