Tuesday Thread: Your Three Foundational Books
Your story can be a reminder to ask the big questions that will guide you, and make the small choices that sustain you. Your identity can ground you—serving as a reminder to be intentional about the work you do and deliberate about creating the future you want to see.
Bernadette Jiwa • Story Driven: You don't need to compete when you know who you are
Instead, why not conduct an advanced search and ask three questions: “What am I deeply passionate about?” and “What taps my talent?” and “What meets a significant need in the world?”
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
What makes you you? • What are your top values—your operating principles or your nonnegotiables? • What’s your superpower—the thing you do better than anyone else? • What energizes or ignites you? What are your true passions? • Why do you do what you do? What’s your motivation?
William Arruda • Digital You: Real Personal Branding in the Virtual Age
A few months ago during a talk at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business I was asked on how one goes about building a personal brand.
After some thought I noted that successful brand stand for something and have finely honed positions. Therefore I suggested an exercise to develop such brand positions.
Identify three words that uniquely ... See more
After some thought I noted that successful brand stand for something and have finely honed positions. Therefore I suggested an exercise to develop such brand positions.
Identify three words that uniquely ... See more
Building A Personal Brand
In Community Design™, we call this your Current Story and there are five questions to structure it. 1. What stands out for you about your upbringing and background? 2. What have been the top three most pivotal experiences in your life? 3. What are your top three proudest achievements? 4. What are three times you’ve taken a stand? 5. When you think
... See moreGina Bianchini • Purpose
The first questions to consider are: What are my passions, and which roles will feed them?