Personal Branding Tip 291 · Reputation
Endorse Only What You Would Recommend
Turn down any sponsorship for a product you would not use yourself or recommend to a friend, whatever it pays.
Take It With You
Download the card for a feed, a story or a link, or share it straight from your phone. Please keep the MCG mark on it.
Why It Works
Running ads for products you do not believe in trades your brand and your audience’s time for a paycheck.
Where It Comes From
- Category
- Reputation: What is said about you when you are not in the room.
- In the Series
- Tip 291 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Reputation
More on Reputation
Tip 296 · ReputationHonor Every IntroductionAfter someone introduces you, tell them how the meeting went, and offer to make an introduction for them in return.
Tip 300 · ReputationNever Overstate Your LifeGo through your profiles and remove any photo, number or claim that makes your life look bigger than it is. Keep only what you could show if asked.
Tip 304 · ReputationReview Your Last Ten ConversationsLook back at your last ten conversations and note what each person wanted from you. Do it for awareness, not suspicion.
Engagements
Your name is already being interpreted. The question is who are they, and what are they thinking?
Engagements are accepted by application and seats are limited each quarter. Tell us who you are, what you are building, and the position you intend to hold.
Consultations are virtual or in person. See what each includes, and what is asked of you: Virtual or In Person.