How A Work Breakdown Can Lead To A Breakthrough
I’m not ashamed to admit that in the past I've had a breakdown or two at work. They weren’t the cutesy, "oh she's just frustrated" breakdowns either. They were real 100% unfiltered moments, where I said exactly what everyone was thinking, but didn’t want to hear. The...
Everything You Want (And Need) To Know About LinkedIn Invitations
"To connect or not to connect, that is the question." In my best Shakespeare voice, I present to you the conundrum of sending LinkedIn invitations and social networking. With all the known and unknown rules, it can be easy to just do nothing. But here's the good news:...
4 Quotes From ‘The Dark Knight’ Trilogy You Can Apply To Your Career
Movie director Christopher Nolan did for the Batman series what red pumps do for a little black dress: Kick it up a notch. The Dark Knight trilogy showed the beginnings of billionaire Bruce Wayne who plunges into a gritty world as the Batman, fighting evil in the city...
Four Ways to Ditch Dumb Resolutions and Get S.M.A.R.T
What does weight loss, smoking, dating, and retail ads have in common? They’re all signs that a new year is approaching. Like clockwork, somewhere around late-December, you’re reminded that if you need to lose weight and quit smoking, the time is now. Need a new mate?...
Are You Guilty Of These LinkedIn Networking Mistakes?
Networking on LinkedIn is like doing the Electric Slide. Everyone thinks they know how to do it, but not everyone is doing it right (sorry to those who always throw off the person beside you because you're directionally challenged). There's something about the way...
3 Ways To Not Be Stressed This Holiday Season
As the holidays approach, it's very easy to get caught up in the madness. All of a sudden there's a whirlwind of factors like holiday get togethers, gifts, money for gifts, obligatory office parties, or that extra 5 pounds waiting in the bushes like a ninja trying to...
4 Thoughts That Are Toxic To Your Personal Brand
I've never had much of a green thumb. I think mine is pink. I love flowers and plants and the benefits of having them around. But the whole water, sunlight, trimming and clipping thing? Yeah, not so much. We all know that if you don't nurture something, anything, it...
4 Ways To Turn Your LinkedIn Profile Picture From Blah to Aah
If a picture says a thousand words, does your LinkedIn profile picture speak volumes or is it whispering "help me!"? You know by now that it's important to be on LinkedIn. You may have even added a picture after reluctantly not wanting to be identified. But is your...
How to Evaluate Criticism When Your Personal Brand Is Under Attack
Imagine being a child and having to present a drawing in front of your peers. You pour your heart into a family portrait filled with various sized stick figures, a beautifully shaped 3-D boxed house, and a tree. As you hold it up proudly, you hear the oohs and ahhs of...
The 3 R’s of Building Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn: Respond, Relate, Reciprocate
Imagine having a conversation with a group at a networking event and someone comes in, stays for a few minutes, hands everyone a business card, and then leaves. Would you want to build a business relationship with that person? Probably not. And rightfully so. Even if...
This Is Why Empowerment Sucks
There’s something about the word “empowerment” that makes me want to dramatically roll my eyes and throw up a little bit in my mouth. Okay, maybe not actually barf, (because the thought of barfing makes me want to barf), but perhaps motion a finger towards the back of...
Branding Through Change: 3 Ways to Transition Your Personal Brand
You are Jane Smith; therefore, you shall always be Jane Smith. Everyone knows you as a finance professional, so no new marketing career for you. Of course these sentiments are far from being true. As the saying from Heraclitus goes, “the only constant is change.” So...