📝📜Daily Journal Prompt 66

Subject: Shaping Your Personal Brand - Guided by Marcos Salazar's TED Talk

Hey friends,

Welcome back 👋

Today, we're diving into a topic that's often overlooked or at least undervalued by most people, personal branding. I listened to an interesting TED Talk by social entrepreneur Marcos Salazar, a figure known for his unique insights on building impactful careers and businesses​.

In his presentation, Salazar asks us to consider a pivotal question: Do you want to be the driver of your own reputation, or do you want algorithms and chance to shape your story for you? This is an exciting twist on the traditional view of personal branding, prompting us to reclaim our narrative and define our professional identity​.

Salazar's approach is that true satisfaction in our careers comes not from merely having a personal brand, but from consciously shaping it. It's in this process of intentional brand-building that we discover our unique talents, determine who benefits most from our skills, and articulate our professional mission​. Even when it feels challenging to identify what sets us apart or to express our professional selves, there's a beautiful opportunity for growth and self-discovery.

This brings us to today's journal prompt.

Think about your personal brand. What unique talents and skills do you bring to your professional/personal life? Who can gain the most from what you have to share, and how exactly can you see yourself helping them?

Reflect on these questions, and remember, it's through these introspective moments that we truly evolve. By identifying who we are as a "brand" we can better understand who we are as a person and what things bring us the most happiness that we can share with the world.

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Until our next rendezvous.

With all my heart

Your Friend, Austin ❤✌

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