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Take all the rules with a grain of salt. I’ve seen not only with my own blog, but with some of the most notable blogs in the world, that sometimes the rules don’t apply. I focus on providing great content and let everything else take care of itself.

-Jason Falls

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#001

A brand is an emotional response to the image or name of a particular company, product, or person.

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#002

Branding Yourself means that you create the right kind of emotional response you want people to have when they hear your name, see you online, or meet you in person.

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#003

Discover your passion. Passion is fundamental to achieving your goals.

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#004

Be Bold. It’s okay to talk about yourself.

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#005

The biggest difference between self promotion and bragging is the motivation behind why you’re telling people.

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#006

Tell your story. Your story is what makes you special.

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#007

Effective personal branding isn’t about talking about yourself all the time.

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#008

Talk more about other people, events, and ideas than you talk about yourself.

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#009

Create relationships. Relationships lead to opportunities.

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#010

Take action. Even a small step is a step forward.

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#011

Tell stories that tap into a person’s emotions, rather than relying on statistics and facts.

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#012

Don’t post pictures that would shock your mother!

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#013

Don’t view your personal brand as a sales pitch!

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#014

Be visible and be active in your communities and relationships.

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#015

Start a blog to establish your expertise.

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#016

However, in order to establish your expertise. You must write great content! Tell your story.

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#017

However, in order to establish your expertise. You must write great content! Tell your story.

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#018

Don’t moderate your comments.

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#019

Social media has blurred the lines between personal and professional. It is okay to let some of your “public personal” life bleed over into your professional life.

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#020

Once a week is a bare minimum for a blog post, and business blogs should post two or three times a week!

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#021

If you want to make your posts readable, write them like a newspaper article.

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#022

Write from the heart - @dave_kellogg

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#023

Write about something you have passion for! - @mandyboyle

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#024

Blog often. Don’t worry about perfection. Just get your words out there. - @robbyslaughter

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#025

Maintain a consistent posting schedule. Readers and search engines both love fresh, interesting content.

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#026

Read a variety of others’ blogs to see how tones, styles, and content types can vary. - @aims999

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#027

Blogging is about community. Don’t expect people to read your blog if you aren’t ready and commenting on theirs. - @JustHeather

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#028

Use alt text with images. Most people forget to. It can boost SEO and help when browsers don’t display images. - @mandyboyle

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#029

Don’t neglect grammar and spelling - @dave_kellogg

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#030

Don’t leave spam or half hearted comments.

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#031

Don’t leave spam or half hearted comments.

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#032

Imagination gives dimension to a (personal) brand. - Marc Gobe

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#033

Branding is not only about ubiquity, visibility, and functions; it is about bonding emotionally with people in their daily life. - Joel Desgrippes

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#034

The best way to build a brand is one person at a time- Howard Shultz

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#035

Being known does not mean that you are also loved. Be aspiring!

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#036

Your personal brand is a promise to your clients... a promise of quality, consistency, competency, and reliability. - Jason Hartman

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#037

Create your own career instead of letting your company do it for you. - Dan Schwabel

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#038

Personal branding ensures your walk is better than your talk. - Rachel Quigley

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#039

Brand value is very much like an onion. It has layers and a core. The core is the user who will stick with you until the very end. - Edwin Artzt

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#040

If you don’t get noticed, you don’t have anything. You just have to be noticed, but the art is in getting noticed naturally, without screaming or without tricks - Leo Burnett

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#041

Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand we are CEO’s of our own companies: Me, Inc. Forget your logo, forget your business card - and plan accordingly. - Brian Lauterbach

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#042

Always post with a purpose. But if nothing else, at least post with a personality. - Gina Dinovo

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#043

If you can, be first. If you can’t be first, create a new category in which you can be first. - Al Ries & Jack Trout

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#044

Branding gives you an exceptionally effective way to broadcast who you are to your target marketing quickly and efficiently. - MultiChannel News

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#045

A brand’s strength is built upon its determination to promote its own distinctive values and mission. - Professor Jean-Noel Kapferfer

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#046

Write about you. Stories gives us context and context helps us understand a brand.

