Personal Branding
Your personal brand is a powerful tool when advancing in your career. Learn from our experienced contributors how to define your unique value proposition, create a compelling online presence, and network strategically. Here you will find practical tips and strategies for building and promoting your personal brand effectively, leveraging social media, creating a personal brand statement, and establishing credibility in your field. Stand out from the crowd, enhance your career opportunities and advance your career with a strong personal brand!
90% of First Impressions Are Made in Seconds
Before you ever explain yourself, you’ve already been explained. In business, in relationships, in rooms filled with opportunity, perception speaks first, and it speaks fast. Most people move through...
Why Your Personal Brand Is the Most Valuable Asset You're Not Building Yet
Most women think personal branding is reserved for influencers with thousands of followers or CEOs with a dedicated PR team. But actually, your personal brand already exists. Everyone has one. The...
Understanding Happiness in Layers and What It Really Means Beyond Achievement
Imagine a quiet evening in a softly lit room, wine glasses catching the light, a small circle of thoughtful people gathered around a table. A journalist who lives for truth in stories, a poet who...
When Success Feels Hollow, Reclaim the Fulfilment You Deserve
You’ve scaled the company from a garage idea to global operations. You’ve closed multi-million-dollar deals, earned board seats, received industry awards, and built a legacy most people only dream...
Confidence Is Not a Personality Trait – It’s a Nervous System Skill
In creative industries, confidence is often misunderstood. It’s mistaken for volume. For certainty. For charisma, bravado, or the ability to speak quickly without pausing to think. The most confident...
Path to Confidence – Why Doubt Is Part of the Journey
In this article, Beth Rohani, President and CEO of Ameritex Movers, reflects on her journey from self-doubt to confidence. As a leader in a male-dominated industry, she reveals how clarity, planning...
Rebuilding Your Professional Identity After Moving Countries and Thriving Through Change
Moving countries is rarely just a logistical challenge. Sure, there are visas to sort, schools to research, and houses to find, but the hidden impact is far more personal. Your professional identity...
Impression Management – When Image Replaces Competence
Picture a meeting where a promotion is on the table. Two people present the same project. The first speaks with confidence, rhythm, a polished smile, and seems to have an answer for everything. The second is...
If You Build It, and Keep Building on It, They Will Come
I’ve been doing a fair bit of reflecting, reconsidering, and reminiscing as another calendar year comes to a close. What has worked well for me as both a business and a brand in 2025, and what hasn’t...
A “How To” Guide for the Prospective Writer – Step Nine on the Writing Journey
If you’re just tuning in to the “How To” Guide for the Prospective Writer, then you need to whisk back to the first step, because (drumroll please!), we’re almost done!
Daily Reflective Practice Is Not Counter to Productivity – It Enhances Productivity and Well-Being
Time and space for reflection, perspective, context, imagination, silence, and tuning into our bodies, emotions, and thoughts often feel like a luxury in a world chronically characterized by busyness...
How to Translate Self-Belief onto Video
Last week, I coached a solicitor through my Speak Proud video feedback service. She had everything in place: the knowledge, professionalism, script, videographer, and lighting. On paper, it was perfect...
A “How To” Guide for the Prospective Writer – Step Seven on the Writing Journey
Every writer reaches a point where the manuscript feels finished, yet one crucial stage remains. Before your work can shine, you need distance, honesty, and most importantly, an editor.
Make Your Value Visible and the 3 Steps to Attract the Career Opportunities You Deserve
Career opportunities don’t always knock, especially when others make their value more visible. The real shift comes when you learn to communicate your impact, not just deliver it. For years, I believed...
Is Professional Identity Important?
What was your immediate reaction when you read this question? “Of course it is!” “Professional identity is everything.” “It’s how others see me, and that’s important to me.” “It’s hard to change...
