Personal Branding Tip 096 · Identity
Name the Feeling You Deliver
Unsure of your direction? Answer one question in writing: what do I want people to feel as they follow me? Then decide whether you entertain or educate.
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Why It Works
Without a clear profession you lean on personality alone, which limits the reasons people have to back you.
Where It Comes From
- Category
- Identity: Who you are and what you want to be known for.
- In the Series
- Tip 96 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Identity
More on Identity
Tip 101 · IdentityDescribe Your Work as a SolutionWrite one sentence that describes your profession as the problem you solve for someone. Entertainers count: making people feel good is a solution.
Tip 106 · IdentityOutlast Your Current VehicleAsk whether people know you as yourself or as the company or program you belong to right now. Build the first so your name survives the move.
Tip 112 · IdentityChoose Where You Want FameName one industry or community where you want to be a household name. Build there until insiders recognize you before you reach any wider.
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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