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Ageism – What It Is, How to Identify It and What to Do About It

February 4, 2019 by Marc Miller 2 Comments

Ageism – Discrimination Against our Future Selves Ageism is a type of discrimination that involves prejudice against people based on their age. The problem is we all will get old, so why would we discriminate against people who are what we will become? Ashton Applewhite says in her TED talk Lets end ageism: Aging is not a problem […]

Google Your Name to Secure Your Brand Integrity

November 15, 2017 by Marc Miller 3 Comments

Google Your Name? You need to google your name and find out what comes up in the search! I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts The Voice of Job Seekers, with Mark Anthony Dyson, a couple of weeks ago. Mark was interviewing Susan Joyce, who is the founder of job-hunt.org and WorkCoachCafe.com. The episode […]

Are You Your Authentic Self or an Actor at Work? [Updated]

November 13, 2017 by Marc Miller 9 Comments

Authentic Self? To quote Dr. Phil Are you living a life that is more in tune with your “authentic” self (who you were created to be) or your “fictional” self (who the world has told you to be)? Gee, I never thought I would write a post where I would quote Dr. Phil! Are you […]

Rebranding Your Personal Brand—It is Time?

November 7, 2016 by Marc Miller 3 Comments

Rebranding Wikipedia defines rebranding as: Rebranding is a marketing strategy in which a new name, term, symbol, design, or combination thereof is created for an established brand with the intention of developing a new, differentiated identity in the minds of consumers, investors, competitors, and other stakeholders. I am going to define personal rebranding as: The […]

Brand New You Show – Personal Branding [Guest Post]

November 16, 2015 by guest blogger Leave a Comment

Brand New You Show with Ryan Rhoten Today we welcome to the BRAND New You show Marc Miller founder of career pivot.com. Note from Marc: This is a condensed version of the interview I gave to Ryan Rhoten for the Brand New You show. The recording can be accessed below. Career Pivot was selected as one […]

3 Personal Branding Tips for Baby Boomer Job Seekers

October 12, 2015 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Branding Tips The concept of a personal brand is relatively new. In 2009, when we were in the middle of the great recession and the ideas for Career Pivot were germinating in my head, I picked up Dan Schawbel’s Book, Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success. This was my introduction to […]

3 Themes for Writing Your Brand Story

February 5, 2014 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Brand story themes I previously wrote about the 3 Key Elements to a Brand Story. They are: Strong opening Memorable Label Brand Theme The challenge is often coming up with a brand theme. Depending on your particular situation, you may want to tell a story about: How a major event impacted your life and career […]

3 Key Elements of Your Brand Story

September 24, 2013 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Your brand story is exactly that, a story. It should tell me who you are in a story format. It should NOT be a diatribe of your accomplishments but it should be a short story that tells your passions, your strengths and your goals I wrote previously on the process of writing your brand story […]

Write a Book to Establish Your Personal Brand

September 10, 2013 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

Write a Book?? Have you ever considered publishing a book? When you publish a book it provides customers and others a tangible example of your work, which can establish your personal brand. I know, I know…you are saying: Come on, write a book? Really? Who would publish a book I wrote? You would! In my […]

Establishing Your Personal Brand and Credibility Through Blogging

September 4, 2013 by Marc Miller 7 Comments

Should you be Blogging? Yes, you should be blogging! Do you have a portfolio of work that establishes your personal brand and credibility? We live in an economy where your current job could disappear today and the competition for your next job will come from around the globe. How does your next employer know that […]

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Ageism – What It Is, How to Identify It and What to Do About It

Google Your Name to Secure Your Brand Integrity

Are You Your Authentic Self or an Actor at Work? [Updated]

Rebranding Your Personal Brand—It is Time?

Brand New You Show – Personal Branding [Guest Post]

3 Personal Branding Tips for Baby Boomer Job Seekers

3 Themes for Writing Your Brand Story

3 Key Elements of Your Brand Story

Write a Book to Establish Your Personal Brand

Establishing Your Personal Brand and Credibility Through Blogging

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