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"Results Derived from Within"
Written by:
Vickie Bevenour, a Professional
Certified Coach, PCC
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December
2008
What
is Your Professional Image?
When
your name is mentioned, what do people say about
you? What
image comes to their mind? What feelings do you
invoke? In short, what is your professional brand?
In
today’s marketplace, your professional brand is
even more important than ever. There are many studies that suggest your visual
appearance, mannerisms and communication style is
what you are first judged on.
First impressions get us through the door
that will follow the path to concrete success.
Robert,
a Marketing and Communications executive has a
small team of highly motivated professionals.
Robert reports directly to the President of
a privately held firm.
His star player, John, is technically
competent and tenacious when it comes to
delivering results. Yet, the President, the VP of
Sales, and the Account Executive for their largest
Client has requested that John never interface
with this Client.
That means John can not attend technical
demonstrations, nor trade shows.
In essence, there is no way for John to
showcase his brilliance.
The reason: John’s personal packaging
suggests that he is sloppy and shows little
respect for those around him.
This
is not the first time that John has gotten this
type of feedback.
What does this mean for John’s long term
success with this company?
What does this mean for John’s long term
success with any company?
Please
ask yourself, even if you are currently wildly
successful:
- What
is the one thing that I could “shore up”
just a little, that would make a difference?
- Over
my career what feedback have I gotten that I
haven’t taken to heart as much as I should
have?
- What
is the one personal development item that I
keep putting off?
- What
is the one habit that I should break myself
of, (for example: biting my nails, interrupting or
talking over people, not listening, being too
negative, messy office or cube, arriving late
to appointments)?
Go ahead; make an early New
Year’s resolution to “shore up” one thing
that will increase the return on investment (ROI)
of your professional brand.
Congratulations,
you have taken the next step to deriving
results from within.
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I would personally like to
thank each of you for your readership in this past
year. These
newsletters are meant to be helpful to you; to
provide you with a moment of reflection and
practical techniques for maximizing your success.
Wishing you and those close
to you, a Joyous Holiday Season and a New Year
filled with contentment.
If
you like the tip, let us know but more important,
share it with a friend or colleague. As always,
YOUR SUCCESS IS MY GREATEST PLEASURE.
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Volume
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