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The Power of Personal Branding
Personal Branding is the intentional pursuit of gaining knowledge of ones strengths, abilities and talents. It’s attaining clarity of who you are, where you are going and delivering a message of mastery that will paint a mental picture of your true self to your audience.” Personal Branding is giving voice to the world about your purpose, mission or calling in life.

Personal Branding is a strategy behind many of the world's most successful people. They create change and influence on a monumental level. You too can set yourself up for success by developing your own Personal Brand that will not only influence how others think about you, but why they trust you. Understanding the principles of Personal Branding will help you market your specialized gifts and have others recognize you as their number one resource for information and purchase choice.

How to Create a Timeless Personal Brand
Learn the secrets of creating a timeless personal brand by looking at the lives of Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Oprah WInfrey. Learn how they were able to transcend their obstacles, fears and doubts in order to create a powerful and amazing brand that span various markets, cultures, demographics and classes.


How to Recognize Your Life's Purpose
Did you know that you have a purpose for your life and that you were created to solve a problem. Within you contains the solution to that problem and you were given all the necessary tools (talents, gifts, abilities, attitude, experiences, knowledge, desire, etc) to fulfill it. The secret to a fulfilled life is when one knows why they exist. When knowledge of true-self exists, you begin to see life in a different manner and begin to live your life according to your purpose.


Understanding and Releasing Your Potential

Potential is untapped power. It’s the very thing that desires to be released if only you allow it to. Potential is the part of you that desires and seeks growth, advancement, improvement, achievement and everything else related to you that hungers for change in your life. It is your potential that will propel you towards your greatness and fulfillment of your destiny.


How to Self-Promote and Market Your Personal Brand (Internet, Print, Social Media, Word of Mouth, Book, etc.)
A. There are a plethora of tools available to you to assist you in establishing a name for yourself in the marketplace. Like no other time in the world is it beneficial to brand yourself as the specialist in a given field of expertise and knowledge. Self promotion and positioning yourself effectively is what I will assist you with. We’ll discuss the various avenues of self promotion and find your best voice to showcase who you are and what you do to an audience that needs you.

B. The world is a different place than it was 10 years ago. Information is readily available to us via various streams of communication media. Internet, cell phones, blogging, social networking, websites, IP Phones, podcasts, instant messaging, news and radio is just the tip of the mass communication iceberg that we tap into on a daily basis. With all the various types of communication outlets that we have at our fingertips, it's important to maximize the opportunities available to us to effectively promote and market your personal brand, product or service to the world.

Technology is the catalyst that has brought communication to the forefront of our lives and has changed not only how we do business with one another but now serves as a pre-requisite or qualifying indicator in determining if we should do business with this person. The vision of our technology forefathers is absolutely mind-boggling to say the least and as individuals and companies continue to create new and efficient ways of communicating with one another, it's important that we understand how to use technology to give us the results we are looking for.

As a degreed Educational Technology Specialist, I am fortunate enough to use technology on a daily basis to express my personal brand image, build my business, maximize sales, create leverage opportunities and reach thousands of people worldwide.  You can do the same. If you want to get into the digital technology game you must first understand the rules and learn how to play. Partner with me and learn the secrets of promoting your expertise using technology that is readily available to you. This engagement is designed for anyone who wishes to increase credibility, visibility and reputation within their industry using technology tools and resources.


Presentation/Speaking Coaching
What do leaders, business owners, managers, pastors, coaches, professors, athletes and news reporters all have in common? 
They all speak to the public and they have a specific audience they are speaking to. To be an effective speaker by owning your story, it’s highly important that you speak with passion, conviction, and competence.  Speaking is an rewarding experience that creates opportunity if you are able to present content effectively. Learn the tools of speaking to an audience with confidence and eliminate the fear that is typically associated with public speaking.


How to Create a Vision for your Life and Fulfill it
Vision is the ability to visit yourself in the future and make plans to get there while you are living in the present”. 
Vision is time travel to your destination and it propels you to fulfill the purpose of your destiny. It is typically associated with a calling you have to produce or accomplish something unique to you. Without a vision for your life, you will often live a life of mediocrity; eliminating the possibilities to express your gifts, talents, potential and reason for existing. Catch a vision for your life today and begin to answer the questions to who, what, when, where and why?


How to be an Effective Leader in Today's Society
A. I believe a leader is more than what a person does, but more-so what a person is.  A leader is a person who has the spirit of leadership and they express their responsibilities with a sense of valued ownership and integrity. If you are looking to be a leader of influence, it’s important that you understand your strengths, values, passions, purpose, convictions and have a vision for your life and others. It is also critically important that you inspire those whom you lead. “You Cannot Influence Who You Do Not Inspire”.
Work with me in becoming a leader of influence by harnessing the tools of leadership.

B. Conviction is the derivative of the word "convinced". To be convinced of something means that you have been persuaded to believe a certain thing and therefore act upon that conviction with assurance. Your conviction produces an internal power and strength that has a direct correlation to the way you communicate and how people perceive you. We don't hear much about conviction today and it could be because we struggle to find leaders who have this unique trait. It could also very well be because the people we believe to be leaders don't embrace what I call the "Spirit of Leadership". The spirit of leadership has little to do with talent, skill or knowledge but has everything to do about our attitude towards leadership. It's about how we approach leadership,  think about leadership and value leadership. True leaders do not seek or advertise for people to follow them. People follow because they have been inspired and they recognize the commitment to a sort of "Code of Ethics" rather than a personal agenda or endeavor.


