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Being the Connector & Source For Others 0

I try to spend at least 45 minutes every Monday introducing people to one another via email.  I find it so much fun helping people find the products and services that enhance their lives.  I connect clients with services and products. I connect prospects with other service or product providers. I connect clients with other clients who have had a similar problem/need and have found a solution.  I connect my business vendors to one another.  I find people speaking opportunities.  I even help people find good restaurants!

As a personal brand, there is nothing more powerful than being able to hook up people to one another.  Call it Karma or just being helpful and gracious. Do it for no other reason than to help others.

If you reach out to connect people for these reasons, the results are always the same- you get looked upon as helpful, resourceful, collaborative, productive and in a certain way, “all-knowing” or at least able to perceive what others need and provide it.

The point of having an effective personal brand is to be top-of-mind to others and generating powerful and instant recall in others’ minds about who you are/what you do based on your unique qualities.   What else could we ask for when are called upon to bring others together in service?

Make a list of the people you have GENUINELY connected in the past week.  Follow up at some point to see if the connections have worked out and how else you can help.

Posted on: 02-27-2012
Posted in: Behavior, Being Memorable, Business Brand, Networking, Uncategorized

Come Out Of Hiding in 2012! 0

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As business owners and employee, we try to do a little of everything as best we can.  It is hard enough to run a business or be a good employee and get the substantive work done. Then there is the other type of work that has to do with networking and showing up and representing.  This is where it gets harder and harder and harder, especially if you are fixated on the substantive work.

I often get feedback from clients and those in my networking/personal branding classes that they feel it is good enough to show up at a networking event.   Why do they have to be happy about being there or resolve to do things differently while at the event.  Or worse, there are those folks that have the following excuse about why they don’t show up in public and sell their personal brand- they often say that their work speaks for itself as a first impression and so no one needs to meet them or see them.

So my questions for you are:

Do you feel your work speaks for itself and sets a great first impression so you don’t have to show up in life?  If you do show up at events, do you believe it is good enough that you are there and so you don’t put forth much effort?

If you answered “yes” to either question (be honest with yourself!), then you are missing out on developing an effective personal brand and missing out on life!

Folks, it is not good enough for you to assume your work speaks for itself.  While you may produce superb work product and that is very important, you need to make sure we see there is a dynamic human being standing behind the work product.  At some point, everyone produces work that is on par with one another. How do you stand out from the other  “good work producers”?  It is only from actually knowing you and your quirks and personality (ie, your personal brand) that anyone will remember you…and your work product.

Guess what? The only way to get to know you and your quirks and your personality is to get out in public and do it with a passion and purpose. So it is not good enough to just go to networking events- I need you to want to go to networking events and want to meet people and genuinely be interested in meeting people and sharing yourself, both personally and professionally, with people.

So be high-impact and genuine:  don’t hide behind your work product, show up. Don’t just show up.  Show up and be genuine in your interest in being there and connecting with others. It’s a fabulous personal brand builder.  I promise.

Here’s your challenge for January 2012:  Attend a networking event/meeting, etc that you normally would not attend because you “don’t have time” or it makes you uncomfortable to go.  Go by yourself.  Go with the intention of standing out, being interesting and being interested in others at the event.  Email me and let me know how it went.

Posted on: 01-9-2012
Posted in: Behavior, Being Memorable, Business Brand, Networking, Personal branding

How Productive Will You Be in 2012? 0

Right around this time of year, some of us get serious about how we want to “be” in the new year.  Many of us may set new years resolutions, but only some of us are genuine about it.   Often times, people set resolutions involving productivity and production.  I have no problems with resolutions- if you are genuine and really mean it.   No one else is impacted more than yourself if you don’t keep your resolution. You are actually robbing yourself, and being disingenuous with yourself,  if you make a resolution and don’t keep it.

So my wish (and subtle hint) for all of you is to resolve to be productive, by being efficient and effective in everything you do.  Don’t do it for me or for someone else- do it because being productive based on efficiency and effectiveness is a fabulous personal brand maker.

I resolved in late third quarter 2011 to work more efficiently and effectively while working LESS.  Guess what folks- it really does work!  Most of us are under the misconception that we have to work really hard and long hours to be productive and profitable and effective.  Not true in my book.

In my experience, clients with a great personal brand – those with a  great business AND personal life- are organized so they can work less, but more efficiently and effectively. The end result is that they are super productive people. These same people are more positive- they don’t resent having to “work” all the time and yet have nothing to show for it.  They take their extra time left over after working efficiently and productively to go spend quality time in their personal lives- which makes them all around peaceful, joyful, and excited to—-you guessed it— get back to work because work is a positive experience where results are had!!

Wouldn’t you want to be around (and give your business to)  a highly productive, effective, efficient person who is joyful?!  Of course, you would. Hence why these folks have a great personal brand and huge business successes.

So if you want a strong personal brand based on being productive, please take a moment to decide:

-What does being productive look like for you?

-How would you have to change your way of being right now so that you may be more productive?

-What poor work, and personal,  habits would you have to give up in order to be more productive?

-Can you do this alone or should you ask for help?

-Are your answers above realistic? If you are not sure, share your answers with a friend who knows you very well.

Let us know if we can support you in your productivity way of being in 2012!  We at Puris Image  are here as a stand for your personal brand success.

Posted on: 01-2-2012
Posted in: Behavior, Business Brand, Corporate Image, Efficiency, goal-setting, Personal branding, Productivity, Resolutions
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