Have you ever had to introduce people over email? It can be pretty awkward. Do you greet them both, or connect with first one and then the other? What do you say in the subject line? What do you say that is etiquette correct and so inspiring for the people reading it...
The pants I bought are silky and have a geometric print. (I know, I know. I should’ve known better.) “I could wear these to a networking breakfast” I thought, picturing myself receiving admiring glances for my daring fashion sense over scrambled eggs and individually...
Have you noticed that we entrepreneurs all learn from entrepreneurial blogs written by entrepreneurial superstars who run seriously successful online programmes or sell seriously successful products and services? It’s getting a bit old. We’re all reading and writing...
“I’m so nervous. {Fanning face, breathing heavily}. I’ve spotted someone I really admire and I’m just desperate to introduce myself. But I’ll die if I do.” Torn between the desire to connect with someone who’ll be a great asset to your business and the fear of being...
Wayne Gosling - CEO Groupon SA and Trish Holdengarde - Strategic Business Intuitive and CoachThe branding experts assure us that building your personal brand helps to position you as the go-to person in your industry. They claim that your reputation gives you...
Let me start with a disclaimer. I’m not a LinkedIn expert. But before you click close, I changed three things on my LinkedIn profile that have helped me get more views, make more of the right connections and receive more business enquiries in the last few months than...
If you’re anything like me, then being the go-to person in your particular area of expertise is something you aspire to. You know what I mean - when someone asks a friend who they should contact when they need a coach/social media expert/graphic designer/or in my...
Gone are the days when personal assistants were needed to simply type and make travel arrangements. Often the executive herself is able to tick these off the list, which means the demand for an everyday PA is disappearing. Or is it? A good personal assistant is still...
You can spot them in the change rooms - the ones who spread their clothes, towel and toiletries all over the outsized red bench. They stand directly in the middle of the space between the lockers, causing other sweaty gymmers to either squeeze past or walk the long...
If you want to become more alive and do the work that you’re most proud of, then it pays to get in touch with your personal brand. Like your purpose, personal branding isn't something you create, but rather something you detect. Yes it takes work, but here are 18...
