3 Hidden Benefits of Personal Branding (It's not all about $)
William Choi
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Money.?
Wealth.?
Fame.?
These are all basic human desires.?
Building a personal brand gives you access to all of the above.?
Sure.?
But as Jim Carrey says…
These things don’t bring us lasting happiness.?
So today?
I’m sharing my experience in the unspoken benefits of personal branding that NO ONE is talking about.?
Benefits that bring us joy, satisfaction and meaning.?
Benefit 1: Meeting The Right People
Putting yourself out there authentically in your content means increasing your chances of the right people coming across your brand.?
People who see your…
And find them inspiring or relatable.?
Over the last 7 months of doing this on LinkedIn I’ve developed:?
All who have given me so many new opportunities to grow.
And it’s not even about the financial opportunities, it's about...?
There’s a magic in being only surrounded by people that want what you want and vice versa, where every outcome is 1+1 = 3.?
Life is good when you can surround yourself with the right people, and your personal brand can enable that at scale.?
Benefit 2: Changing Lives?
One conversation can change a life.
It did for me when meeting Jen Auh and Jennifer Fiedler (both Jens!).?
Both saw my content, loved it, connected and took my free LinkedIn masterclass. They both left raving reviews and wanted to give back by chatting with me.?
Jen Auh helped me realise my visual branding potential when it comes to my personal style and grooming.
This has led to more confidence and more doors opening BECAUSE of that confidence.?
Jennifer Fiedler told me her story of how she made a bold decision to move to Poland with no idea what was going to happen, with no job lined up or even accommodation.
Hearing that gave me the confidence to do it myself, and it's why I’m travelling around the world right now, seeking growth and greater opportunities.?
None of this would have happened if I never built a personal brand and posted content.?
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When they say “no man is an island” it is true.?
Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know.?
Your personal brand can open doors like this, for others to give you life changing advice.?
You help them and they help you.?
Not only that…
I get countless DMs about how my content is helping my community show up authentically with raw stories about their lives as I talk about my past dealing with addiction and depression.?
Your story alone can help change someone's life.?
Sometimes that is all it takes.?
Benefit 3: Personal Growth
The #1 thing holding you back is fear.?
All valid questions and fears. All which disappear as soon as you start to take action.?
Building my personal brand and posting my ideas has given me:
All of which translate into real life.?
I’m travelling the world solo for the first time in my life as a result of building up my confidence that I can face any challenge, as I already overcame my biggest fear - the fear of judgement.?
So remember this...
Personal branding is not just about getting attention. It’s about allowing yourself to become confident enough to receive it.?
And from that, comes the ability to overcome anything.
3 Hidden Benefits of Personal Branding - A Summary
And there you have it!?
A little different this week than most where I usually talk about the tactics for brand growth and monetisation.
But I needed to get this one off my chest and into your mind.
Sure, personal branding gives you fame and fortune, but it's about so much more than that.
It's about connection.
Connection to yourself and connection to others.
So...
If you aren’t already building your personal brand, start taking advantage today.?
And if you are building it, you can now unlock the hidden benefits that you may not have thought about.?
By the way, if you still need help with developing your brand on LinkedIn and haven’t taken The LinkedIn Leverage yet, I highly recommend it.?
Over 2,000 community members have taken it, 300+ have left 5 star reviews, and all that have implemented the steps I give are seeing incredible results.
See you next Friday ????
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8 个月We can be happier when we realize that we are not who we think we are. The moment you show something (abstract or concrete) as "this is me", you realize that you are no longer that thing. The idea that we are a separate person is structured to solve some problems in social life. "Who will inherit this man's property?", "Who stole the money?", "Who is responsible for taking care of this child?" etc. We were taught to become individuals and given names in order to find solutions to similar practical problems. Then we suffer from this ghost identity we carry.
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10 个月Finding purpose in life; finding work that aligns with your purpose in life is something most people struggle to find. I have always felt disconnected when the work I am doing does not add meaning to my life. I do not want to say I got all the money, wealth and fame I wanted. However, I managed to acquire enough of it to realise that they are NOT THE ANSWER. I feel that sometimes we should just take a pause and reflect because nothing good every came from following the crowd. I understand that most people here on LinkedIn have a goal - to establish a brand or something on those lines. In the process, a lot of them lose the vision of why they started. Maybe today, just go back to your 5, 10, 15 year old self and ask - what is it that you truly wanted and are you there? If happiness if what we are after why are we chasing our desires? If peace is what we are after then why are we chasing chaos in our everyday life? Freedom comes from within. Personal branding, marketing, selling your business is work. Freedom is not work and neither is vice versa true.
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10 个月William Choi ?? absolutely! Chasing after money and fame can be like running on a treadmill—you work really hard but don’t get anywhere meaningful.
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10 个月I recently had someone approach me with a proposal to get me more followers. To be fair she had done some homework however I pointed out she must have missed my reel about what I think about number chasing when she did her research. If I only have 1 person reading my content and it's making a difference to them then that's OK.
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10 个月Absolutely! Money, wealth, and fame can be tempting motivators, but true fulfillment comes from deeper places.