It’s easy to focus on your skills, experiences, and achievements. While these components are important, they’re far from the whole picture. The real question is: Are you aligning your actions with your values? Are you the real thing, or just pretending to be?
Month: September 2023
Pathway to Purpose: Revealing and Cultivating Your Core Values
Core values are your fundamental beliefs and highest priorities. They are like an internal compass of beliefs and principles that drive your decisions. Even now, you make decisions based on some beliefs, but these may not have been chosen consciously.
Overcome Fear of Failure: Embrace Growth and Success!
Fear is a powerful emotion that can defeat us before we even take a step toward our goals. One common type of fear that holds many professionals back is the fear of failure. While typical fear is a natural response to a threat, the fear of failure is more about what we think is dangerous, such as changing jobs, starting a new business, or developing a personal brand. In this article, we’ll discuss why we feel the fear of failure and provide strategies to overcome it, allowing you to grow and succeed professionally.
Disconnected Personal Brand: Reason Professionals Need to Connect With Their “Why”
As professionals, we are constantly bombarded with advice on how to advance our businesses and careers. Build your personal brand! Increase your visibility! Network and make valuable connections! While all of this advice has merit, too often professionals get caught up in the tactics without first establishing their “why”—their core values, purpose, and mission.