Nov. 29, 2023

How You Talk About Yourself Matters

How You Talk About Yourself Matters

Do people actually know your story? It’s important that your team members, clients, and/or colleagues know about the things you’ve gone through and how you’ve gotten to where you are. When share your story and allow other people to tell theirs,...

Do people actually know your story? It’s important that your team members, clients, and/or colleagues know about the things you’ve gone through and how you’ve gotten to where you are. When share your story and allow other people to tell theirs, you're able to find those common connections that really are the basis for incredible work. The power of your story moves you not only towards your goals but towards the impact you're trying to make for yourself and for others. Let’s dive deeper and understand why your success is tied to how you talk about yourself and who you say you are.

𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 📝

🔑 When we sit in our stories, it also allows us to own the expertise that we have.

🔑 People are willing to take more risks when there's more trust and there's more trust when people understand who you are.

🔑 Building a brand requires that people know who you are, what you do, and what's important to you.

ℍ𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜 📚

Two questions this week:

Who do you say that you are?

How often do you tell people?

𝓯𝓾𝓵𝓵 🎧 𝓪𝓷𝓭 📹 𝓪𝓽 🔗 𝓲𝓷 𝓫𝓲𝓸 

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