Jesus Christ (The Mentor, The Ultimate Personal Brand)
We all need someone who can keep us accountable for our actions. In this day and age of misappropriated values, strayed priorities and shattered expressions of self worth, it’s important that we have someone who can provide biblical based solutions to our everyday problems. Finding a mentor can be difficult at times but as Martin Luther King Jr. said...”Someone’s got to do it”. My discipleship/mentorship program is bible based and serves as the foundational core for support. In no way, shape or form do I claim to have the answers for every situation, but I do believe the Bible is a great resource for finding answers and that is exactly what I plan to do.


How to Manage Fear and Step out of your Comfort Zone
Fear cripples action. Fear controls the mind. Fear limits our potential. Fear creates sickness. Fear creates doubt. Fear prevents success. Fear creates procrastination. Fear is opportunities natural assassin. Fear is the fertilizer that makes resentment grow.
Fear is the only thing standing in your way of reaching your destination. It’s time to tackle fear to the ground and give it no mercy.
What do you fear today? Let’s talk about it and find ways of controlling and managing it.


How to Identify Your Strengths and Weaknesses

A. You have strengths. Your strengths could manifest physically, mentally, emotionally, creatively, strategically, spiritually or many other ways. To identify your strengths, you must take notice of what you do well and the results you obtain. The opposite of a strength is a weakness. You do have weaknesses and you cannot do everything well. To effectively know thyself, you must be able to identity your strengths and weaknesses. Knowing thyself reaps great rewards and produces a peaceful contentment because it clearly gives you boundaries as to what's possible and what is not. Work with me to identify your strengths and weaknesses and begin to see yourself in a position of influence based upon your strengths.

B. Only a small percentage of the millions of people who live on this planet will experience and fulfill their true potential. The reason why is because many of us have never been taught that we were created to grow and be fruitful in every area of our life. For many reasons (which we'll identity and discuss) we have been programmed to believe that our life is of no value and we do not have what it takes to be called a great person or make great contributions to our society. We have laid down our goals and dreams and substituted excellence for mediocrity. Our lack of understanding between "wants and needs" has skewed our perception to what's really important in life and we have forfeited the very purpose of our existence for a false sense of security.

In order to experience and unleash our potential, it's critical that we look at our lives without blinders on. In order to be a person of greatness, it requires that we understand what's inside of us (potential) and what is necessary to unleash it (vision, permission and focus). Get excited and come prepared to understand and learn 7 Potential Principles that will evoke thought, action and change in your life.


How to make a Successful Career Transition from your current place of employment or lack thereof
A. Transition is a natural flow of any given process over time. A caterpillar transitions into a majestic butterfly. A seed transitions into a beautiful flower, and a newborn baby transitions into a healthy young adult. Career transitioning is similar in concept, but a major distinction between the two is that you have a choice to change what your career will be. Career transitioning is about considering your options and pursuing the very thing that you will find fulfillment doing using your unique gifts, talents and abilities. Career transition is never an easy process but it is very rewarding.  We’ll discuss career alternatives and establish fundamental and unique ways that will support your goals and dreams during this transition.

B. In a world of change and uncertainty, most of us at one time or another has felt the need to change jobs or careers. It is no coincidence that most people in our society change jobs at at least 7 times in their lifetime. What's the reason for this? What are people looking for? How does society influence our decisions to desire change? We'll talk about this and more. You will learn the difference between a job, career, occupation and calling. You will also learn the various differences between a dead-end job, stepping stone job and what I call a "dream job". With current job related statistics you will be able to find where you stand in the midst of your own job related concerns and challenges and be given the tools to effectively help you move into the direction of fulfillment and purpose.


How to stay Focused, Energized and Reach your goals.
The most successful people are always people who have one element in common. This element is that of focus. Focus is the ability to pursue something with tunnel vision. Focus is consistent concentration and it is required if you plan on accomplishing a goal or achieve something great. Those who are able to focus well have also established a priority system in their life. Their priorities are the gauge for determining what is important to them and what isn’t. This gauge is the filter through which decisions are often made. In working with me, I’ll assist in helping you find focus and achieve clarity of purpose of your priorities today.


Personal Image Branding through professional Graphic/Web Design
A. Design Matters! Rather you realize or not, design matters. Professional graphic and web design is one key element of your personal brand arsenal. Good design delivers a message of excellence and it speaks volumes to the audience that you market your services or products to. Good design tells a story and the way it is constructed, created and manipulated has an impact on how people perceive you. As a professional award-winning graphic/we designer, this once considered ideology is now a fact. Design speaks! What creative message through your own marketing materials are you portraying to your clients? Need help on expressing the correct message? If so, get ready for another level.

B. Presentation is everything! First impressions matter! Excellent design creates opportunity!
Presenting yourself in a professional manner through the use of captivating print design, web design and effective brand marketing strategies will set the tone for your individuality and bring in the type of people you are looking to do business with.

Design communication is a powerful tool. How we communicate is just as important as what we communicate. Visual Communication sets the expectation for what is to come. It creates mood and emotion and effectively translates written words, ideas and thoughts into a visual storyboard. Words on paper or screen can only go so far. In this day and age you need to communicate with images to tell your story.

Receive my secrets of design in order to deliver a powerful message that encourages others to strongly consider you as a leading specialist or vendor. I’ll share my resources to get you moving in the right direction and will identify the tools you need for success.

If you are the CEO of a company, professional speaker, marketing manager, sales manager, professional consultant, business owner, entrepreneur or someone looking for a career change, it's absolutely critical to express your brand in the most professional way possible. I'll discuss logo design, business systems, websites, PowerPoint presentations, newsletters, commercials, web advertising, do's and don't of design and much more. I'll also educate you on the 5 foundational elements that need to be represented in any design (typography, color, scale, composition and arrangement).