Keep adding a little bit at a time
Marc W. Halpert
LinkedIn? laureate; 1:1 coach, group trainer, author, speaker, strategic marketing consultant, over 14+ years. I help serious professionals tell WHY they do what they do, making them "amazing-er" than their competitors!
LinkedIn profile renovations require planning, drafting, editing, tweaking, and graphics to best prove the point.
So if you allocated an afternoon to this, think again. It is very time-consuming. It always feels like heavy lifting, but it starts with repetition with smaller weights, crunched repeatedly and handled increasingly well, then advancing upward to larger ones, adding to the overall strength you show.
It’s an investment in your strength: time spent, experience, capability to leap tall buildings in a single bound. But even Clark Kent had to start somewhere.
You should too:
1) Write one section at a time based on the plot plan of your career narrative. Like chapter 1 of your novel, it has to start punchy and catch the imagination and creative thirst of the reader. That’s the purpose of your Headline.
2) Let it cool. Reexamine it when you are fresh, make edits, let it cool again. Repeat.
3) Then chapter 2 is your About section.
4) Then on to your Chapter 3, Experience with each job showing increased sophistication and insight into the harder tasks gray-haired wisdom brings.
5) Keep moving to all your profile sections an ace them all.
Keep at it. It will build. One profile section at a time, in repetition, but in different ways, to get your point across.
Because who absorbs anything just once these days? Keep nipping away at the goal. Since you already know how the profile will end, i.e., being contacting you as the desired effect, keep exploring and expanding the memorable themes in your career story.
Strength comes with practice. And time spent perfecting there.
What we see outwardly is only part of what you possess inwardly. Be strong. Be resolute. Be real.
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2 年Solid advice as always!
Independent LinkedIn? Specialists ? Clients in 21 Countries ? Corporate & 1:1 Coaching ? Top International 50 ? ALL Coaching Is Customized ? LI Speaker ? Conference Attendee Value-Add: Onsite Profile Evaluations
2 年What a perfect analogy, Marc, and so true! Not only guidance to create a more effective result, but taking the opportunity to reflect (and maybe repeat) as you go will always produce better content. Perfect!
As always, thanks for the great advice Marc.
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2 年I'm in the process of updating my LinkedIn profile, too much at a time is definitely "heavy lifting!" When things feel heavy, focus and creativity really suffer.
Financial Literacy Educator with a focus on helping people build generational wealth and achieve financial freedom.
2 年Great post Marc. I have taken your advice and continue to update my profile a section at a time. I revisit it on a continual basis based on feedback I received from a trusted group of professionals.