Do you find yourself asking why you have not achieved the professional success that you desire?Does it seem that peers, friends, and family members all around you are speedily moving in their careers and you remain stagnant in your own? You may often read the paper or listen to the headline news regarding the many deals and partnerships that corporations and small businesses gain on a daily basis. If your personal brand is not making any headway, it is time to ask yourself if you are properly positioning yourself.
My point here is this: deals are happening all over the place. Opportunities are endless even in this economy. Are you leveraging yourself enough to sit at the table to deal your hand of cards? I read an interesting quote this morning from, a PR Guru, she said, ” If you are in a room and no one remembers that you were even there, it is a waste of your face in the place.” I thought about that. She made a great point. How many times have we been in THE place and not made ourselves, credentials, skill set, or personality known? How many times have we silenced our own voice because of intimidation and missed what could have been a great opportunity?
Here is the art of the deal: If you don’t believe in the product of you, it won’t sell and you will be just another person with great ideas and excellent skills that no one knows anything about. Get your head out of the clouds and OPEN YOUR MOUTH! Wow, that felt great to say. I am talking to myself as well. Look at your hand, pick your best card and get in the game.