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#047

Your personal brand is the gateway to your true self but first you have to find it.

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#048

A great brand is a story that is never fully told. - Scott Bedbury

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#049

A great brand is a story that is never fully told. - Scott Bedbury

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#050

Believe in yourself. Believe in your brand. Believe in success.

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#051

Believe in yourself. Believe in your brand. Believe in success.

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#052

You can only go as far as your mind allows. Strengthen your mind = strengthening your resolve.

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#053

There is one thing that takes you from GOOD to GREAT - your ability to tell a truly inspiring story.

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#054

Remember - 100% completed profile on LinkedIN makes your profile more powerful.

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#055

Remember - 100% completed profile on LinkedIN makes your profile more powerful.

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#056

In order to fully understand the importance of personal branding. You must understand the importance of re-invention.

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#057

In order to fully understand the importance of personal branding. You must understand the importance of re-invention.

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#058

Change is essential to building your personal brand.

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#059

Your story allows people to interact with you. Interaction allows them to fully understand the experience to YOU.

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#060

Your personal brand is a promise to yourself and to everyone you interact with.

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#061

You can create a fancy resume, buy a new suit or dress, and learn the lingo of the industry... however... with investing in YOU... the rest is void.

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#062

Hire a professional photographer to take photos for your social profiles.

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#063

Be fierce and compete with the best of the best.

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#064

If you have an issue with the personal use of Facebook - use filters to deliver certain content to different individuals.

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#065

If you have an issue with the personal use of Facebook - use filters to deliver certain content to different individuals.

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#066

Change your daily routine if you feel yourself becoming bored with your current situation.

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#067

Create a digital presence that can support your offline identity.

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#068

A brand is not just a logo or a campaign. A brand is the overall identity

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#069

A personal brand is the overall combination of experience and feelings.

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#070

First rule of a successful brand - break all the rules.

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#071

Your personal brand is a powerful promise between yourself and the people you interact with.

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#072

First rule of a successful brand - break all the rules.

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#073

“What’s a brand? A singular idea or concept that youown inside the mind of the prospect.” - Al Ries

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#074

If you manage your life according to your thoughts,feelings, and true idea. You will have a well-managed brand.

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#075

Your brand is a living entity - you. Be who you were suppose to be and live life to the fullest.

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#076

“Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind.” - Walter Landor

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#077

“Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind.” - Walter Landor

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#078

Your brand is built around your behavior and the way you influence the behavior of others.

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#079

You are influenced more by the people surrounding you than the people you read and study.

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#080

“You are just anybody without your identity.” - Grenville Main

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#081

Everyone has a brand today, be a thought leader - @blogbevity

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#082

Always be truthful and direct - @KileyLoCascio

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#083

Write a brand statement that’s not longer than 10 words. What do you do, who do you do it for and why does it matter? - @ajuliano

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#084

Be true to yourself and remember that people will always tell the story better than you.

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#085

Be honest about your product or service. Negatives spread faster than celebrity gossip on Twitter. - @indyscompugeek

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#086

Strive for excellent and pick up perfection along the way. :-)

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#087

Having a great brand is dependent on your ability to interpret the marketing you are selling.

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#088

Always have a clear vision or what you want to achieve - with that comes confidence.

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#089

Be authentic and helpful. Share original and interesting content - @GinaBericchia

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#090

Be Honest. Be Real. Be You. - @DougBriody

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#091

Learn to present YOU in a way that allows others to know the unique person you are & your value - @jbledsoejr

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#092

Create continual awareness of yourself in a way others value ie: link to topical article - @LHeflinRike

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#093

Don’t take yourself tooooo seriously - @CookinUpJustice

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#094

Twitter is a distribution network. Facebook is a community building platform.

