5 Mistakes Thought Leaders Commit & How to correct them all?

Client - I am a thought leader. However, I am not getting what I deserve. What should I do?

I said Stop committing these mistakes

1) Feeling Shy

2) Underestimating the power of Social Media

3) Not learning the subtle art of Content Marketing

4) Not strategizing their personal brand

5) Not networking CONSISTENTLY

In order to correct the above 5 mistakes - Do the following 5 EASY steps. This will help you create the influence you deserve :

1) Be a sport, be a bravo - go all out and start sharing your thoughts, perspectives, ideas, experiences, insights, and values.

Shed your inhibitions and shyness away.

2) Never underestimate the power of Social Media to help position your thought leadership well.

It is because of Linkedin we now know so many thought leaders in our domains

It is because of Instagram, so many new faces in the fashion industry are recognized.

So figure out what social media platform suits you most and go ahead - start sharing your voice there.

3) Learn the subtle art of content marketing - Content goes a long way.

• Create evergreen content in your domain.
• Focus on learning content creation, content distribution, and content consumption.
• Learn more about the psychology of the audience and play around with content.
• Build your content strategy around your expertise - include case studies etc.
• Check what content format suits your persona most - such as Audio, Video, Text, Image, etc and start creating more content around that.

Don't shy away from creating your content calendars and choose to go ahead with content schedulers if need be.

4) If you haven't done it thus far, start focusing on building your personal brand. It is really important for you to create yourself as a global brand.

Why stick to local when you can truly go global this year.

5) Networking is not a one-time activity. You have to put consistent and bigger efforts into networking with the right set of people on various industry and social platforms.

When you take all above mentioned 5 steps, you grow your thought leadership globally

Client - all right Divya, let us start moving in this direction. Let us work together on an action plan now.

Thoughts??