Today saw me start to facilitate another Certified Personal Brand Strategist Program on behalf of William Arruda at Reach and in 3 months time we will have another 10 great people all the way from Seattle to Mauritius working on personal branding with clients and employees. By early 2007 we will have over 100 certified strategotst dotted about the globe – it makes for a great community and helps get… Read More »More Global Strategists
As you go about your weekend – in exactly 24 hours time, take a moment and ideally two minutes at 11 am to remember and respect those that gave. And if you have to explain to anyone why – send them to Terry Kelly's video and song – they'll get it then.
A good colleague of mine Sue Edwards of Development by Design held a 10 years in business celebration yesterday and invited many trusted clients and colleagues. It was a most enjoyable evening and she added to the event by getting us all to enter a networking game to see how many of the group we could identify by asking a few questions – we had some real fun. Sue has… Read More »Happy Birthday Sue!
Two interesting prospective client meetings today both with a similar theme. Its amazing how many times initial and early work that I do with clients revolves around getting clear on priorities and sticking to a well defined timetable. Technology was meant to be saving us time – more time for our leisure – the opposite seems to be true. Any thoughts?
Answer: They were all at the Royal Agricultural Show in Toronto today! I took the day off to take the family to The Royal – as its known. This is an annual agricultural extravaganza that has now become the biggest in North America. The kids love the day and last year we came across a stall selling hermit crabs! I guess if you cannot take home a pig a hermit… Read More »What Do Cows, Pigs, Horses & Hermit Crabs Have in Common?
These last 3 days have been a great opportunity to stop for a moment and take the time to check where I am heading with my business, – and beyond that my life – my personal brand. I am on a retreat with a great group of like minded coaches with our facilittator / coach Chris Barrow and the ideas and input we all give each other is just priceless.… Read More »Review, Revise, Refine
The next 60 hours are being spent at a great learning retreat the Kingbridge Centre, just north of Toronto with half a dozen like minded coaches/consultants who are here with Chris Barrow our facilitator and coach for the next 3 days and he is blogging about the days as well. Last nights conversation really did turn a tad insane – see Chris' summary of it here As for this bog… Read More »Leave Your Ego Here
We had a great Halloween, the kids enjoyed the whole evening, we 'scared' lots of the locals with the haunted house and the whole neighbourhood turned out to view each others creations and generally mix and mingle.
Growing up in the UK Halloween was a big NON-event, although my Dad tells me that over the last few years the trick or treaters have started to come out with greater conviction. Here in North America of course its huge! A I am one of the biggest kids out there. We have local neighbourhood Scariest House and Best Carved Pumpkin competitions, with funds going to a charity and a… Read More »Happy Halloween
William Arruda the founder of Reach was interviewed this week for Time magazine about personal branding and specifically about the unique 360 Reach assessment that all of the Reach trained personal brand strategists use with thier clients. It is a well written article and the journalist had gone to a number of sources to get input and perspective – she seemd to be living up to her brand skills that… Read More »Personal Branding Hits Time Magazine