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William Arruda. Ditch. Dare. Do!
Ditch. Dare. Do!
Acknowledgments
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION. Control Your Destiny! KNOW. SHOW. GROW!
How to Use This Book. The Ditch. Dare. Do! Guide
How to Fit It In. The Ditch. Dare. Do! Nine-Minute Brand Plan
How Strong Is Your Brand? The Ditch. Dare. Do! Brand Calculator
GLOSSARY
KNOW. What Makes You, YOU?
Know Your Brand: What Makes You, YOU?
QUICK QUIZ
Chapter One. Be a Brand
Be Your Own Boss: Promote Yourself!
Build Your Brand: Build Your Company
Promote the Corporate Brand: Attract Opportunity
Chapter Two. Be Real
Be the Real Deal: Be YOU!
Focus on the Future: Be Goal Oriented
Passion Is for the Bedroom and the Boardroom: Be Passionate!
Chapter Three. Be Incomparable
Don’t Be Fine: Be Extraordinary
Focus on One Thing: Be Memorable
Branding Is about Emotion: Be Loved
Chapter Four. Be Grounded
Be in Alignment: Know and Live Your Values
Be Connected to the World: Have a Vision
Live Your Purpose: Have a Mission
Chapter Five. Be Relevant
Feedback Counts: Be Open
Get in the Game: Be Competent
Conformity Is the Enemy of Innovation: Contribute a Unique Ingredient
Chapter Six. Be Courageous
Step Outside Your Comfort Zone: Be Fearless
Success Comes from Failure: Fail Frequently
Get Off the Fence: Be Opinionated
Chapter Seven. Be Deliberate
Deliver on Your Promise: Be Consistent
Contribute with Everything You Do: Make Your Mark
Strong Brands Evolve: Remain Relevant
Chapter Eight. Be Whole
Be in Top Form: Rise to the Top
Don’t Be Defined by Stress: Chill!
Stop Balancing: Start Blending
My KNOW. Go-time Grid
SHOW. Tell It to Sell It!
Show Your Brand: Tell It to Sell It!
QUICK QUIZ
Chapter Nine. Who Are You Talking To?
Be a Leader: Inspire Your Team!
Peers Are Powerful: Brand Within
Leave the Office: Be Seen
Chapter Ten. What’s Your Message?
Give ’Em a Reason to Invest: Be One of a Kind
The Burden of Proof Is on YOU: Make Them Care
Good-bye Flat: Say Hello to 3D STARS
Chapter Eleven. How Do You Say It?
Don’t Bore ’Em with Job Titles: Make an Exciting Entrance
Power Your Performance Review: Keep a Job Journal
Ace the Interview: Align Your STARS
Chapter Twelve. How Do You Document It?
Defy Mediocrity: Brand Your Resume
Catalyze Chemistry: Brand Your Bio
Strong Brands Are Recognizable: Put Your Best Face Forward
Chapter Thirteen. How Do You Package Your Message?
Visuals Speak Volumes: Vocalize Your Identity
Color Evokes Emotion: Have a Signature Color
Be Memorable: Have a Trademark You™
Chapter Fourteen. How Do You Package Your World?
Appearance Counts: Make It Shout
Your Surroundings Speak: Brand Your Office
Think Beyond the Office: Brand Your Environment
My SHOW. Go-time Grid
GROW. Don’t Be the World’s Best-Kept Secret
Grow Your Brand: Don’t Be the World’s Best-Kept Secret
QUICK QUIZ
Chapter Fifteen. Create Your Real-World Communications
Be a Thought Leader: Publish or Perish
Fear Not: Speak Out!
Succeed by Being Quiet: Listen to Express Yourself
Chapter Sixteen. Understand Your Online Reputation
Increase Your Online Presence and Relevance: Be Digitally Distinct
Don’t Get Lost in the Crowd: Stand Out
Don’t Just Be: Be You in 3D
Chapter Seventeen. Leverage LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter
Be Visible. Connect. Research: Learn to Love LinkedIn
Be a Cautiously Open Book: Befriend Facebook
Tweet Your Way to the Top: Trust Twitter
Chapter Eighteen. Build Your Brand on the Web
Build Your Brand in Bits and Bytes: Blog to Bolster Your Brand
Extend Your Brand Virtually: Build a Community on the Web
Don’t Pound Your Chest: Get Others to Speak for You
Chapter Nineteen. Be Opportunistically Lazy
Maximize Your Message: Be Real and Be Virtual
Increase Your Influence: Make the Real, Virtual
Build a Book (and More): Make the Virtual, Real
Chapter Twenty. Use Video to Be There
Get Ready for Your Close-up: Use Video to Express Yourself
Email Is SO Last Century: Make Video Calls
The Medium Is the Message: Use Video to Break Through
Chapter Twenty-One. Widen Your Web
Life Is Who You Know: Build Relationships
Networking Is Not All about You: Give to Get
Don’t Sit on the Sidelines: Get Involved
My GROW. Go-time Grid
Not quite! It’s GO Time!
QUICK QUIZ
What Are You Waiting For?
Plan Your Work: Engage Experts
Work Your Plan: Do Something. Now!
Build Momentum: EVOLVE!
My GO. Go-time Grid
AFTERWORD. We wrote Ditch. Dare. Do! for YOU
Personal branding works if you do it. So do it!
Go forth and brand! Be…
INDEX
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