This originally ran on The Personal Branding Blog. We are all really in sales, no matter what we do, but our approach has had to change from traditional models. Selling has always been about communication and education. 21st century salesmanship leads with building the trust of “who is selling” rather than what they are selling. [...]
Career Transition-Make the Shift Nominated For 2013 Small Business Book Awards
by Deborah Shane on March 6th
Cleveland, OH, [date] – Author Deborah Shane has been nominated for the 2013 Small Business Book Awards in the category of Classics. Her book Career Transition-Make The Shift published in March 2011 is currently a #1 paperback and #2 kindle in career transition on Amazon.com The Small Business Book Awards celebrate the best business books that appeal to entrepreneurs, [...]
Keys to Creating Your Career Success Story
by Deborah Shane on February 12th
This article originally appeared on the Personal Branding Blog. The story of our careers, work and jobs continues to be written and told by all of us living it. 2008-2010 were tumultuous, paradigm shift years that most of us had never known, seen or experienced in our lifetime. We were all forced to deal with change on [...]
6 Reasons Why People Don’t Succeed
by Deborah Shane on January 16th
Shouldn’t success be defined by what we believe, rather than defined for us by what others think? When you look at different people who you believe are successful, what do they do and have in common? America’s Foremost Business Philosopher Jim Rohn believes, “failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. We do not fail overnight. Failure [...]
Something Remarkable Happened Today
by Deborah Shane on January 11th
Reposted with permission from author Emily Bennington. I ate breakfast. I know, I know. That’s hardly remarkable. Except that it was. See I witnessed an act so simple, yet so extraordinary that it not only made my day – but many others as well. It started out as a routine Facebook post: Having breakfast at [...]
Recipe for Success Is Do What You Love
by Deborah Shane on January 3rd
I have been in the small business world for several decades as an educator, sales professional, entrepreneur. At many points, we face challenge, failure, triumph and success. The ability to persevere, I have observed in those that endure and thrive, is driven by a passion and deep belief in what they do, what their calling [...]




















