Welcome to the Saturday Summary.
What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary
This week the blog is focused back on the MeEO and personal branding space. The articles focus on our personal brand difference and how we want to be seen in places like LinkedIn.
MeEOTM Hierarchy. The first post of the week shows five levels to becoming a MeEO. While we often start with Level 1 and move up, we also revisit all the levels again and again. Living life like a MeEO isn’t a one and done project it’s a continued process and personal evolution.
From Information to Transformation. This post explores how our personal brand needs to go beyond information about us and demonstrate the transformation our approach will bring to a project, team, and organization.
Brand Essence. Distilling everything there is to know about us into just a few words is nearly impossible. Those who work on corporate brands spend decades thinking about this. However, if you only had 3 words to explain your essence, it would be great to know what rises to the top.
LinkedIn Appearances. A LinkedIn appearance happens all the time and there is a core set of information others see each time you make an “appearance” on their page. This post provides insight and guidelines for making the most of each of those appearance moments.
Finding Our Context and Impact. The final post of the week helps us set a strategy for our communication on LinkedIn and other professional places. We explore the communities we want to be a part of and the impact we want to make inside the conversation.
What I’ve Listened To – PodList
This week, the podcasts cover many different topics from navigating change to living a meaningful life. I hope that there are a few in the mix that resonate with you right now.
The Long Game Always Wins. 14 minutes. Optimal Finance Daily. This podcast reminds us that consistency over time makes a big difference in many areas of our lives.
Do You Know How to Manage Up? 12 minutes. Next Big Idea Daily. Melody Wilding shares ideas from her book Managing Up to help us advocate for our needs at work while navigating the minefield of office politics.
The Key to Navigating Change with Confidence. 14 minutes. TED Talks Daily. Change leader Kristy Ellmer shares a lesson on how even the most difficult transitions, including layoffs and company-wide transformations, can open unexpected doors.
Shifting Gears vs. Taking a Break. 14 minutes. Optimal Living Daily. This episode introduces the concept of “downshifting” or adjusting our approach to adapt to the changing situations of everyday life. This allows consistent growth.
A Guide to Living a Meaningful Life. 15 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. This podcast feature psychologist Steven Heine and his book Start Making Sense: How Existential Psychology Can Help Us Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times.
Wild Courage. 16 minutes. Daily Creative with Todd Henry. This podcast features Jenny Wood, former Google executive and author of the book Wild Courage. She shares how we can inadvertently settle for less due to fear and external pressures.
What I’ve Been Up To
This week, I continued work on the MeEO™ Membership. You can sign up to be the first to hear the details at this link. The world of work feels very unstable right now and I want the membership to support professionals as they navigate the waters.
Outside of work, I organized some plans for the month, finished reading the novel Not Quite by the Book, and enjoyed more episodes of my current binge – Meet Me in Paris. Yes, the show is likely targeted at tweens, and it’s totally in my wheelhouse!
What Do You Think?
Did the blog posts this week spark any ideas for you to push your personal brand forward?
Which podcast was the first you wanted to listen to this week?
When you consider the MeEO™ Hierarchy, what level do you think you are currently on?