Personal Branding Tip 359 · Reputation
Stay Small Enough for Friends
As your influence grows, keep one standing commitment that has nothing to do with status, such as a regular call or meal with old friends.
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Why It Works
The Afterword warns that influence can breed cockiness. Never be too big to take out the small boat with friends.
Where It Comes From
- Category
- Reputation: What is said about you when you are not in the room.
- In the Series
- Tip 359 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Reputation
More on Reputation
Tip 052 · ReputationLet the Audience JudgeOne stinging comment is a data point, not a verdict. Look at the response across your whole audience before you change course.
Tip 056 · ReputationResearch Before You EndorseBefore you recommend a product, person or idea in public, spend 20 minutes researching it. If you would not stake your name on it, stay quiet.
Tip 060 · ReputationRead the Joke Out of ContextBefore you post an offhand remark, read it as a stranger would, stripped of context. If it could mislead, rewrite it or delete it.
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.
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