I was invited to an Oakland party. I knew no one. I slapped on EXTROVERT-SMILE and went. (<----applause for unflagging bravery in face of small talk). I overheard a guest ask the host who I was & the response made me ((GRIN)) from my misfit-core. She shared about our move/I was a blogger & described my brand *perfectly*. She nailed the evolution of my MizFit name, how Ive grown ... Continue Reading
Because you’re not at ALL busy this time of year…
(These days there's a fine line between NAPPING & YOGA for me...) A while ago I jetted off to LA to speak on a panel about branding, blogging, and making your passion your income. (I know. That last piece was an attention grabber for me, too. I learned a TON while sitting on the panel which is the reason I want to share...) One of you I was swamped by requests for a link to the panel, but ... Continue Reading
Five on a Friday.
This is all the exercise that's on tap for me today. Chair-plankage. First an update of sorts from my Techfree Tuesday post. I appreciate how many of you wished me luck breaking the concept to Ren Man & didn't take lightly the notion he might have ZERO interest in joining me. The man loves him some technology. That said, after I explained my idea to him (over dinner. at the table. ... Continue Reading
6 personal branding tips.
Subtitle: use this. share this. link this. please to not steal this. sadly Ive been noticing some of my work cut & pasted on other people's sites. First I need to thank all of you for allowing me to toot my own horn last week. I appreciate you being as excited as was I about the brand recognition. So many of you left me questions in the comments that I wanted to take a moment and ... Continue Reading