How to Identify Assets and Diminish Liabilities
Assets and Liabilities Six-foot two; dark skin; educated; likes to cook; loves kids; has a sense of humor; volunteers at church… Sounds like a dating ad? Perhaps. However, how often do we think about what determines the value of potential mates based on what they can...
How to Build Your Personal Brand
Personal branding may be a newer concept to some, but its roots go back centuries. The reason we remember conquerors like Napoleon and Genghis Khan or leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Franklin D. Roosevelt is because of their memorable brands. If you are...
The Secret to Accomplishing Any Goal
We all like new beginnings. There is something fresh and exciting about a new year, a new marriage, a new car, etc. Excitement was never meant to sustain a journey. With an estimated 8% of people who actually achieve their resolutions set at the beginning of a year,...
6 Best Places to Get Work Done for Free
If you are anything like me, one of the most frustrating things to decide upon is where to have a business meeting or get work done. As if coordinating schedules isn’t enough, finding a nice place to meet on a cheap budget doesn’t always come easy. However, with a...
5 Questions to Consider Before Launching A New Vision
As a brand consultant, I meet with a lot of excited visionaries. I have consulted with people wanting to start restaurants, non-profits, products, apps, books, churches, and so much more. With each person, there is never any scarcity of passion. More often, there is a...
3 Ways to Perfect Your Networking Skills
Networking is not about collecting business cards and shaking hands. It’s about exchanging experiences, ideas and assets in order to add value to the lives of other people. When you approach it from the perspective of what you can give and not what you can get, it...
3 Secrets To Mastering Your First 90 Days on the Job
When a president first takes office, the first 100 days are widely considered the most important benchmark that will determine the success of their term. The same applies to a new employee’s first 90 days of employment. For many companies, your first three months are...
The Key to Finding a Positive and Contagious Company Culture
Like many students, when I graduated from college, I had to take a job that I didn’t necessarily hate, but didn’t love as well. It provided consistent income and helped to pay the bills every month. Though it was a good job, it didn’t have a culture that I was...
