Career Advancement
« Previous EntriesWhat Would You Tell Your College Self?
Friday, June 13th, 2008New here? Feel free to explore the site, leave a comment, and subscribe to get free updates from Personal PR. Thanks for stopping by!If you could go back and tell your college self one thing, what would it be? About work, about life, about love, about career, about anything?
I’m speaking to a summer PR undergrad […]
Note to Millennials: You Aren’t Workforce Royalty Yet
Thursday, April 10th, 2008With spring graduations just around the corner, in my world of work, the subject of new recruits entering the workforce is top of mind. Since part of my job includes writing advice for employers, I am happy to report that they’re starting to get the message about the coming worker shortage. SHRM reports that in […]
Three Secrets to Starting Anything (Life Lessons from Launching a New Blog)
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007If you’re thinking about doing something new, like a finding a new job, writing a book, launching a new blog (or a first one!), here are three secrets to get you started. I call these secrets not because they are, in fact, secret. People will tell you these things, like I am right now, and probably, […]
The Name Game: Transparency, Authenticity, and Being Your True Self
Saturday, November 10th, 2007It wasn’t long into my blogging career that I realized all the profound implications of self-publishing through blogging. Informed of issues like popular blogger Kathy Sierra being stalked by a reader, I grappled with whether or not to use my real name, full name, any name at all, or even a pseudonym. These three posts […]
Two Tales of My Blogging Beginnings
Monday, November 5th, 2007I got started blogging in April 2007 at Little Red Suit. In a short time, I built great relationships, expanded my network and started developing my personal brand. But getting started was a challenge. These two posts describe my initial journey into blogging and my thoughts about the process along the way.
1. Making it happen: […]
LRS Classic: Be A Conversation Starter
Sunday, September 30th, 2007The conversation is an important tool in building relationships. Relationships are an important factor in your success, however you define it.
That’s why you need to be a conversation starter. But, keep in mind, this simple statement can be taken two ways:
Be worth talking about when you’re not around.
Start conversations when you are.
And each of these […]
LRS Classic: Say less, influence more.
Monday, August 6th, 2007Robert Greenleaf once said, “Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much.” I don’t know when or why he said this, but it does illustrate the power of listening. The power of listening is that it helps you build relationships. Relationships that can work for you.
After all, people don’t want to know about you. They […]
