Your life is speaking for you every day.
The question is… what is it saying?
What are you known for? What do people think of when your name is mentioned, when they meet you, after the meeting & perhaps inviting you to come back too! What are they saying, feeling, expecting & wanting when YOU are in their mental & physical sphere of life & influence. If you are just one of the herds, flocks, packs, pods, & colonies they will remember as a conforming, blank, ordinary, look alike forgettable face of which nobody should be!
Take one man, take one mouse; you get Disneyland!
THE STANDOUT
A cute little pet, a quaint place to visit, a restaurant with ambiance, a house with a unique location, pretty colors, fresh scents, & just about anything that is out of the ordinary being extra-ordinary, unforgettable standing out in a wordless way. When it comes to humans in personal & professional realms, how much more is at work?
THE PERSONAL REALMS
We all have our BE, i.e. who you really are however you may not BE (being) 100% leaving more to be desired & wondered about. Now if you are BEING, then the world knows you for being YOU. But you see your own BEING is unique & stands on its own. Until we own that, & know who we really are (identity), we must brand & market accordingly. Go down any market isle to see the point demonstrated
WORTHY NOTE: Anyone can take their impression & make it soar to ten status
WORTHY NOTE: If you have discovered who you are & are not, there is nothing greater than that & much will come your way with little or no effort. THINK: a path to your door of which you now learned to keep open, accessible & inviting too
HUMAN PRODUCT & SERVICES
If you don’t brand, you are just another nail polish, a fork, a shoe, piece of bread all acceptable but not stand-out. There literally millions of doctors, agents, pretty women, manicurists, cooks & service personnel. THE QUESTION BEGS: Why you?
WORTHY NOTE: If the only game in town, no need to brand. You inherited it!
WHY DO PEOPLE DRESS UP?
In addition to promoting their best self, liking to do so, they are also saying: look at me & people do just that. They take notice. So, are you known for good looks, dress, & manners? What about those that give excellent services & products. Their brand is just that. We have retail giants that teach the post lesson quite well
WORTHY NOTE: Interesting to note that “off brands” created a lucrative market building on being inexpensive, reliable & will do. Medicines & knock-offs prevail
USE YOUR OWN MEMORY
Think of a person, place or thing in your own life that stood out & still stands out & ask how is that so? What are they/it doing? Whatever it is, you can do it too in your own little world. Wherever you go, the locals can tell you who does what the best
WORD of MOUTH
This is proof of your branding as well of what you do well & don’t do so well, but can, if you tweak it & make it so. That’s why the big retailers give you your money back because the feeling of NOT getting taken is at work called trustworthy
WORTHY NOTE: Ever seen a line of people wanting to get into a restaurant, a play, retail center, museum, a vacation spot or places that accept reservations in advance? They have successfully branded & now are handling the results from it
EXAMPLES TO BE KNOWN FOR
1. Good looks
2. Customer service
3. Quality products
4. Friendly demeanor
5. First impression stardom
6. Sense of humor
7. Being thorough
8. Offering value
9. Being on time
10. Making people feel at home
The above, along with gimmicks, give-a-ways, clever leave-behinds (coupons), plus the old tried & true, never-ending, most desired i.e. customer service. Check your memory for the times it took place, the pleasantness, gain or experience, service rendered either maintained or exceptional, made the “now” you were in unique & outstanding preserving a snapshot within you, a type of bookmarking for all times, Now, it’s your turn. You can get by, become mundane, suffer from repetition, claim drudgery & lacking heart, or take your world by storm (hurricane level)! Go for it!
REJECT SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS
Don’t doubt, hesitate, over or under think who you are & what you are doing in this short-lived journey world. Instead, test for success. Experiment! Stop obsessing what other people may or may not think. You will not be back again. When wanting to stand out, be outstanding!
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Reputation is built one moment at a time.
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