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Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:30:06 +0000

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You get what you give... | The Chief Brand Officer... — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:02:16 +0000

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By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:00:29 +0000

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but I recently posted a basic primer on personal branding. Nothing unique there, but I did split my observations into creative, online, content types, versus corporate, strategic, results types. At the end of the post, I give some simple next steps everyone could do to get started in this area. For those people you are looking to help that might benefit from a simple primer, this might add some value:

http://www.davecrainonline.com/a-personal-branding-primer.html

I hope to turn this into a series with some more detailed insights for both the business types and the content types.

BTW - great sentiment here. Glad to see the community helping itself.

By: Dave Boulter

Dave Boulter — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:48:16 +0000

Happy to help Luke. Having been in this boat once, I am determined to not let that happen again. I learnt a lot about the key number one thing, Networking and of course…..your Personal Brand !

By: Luke Harvey-Palmer

Luke Harvey-Palmer — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:41:34 +0000

It is so great to hear from my readers and a broader audience! There have been some fantastic offers of support and expertise…and I want to make sure I take this further. There are two projects in the pipeline - the first of which is to gather up these resources and offers of support and get them on a single page. I then plan to use my wonderful network to get these resources to our Federal Government Agencies, and private enterprise so that they can provide advice and expertise to those who need it most! The second project…well I will be in touch with those who offered their support directly to update you on this venture…thanks again for your wonderful offers of support - it is greatly appreciated!

By: Mary-Lynn

Mary-Lynn — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:46:50 +0000

I was just counseling a woman who is dealing with depression after being laid off. She thought there was something wrong with her because she doesn’t feel any ambition to update her resume and apply for jobs.

I told her that her feelings were natural. She is a very talented, creative woman who is afraid that she will end up with a job that doesn’t tap into her passion. She wants something more than just a job to collect a paycheck. She deserves better than that, but she feels pressure as her bills mount up.

To battle her depression, I’ve talked her into starting a journal, where she will reconnect with herself by writing down those things that she is really good at. Those things she’s done in the past that made her feel good. Those things she does now that makes her feel good.

She’s already discovering that a common factor from years ago to now, is that she feels the most reward when she is helping people. Tapping into her passion will help guide her in a search for a job where she will be happy.

That’s what George and I do at Bigg Success, and we’d be happy to help anyone facing a tough career change.

By: Kikolani | Poetry, Photography, Blogging Tips

Kikolani | Poetry, Photography, Blogging Tips — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:03:23 +0000

I’m pretty good at networking around Facebook, and resumes. People can certainly feel free to contact me for help with either via my contact form, http://kikolani.com/contact

~ Kristi

By: Paul Lange

Paul Lange — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:50:40 +0000

Dear Luke,

Thanks for your message.

I personally am convinced that the media and those that play up to them (politicians et al) have significant ownership in the current situation. The state of the economy, like many other things, becomes a self full-filling prophecy of the information that is disseminated. Recipients of the information think about it and discuss it with their family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances in the context of the information reported; few question it or challenge the legitimacy of what is being stated as fact. And therein also lies the clue to turning it around.

Helping people re-brand themselves is an area in which I am already active at the higher levels of the business tree, and would welcome the opportunity to contribute to others whose career journey has been recently interrupted. Please let me know how I can help.

Apart from yourself Luke, three other people I would also recommend people connect with are Ben West (Australia … for assistance in securing serious C-Level roles … despite my background I have learnt so much from Ben), Phil Rosenberg (USA … see Phil’s comment above), and Michael Wolff from ki work (USA … also see above) for a commercial approach to this area if anyone is thinking of getting involved but does not quite know how.

Hope this helps and look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Paul

By: Walter Akana

Walter Akana — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:42:36 +0000

Hey Luke! Youâ€™re certainly right that weâ€™re in a unique postion to help people who can truly benefit from what we offer. Actually, William Arruda and Reach Strategists have already launced a Career Bailout, here in the US. You can find details at The Personal Branding Blog, http://snipurl.com/4i8gn or at my site: http://snipurl.com/44o94. Now, the question is: how can we coordinate our efforts to deliver the most benefit? Let me know what you think.

By: Asif Anwar

Asif Anwar — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:16:22 +0000

Hi,

I am also touched. Job uncertainty is not just one’s agony, it also infects the family.

Your effort to increase personal branding is great.

I hope my tips in: http://marketinggossip.blogspot.com/2008/02/people-search-in-linkedin-hunting-for.html will help.

Asif.