Welcome to the Saturday Summary.
What I’ve Written – Blog Summary
Personal branding, identity and our vision for the future are at the center of the posts this week. My inner organizer also comes through in the planning & scheduling post.
Personal Branding vs. Reputation. This first post of the week discusses the difference (or not) between our personal brand and our reputation.
MeEO Marketing Mix. Once we have a handle on our personal brand, how do we “market”. This post considers the PESO marketing mix and how you could approach personal brand marketing.
The Identity Pivot. Our identity will shift throughout our lifetime. Sometimes it comes subtly and other times it can hit like a brick. This post provides some ideas for how to handle it.
Plan Before Scheduling. We all need both a plan and a schedule. This post talks about the difference and one option for how they might work together.
Make Your Vision Yours. Often, we don’t realize how much other people’s point of view on our life impacts the decisions we make. This last post of the week reminds us to make our vision our own.
What I’ve Listened To – PodList
This week, the curated podcasts bounce around a bit covering topics like decision making, joy, quiet cracking, and meditation.
How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World. 14 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. This episode provides a quick overview of the ideas in Dorie Clark’s book, The Long Game. She discusses how to break out of the endless cycle of blah and create the kind of interesting, meaningful life you seek.
Whatever You Do, Don’t Just Trust Your Gut — Try This Instead. 21 minutes. Becoming You with Suzy Welch. In this episode, Suzy covers a framework for making decisions from her book 10.10.10. Ten minutes, ten months, and ten years.
Anti-Aging Is Overrated. Joy Is the Real Fountain of Youth. 10 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. This podcast provides ideas from the book Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life’s Second Half by Dr. Kerry Burnight.
Is “Quiet Cracking” Happening to Your Team. 7 minutes. Modern Mentor. This podcast talks about the early warning signals that signal something is out of alignment and what to do before it spreads into a much larger problem.
Am I Meditating Correctly? Am I Doing the Right Kind? 19 minutes. 10% Happier with Dan Harris. In this episode, meditation and what is “right” is broken down with actionable suggestions.
What I’ve Been Up To
On the professional front, I had an opportunity to attend a great conference in Cleveland this week – Content Entrepreneur Expo (CEX). I went in with a lot of excitement and anticipation about what I would learn and who I would meet. After the event, I’m feeling full of ideas, connections, and possibilities for where to take my personal development content next. If you haven’t been to a live seminar or conference recently, I highly recommend considering.
Outside of work, the conference limited time for many other highlights. I did all the things we all spend time on each week…errands, laundry, cleaning, relaxing with the family, etc. Not as much reading or series watching to mention.
What Do You Think?
What is your personal branding marketing mix? What could you do to strengthen it today?
Did any of the podcasts resonate this week? What idea did you take away?
How are you preparing for the “fall productivity season” starting after this weekend?