What Does a Personal Brand Really Mean?

Anyone can tell us nice things when we’re around, but how many people say nice things when we aren’t around? ???

It’s easier to tell someone something nice, because it avoids a direct confrontation, and most people don’t like confrontations. ????

However, when someone is not in direct contact, it’s so much easier to start saying all the bad stuff that’s on your mind. ???

Let’s look at online trolls. ??

If you check a comment section on any piece of news, you’ll always see conflicting reactions. ??????

Different opinions are great for keeping a balance in this world, but give those same people the chance to meet with the person they are talking bad about, and they’d rather have a friendly chat or even have a fun time. ??

If you see anyone who is successful at what they do, they probably know a thing or two about what they are doing, right? ??

At the same time, you’ll always see someone who is “hating” on their success. ??

Why is that? ??

Well, simply said, do 1000 good things and people might remember. Do 1 mistake and people will surely remember. ??

Is that such a bad thing? Not necessarily, because it also depends on how big that mistake is and more importantly, what was your intention. ??

If people know your intentions are good, they won’t care that much. However, if those 1000 good things were not authentic, 1 mistake can outweigh all the previous things. ??

That is why, in most cases, we’ll always go only as far as our true intentions. ??

As we see even to this day, Bill Gates didn’t become rich and famous for his desire to achieve those particular things. It was rather a byproduct of a pursuit to create something that would impact all humanity. ???

Did he make mistakes along the way? Sure he did. And did that do harm to his personal brand? ??

Not really. Because as we can see, his intentions have always been to give back and make a positive impact. ??

Do good, but first, think of doing good. Imagine if all of us had the best intentions for the people around us.??

Personal brand is a fancy term nowadays, but it basically means who you really are, both when people are looking and also when they are not looking. ????

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