Personal Branding Tip 119 · Mindset
Study Why Your Friendships Work
Write down what makes your closest friendships work, then compare it with a relationship that strains. Bring what works into your professional connections.
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Why It Works
Rapport is a harmonious relationship, and you already know how to build one with the people closest to you.
Where It Comes From
- Source
- Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence, subchapter 4.4, Rapport (opens in a new tab)
- Category
- Mindset: The habits of thought that keep a personal brand moving.
- In the Series
- Tip 119 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Mindset
More on Mindset
Tip 125 · MindsetPost Nothing Rather Than FillerOn a flat day with nothing to say, skip the post rather than reach for a line everyone has heard. Wait until you have something of your own.
Tip 129 · MindsetKeep the Unusual NameIf your name is uncommon or hard to pronounce, keep it. Fewer people compete for it in search and on social platforms. You give the name its weight.
Tip 136 · MindsetWeigh Input by Who Gives ItBefore your next big brand decision, name the two people who best understand your priorities. Weigh their view above any poll of followers.
Engagements
Your name is already being interpreted. The question is who are they, and what are they thinking?
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