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This past month I spoke at the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce and highlighted five key points to help set you up for career success. Let’s face it, we all have lessons learned and could all benefit from sharing them. Here are a few insights from the session: Be Gutsy: ​​​​ask five people you know for…

When it comes to building your reputation, often people are so busy getting through life, it is hard to step back and shape your life. One of the most important ways to get out of this trap is to gain clarity on your reputation and what it is that you want to do. What do…

Last year, in April of 2015, I began to seriously think about writing a book. There were a lot of reasons why – two stuck out the most. One, my clients were really clicking with my process for intentionally defining their personal brands as entrepreneurs. Two, every event I wanted to speak at seemed to…

As we launch into the New Year, it seemed like a fun exercise to look at the Presidential Candidates LinkedIn profiles and leverage them to highlight best practices and opportunities. Many people underleverage their profiles, and like some of the candidates, have not updated them in a long time. If LinkedIn profiles determined nominations, and…

When I work with my clients, I often do a “superpower” exercise, where I ask them to identify one word that reflects their brand, their promise. For me, it is “gutsy”. I have to be gutsy as an entrepreneur and I have to be gutsy for my clients. Starting on October 13th, working with the…

In November, BrandMirror attended the Virginia Women’s Business Conference and heard from Olympic medalist Tatyana McFadden. Here are some of her inspirational insights. 1. It is our job to take the gifts we are given and do something with them 2. Don’t take anything for granted, you can make a differene. 3. Don’t put limits on…