Personal Branding

HIGHLIGHTS:

Personal Branding is a way of clarifying and communicating what makes you different and special – and using those qualities to guide your career or business decisions. It’s about understanding your unique attributes – your strengths, values, and passions – and using them to separate yourself from your competitors or peers. In this sense, personal branding means clearly communicating the unique promise of value that you have to offer your employer or your clients. http://reachcc.com

Richard Branson, Madonna, Donald Trump and Oprah are just a few of the incredibly successful people who have used personal branding to achieve great things. They recognize that to reach your goals, you must steadfastly exude something genuine, distinctive and valuable. In a sentence, personal branding means using who you are to get what you want from life. William Arruda

Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You. Tom Peters

Personal branding is the process whereby people and their careers are marked as brands. Wikipedia

Spend the bulk of your time “branding yourself” in self discovery and finding out who you really are and how you make a difference. It’s important not to let anyone else define you … regardless of title, influence, money or connections. Maria Elena Duron

Personal branding is the process of how we market ourselves to others. Dan Schawbel

A personal brand is the impression you want to leave on people, the way you want to be remembered. Everything you do and create to reinforce that impression is also part of your personal brand. Protecting your personal brand means protecting your investment in yourself. Jacob Share

WHAT’S IN THE POWER OF PERSONAL BRANDING?

Personal Branding answer the following questions: Do You Stand Out?

Who you are?
What are you known for?
Why to connect with you?
What are your strengths?
How do you help others?

Part of what Personal Branding can do for you:

Increases your recognition in your niche.
Making yourself interesting to potential employers.
Distinct yourself from your competitors.
Get more passion to learn, improve and maintain your skills.
Your message is clearly conveyed to the world.
Attracts the right people and opportunities.
Understand yourself better.
Achieving personal and professional goal.
People will start following you.
Your voice, image and smile can clearly give you an edge over many other people.

PERSONAL BRANDING RESOURCES:

Creating Personal Branding Statement

10 Steps to Uncovering and Building Your Authentic Personal Brand

How to Create Your Personal Brand — Part 1

The Difference Between Marketing, PR, Advertising, and Personal Branding

Top 10 Rules for Having a Strong Personal Brand

38 Rules For Creating a Personal Branding Blog

100 Personal Branding Tactics Using Social Media

Build Personal Branding Into Your Executive Resume 2.0

Authentic Personal Branding

The 33 Best iPhone Apps For Personal Branding

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