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Want to make a quick, positive impact? Go to a meeting. It’s an easy platform to give value and one of the most effective ways to boost your personal brand. Meetings give you the opportunity to engage in a way that’s focused and relevant. If you do it well it develops trust, makes a good...
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My Dad Taught Me How To Succeed
Last week I posted an article on how women struggle to break through the glass ceiling, and why we achieve less than our male counterparts. I took a look at what’s really holding...
Glass Ceiling … Or Sticky Floor?
Can women in business really have what matters? I’ve been thinking a lot about gender equality. Now before you roll your eyes and groan, this post is not feminist and it’s not...
Time Stopped for Me Today
Today my life was rocked. Growing up in a country full of crime doesn’t prepare one for the fateful day when it strikes one of your own. A man, a father, a husband, a...
Why Building Your Personal Brand Really Does Matter
Please raise your hand if the idea of building your personal brand makes you want to gag. After all, who wants to create a fake persona that indulges in shameless self-promotion...
Want to Grow your Business? Grow Yourself.
Have you ever had this experience: someone says something and your world just stops, because you know that it’s one of the most important things you’ve ever heard, but you’re not...
Are You Stuck in Perfection Paralysis?
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of navel gazing. I’m predisposed to it - like the default setting on a computer - but this time my initiator is a leadership coach called Colin Adam....
What’s Really Authentic for You?
How do you find out what’s really authentic for you and not some ishme-mishme crap? Good question. You’ve heard it SO many times. Be authentic. Be real. Be honest. Be true. Be...
Personal Brands We Love: Wayne Gosling
Wayne Gosling, joint CEO of Groupon SA is not a man to sit about. He knows what he wants and his tenacity helps him get it. Motivated by starting and selling businesses, Wayne...
3 Reasons Why Quitting Is Good For Your Personal Brand
There’s something cathartic about quitting. Like that situation where your client found fault with your work, ignored your recommendation and landed up losing money on the deal....
The One Simple Thing You Need To Do To Attract More Customers
Have you ever felt personally victimised by the chirping of crickets? I have. You know what I mean – the days when no one calls, no one emails and even the waiter at the network...
My Dad Taught Me How To Succeed
Last week I posted an article on how women struggle to break through the glass ceiling, and why we achieve less than our male counterparts. I took a look at what’s really holding...
Glass Ceiling … Or Sticky Floor?
Can women in business really have what matters? I’ve been thinking a lot about gender equality. Now before you roll your eyes and groan, this post is not feminist and it’s not...
Time Stopped for Me Today
Today my life was rocked. Growing up in a country full of crime doesn’t prepare one for the fateful day when it strikes one of your own. A man, a father, a husband, a...
Why Building Your Personal Brand Really Does Matter
Please raise your hand if the idea of building your personal brand makes you want to gag. After all, who wants to create a fake persona that indulges in shameless self-promotion...
Want to Grow your Business? Grow Yourself.
Have you ever had this experience: someone says something and your world just stops, because you know that it’s one of the most important things you’ve ever heard, but you’re not...
What’s Really Authentic for You?
How do you find out what’s really authentic for you and not some ishme-mishme crap? Good question. You’ve heard it SO many times. Be authentic. Be real. Be honest. Be true. Be...
Personal Brands We Love: Wayne Gosling
Wayne Gosling, joint CEO of Groupon SA is not a man to sit about. He knows what he wants and his tenacity helps him get it. Motivated by starting and selling businesses, Wayne...
3 Reasons Why Quitting Is Good For Your Personal Brand
There’s something cathartic about quitting. Like that situation where your client found fault with your work, ignored your recommendation and landed up losing money on the deal....
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