We can all spend plenty of time reviewing our past year and wishing we could have…….should have…….might have……etc etc. But instead take some of that energy and focus on what you did well and where you used your natural strengths and commit to using more of that next year. I liked Alan Weiss' simple Monday Morning Memo on this the other day.
How do you feel at this time of year when people start to talk about new year’s resolutions? – Fearful, because you know that this year’s one fell by the wayside mid-January. - Excited , because it gives you a chance to kick off the year with a flourish. - Resentful, because you are going to feel pushed in to committing to something. Regardless of the emotions that come up, one… Read More »Review Your Year With No Fear – Lesson 1
As 2010 starts to wind down you are probably spending some time reflecting on the past year. What was your biggest success ? What was the best decision that you made? What one word best describes the year for you? You might never have asked yourself questions like these before. But they are part of what you need to be asking yourself so that you can wrap up 2010… Read More »Tell me the one word that sums up your personal brand
2010 A YEAR OF FEAR? In my business 2010 has for me been a good year, on par with 2009, which was particularly pleasing as 2009 was my best since starting Square Peg over 7 years ago. But what has been even more fantastic this year has been seeing my wife Keri develop in to a very capable and successful business owner and leader. Last week I was so proud… Read More »Is Your Personal Brand Ready for 2011?
You may know that Tiger Woods has a new coach – Canadian golf swing coach Sean Foley. Apart from working with a few other PGA golfers he was relatively an unknown, until he started to coach Tiger. Now he has hired a sports agency to represent him, launched his first product – an instructional DVD and had to defend his style and methodology from people accusing him of borrowing heavily from other… Read More »Even with Tiger Woods as the student – you have to brand
With the current economic climate and on and off again employment prospects, many people are exploring the idea of not going back to the corporate life and embarking on the life of an entreprenuer. There are a myriad of things to consider, not least of all what you are going to do for whom and is there a demand for it? One area that raises a lot of conversation and… Read More »Nobody owns your personal brand…….except you.
Last week I was delivering a workshop to a group of senior professionals and executives who had been let go by their previous companies, many of them after one or two decades or more of service. One of them observed that with the advent of social media, in particular LinkedIn, it highlighted for him how important networking was in the job search process. It also equally was observed by another… Read More »STOP your social media branding
According to a recent Princeton study money can buy you happiness – to a point – around $75,000 as an annual household income apparently. More than that has limited or no effect on your emotional well being or how elated, sad or stressed you feel on a day to day basis. Most of us believe that the best way to motivate ourselves and others is with external rewards like money—the… Read More »What drives your personal brand?
While we are seeing some recovery in the job market it seems to be evident that the recovery is going to be a slow process. This means that companies will continue to be cautious in their hiring and likely to more readily look internally than externally first and with employees less likely to be active in a depressed external job market the competition is going to be tougher. So are you ready… Read More »Are you ready for the internal interview?
My kids certainly do! In fact one of the things they love about Baskin Robbins is they can theoretically try all 31 flavours of ice cream before actually buying one! But when it comes to new ice cream experiences the cold marble slab market is opening up in a big way – both in terms of competition and PRICE! If you have not had the opportunity to try one of… Read More »Do Your Kids Love Ice Cream?