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#096

Your brand should be true to you. As a ‘personal brand’ it should be flexible enough to develop along with your personality. - @avizuber

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#097

In life and in business, never go it alone. Always surround yourself with people who care about you and will be honest with you about the choices you make. - @danamnelson

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#098

Always be able to answer the question “why” - @PhillipM

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#099

It is easier to be the best marketer than it is to be the cheapest retailer - @adman4444

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#099

Know your strengths. Outsource your weaknesses. - @wordsRimportant

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#100

Know your audience. Build your strategy. Police your brand. Be consistent and care. - @wordsRimportant

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#101

Be consistent. Customer service is everything! - @MrTDotJohnson

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#102

Branding needs to be about the cause - not staff or celeb. People need to connect to the mission. - @amy_stephan

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#103

Love what you do, and do what you love... and you’ll never work a day in your life.

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#104

Branding needs to be about the cause - not staff or celeb. People need to connect to the mission. - @amy_stephan

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#105

People who end up changing the world are always nuts but they believe in themselves.

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#106

You should be afraid of your goals. Completely terrified.

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#107

All great brands require time and a great story.

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#108

Watch and listen to people who have accomplished much and given much in return.

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#109

You do not need a logo to succeed but you MUST have a compelling and genuine story.

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#110

Change is fundamental when creating a powerful and lasting brand.

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#111

Authentic, transparent, and relevant are not the same - and are all equally important to successful branding. - @yuricon

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#112

Understand your goals and how you will measure branding success before you begin - @willhardison

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#113

Connect to Klout.com to build more measurement around your influence as a trusted brand in social media.

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#114

Connect to Klout.com to build more measurement around your influence as a trusted brand in social media.

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#115

Embrace change and innovation because with out it your brand will lose. - @amgorder

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#116

When you brand yourself properly the competitionbecomes irrelevant.

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#117

Your name and face carry your brand in bothreality and virtual reality, such that wherever theyare cited, your personal brand is at stake.

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#118

Your personality (your brand) is what makes youdifferent from everyone else. Own it.

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#119

Your network is everything in the branding environment. They will save you and support you through thick and thin.

Just build it right.

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#120

Your network is everything in the branding environment. They will save you and support you through thick and thin.

Just build it right.

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#121

Video can be just as powerful as text. Even more powerful.

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#122

Did you remember to set your privacy settings on Facebook? Try it. It works.

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#123

Use your blog (www.wordpress.com) to tell your story in YOUR words. Let your personality shine through.

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#124

In order to succeed you must know what you want and how to obtain it.

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#125

Build your network... constantly.

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#126

Attend one networking event every week.

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#127

Never eat lunch alone. Period.

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#128

Practice your pitch. You are going to be doing it everyday.... if you haven’t already.

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#129

Have you setup your Google+ account yet? You should do it now.

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#130

Upload pictures to Google+ and encourage people to +1 the pictures.

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#131

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. - Winston Churchill

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#132

Your daily experiences are what shape you. Learn from them and move on.

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#133

Make decisions based on what other people are going to think not what is in your head.

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#134

Being committed to personal branding is extremely important. It is a lifestyle... not a job.

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#135

Do not focus entirely on your personal brand. It is important to adapt to your environment as well.

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#136

The man who follows the crowd will never be followed by a crowd. - RS Donnell

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#137

Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind. - Jackie Joyner

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#138

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. - Andre Gide

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#139

Use alt text with images. Most people forget to. It can boost SEO and help when browsers don’t display images. - @mandyboyle

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#140

Knowledge is power unless misused.

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#141

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions - Leonardo da Vinci

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#142

Imagination gives dimension to a (personal) brand. - Marc Gobe

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#143

You can only go as far as your mind allows. Strengthen your mind = strengthening your resolve.

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#144

Be fierce and compete with the best of the best.

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#145

Branding Yourself means that you create the right kind of emotional response you want people to have when they hear your name, see you online, or meet you in person.

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#146

Be honest about your product or service. Negatives spread faster than celebrity gossip on Twitter. - @indyscompugeek

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#147

Be Honest. Be Real. Be You. - @DougBriody

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#148

Be accurately aware of your surroundings. Go to Google.com/alerts and setup a listening profile!

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#149

Never shift your overall tone and message!

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Take all the rules with a grain of salt. I’ve seen not only with my own blog, but with some of the most notable blogs in the world, that sometimes the rules don’t apply. I focus on providing great content and let everything else take care of itself.

-Jason Falls

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