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Are You Worried About What You Do On Weekends Will Affect Your Personal Brand?

A week ago you had most likely never heard of Cecil the Lion.  Now there are over 40 million web page references, a petition with over a quarter of a million signatures and the animal’s own Wikipedia entry. If you happen to have missed the highest trending story in the news and on social media this week, Cecil the lion was a protected animal on a game reserve in Zimbabwe. … Read More »Are You Worried About What You Do On Weekends Will Affect Your Personal Brand?

8 Steps to Captivating an Audience Demystified

“Getting an audience is hard. It demands a consistency of thought, of purpose, and of action over a long period of time.” Bruce Springsteen Our summer continues and we are just returning from a road trip touching on Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. It also involved taking in the Vans Warped Tour – – a day of hardcore music – my son’s ears are still ringing! A few weeks ago was… Read More »8 Steps to Captivating an Audience Demystified

To People Who Want To Review Your Year – But Can’t Get Started

For the last week the kids and I have been at the YMCA Family camp. It’s a vacation we take each year and has become something of a tradition. In fact this year my son had a chance to go with a school friend on a Caribbean vacation at the same time. He declined saying he could not miss family camp! Activities are the watch word at the camp. Every… Read More »To People Who Want To Review Your Year – But Can’t Get Started

5 Insider Secrets to Grow Your Brand Online Fast

This the second in a series of articles I have written based on my recent opportunity to attend the annual Tweetstock.ca Conference, which was being held for the first time in Hamilton. I had never attended one before so was not sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised by the caliber of speakers who came from across North America. The wealth of insights and information shared was so rich… Read More »5 Insider Secrets to Grow Your Brand Online Fast

5 Vine Secrets You Wish You Knew One Year Ago

  Communication of your online brand is becoming more and more critical. It is the message replacement for the letter, advertisement, even resume. Whether you end up working on it on a daily basis or not, it is critical that you take control of that message. I recently had the opportunity to attend the annual Tweetstock.ca Conference, which was being held for the first time in Hamilton. I had never attended… Read More »5 Vine Secrets You Wish You Knew One Year Ago

5 Lessons I Learned From Organizing a TEDx Event

  “Learning never exhausts the mind” – Leonardo Da Vinci Conversations were going on everywhere. People were connecting with new faces, or others they knew but in a new way. They now had something stronger in common. Some were even catching up with people they had not seen in years. The local speakers were in high demand with peoples questions and congratulations.  The energy was electric and contagious.  This was how it… Read More »5 Lessons I Learned From Organizing a TEDx Event

Are you offering the unexpected?

It has often been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  For me, growing up, my Dad always ensured we walked out of the door to school with full stomachs after a 3 course breakfast! It is certainly one of the meals I always like preparing for company, or when the kids have friends for sleepovers. On occasion we will have breakfast out. And I do… Read More »Are you offering the unexpected?

Reinventing Your Brand to Relevance

My Dad was a huge newspaper reader. If we had a blue recycling box back in my childhood, we would have needed at least two just for all the newspapers we used to get each week. The weekends we had 5-7 to read, depending on when the local and free editions arrived! Naturally it became a bit a family trait and tradition. I still struggle with the electronic versions or… Read More »Reinventing Your Brand to Relevance

Do I have to go Back to Corporate?

My kids love roller coasters. My son, in particular, wants to ride the most extreme, fastest, scariest he can find. Me I like watching from the ground. Seeing their faces when they step off, and then run around to queue up again. The life of the self-employed / entrepreneur / freelancer can definitely be a roller coaster. When you are busy you do not have time to look for new… Read More »Do I have to go Back to Corporate?

And The Nominations for Best Personal Brand Are……..

You probably were not on the nominations list for the latest Academy Awards last week. Most of us probably only get as close to the Oscars as watching the nominated movies and the award ceremony. One of my clients has had the pleasure of going to the Oscars more than once and has been involved in the all important tallying of the votes – apparently it’s not quite as exciting as you might think!… Read More »And The Nominations for Best Personal Brand Are……..