Personal Branding Tip 060 · Reputation
Read the Joke Out of Context
Before you post an offhand remark, read it as a stranger would, stripped of context. If it could mislead, rewrite it or delete it.
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
A quick joke may be taken seriously, and a statement pulled out of context can present you in an erroneous light.
Where It Comes From
- Category
- Reputation: What is said about you when you are not in the room.
- In the Series
- Tip 60 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Reputation
More on Reputation
Tip 066 · ReputationCheck Your Small Public HabitsList three small public habits, like what you wear on errands, that strangers might judge you by. Decide which ones to change.
Tip 071 · ReputationLead With Your Strongest TraitName the one trait you most want people to notice first. Make sure your photo, bio and opening line all show it.
Tip 075 · ReputationPlan Against Being ForgottenAsk how anyone would hear about you in a month when you publish nothing. If they would not, set up one way to stay present.
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Your name is already being interpreted. The question is who are they, and what are they thinking?
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