This post originally ran on the Personal Branding Blog. Lack of charisma can be fatal. Jenny Holzer I couldn’t agree more. With all the talking about, writing about and discussion about personal branding, this personal magnetism or charisma is already inside of you and part of the DNA personality you were born with. In Developmental Psychologist Jan Mercer’s [...]
Keys For Creating Your Career Success Story
by Deborah Shane on March 20th
This post originally ran 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 [...]
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, [...]
Make Sense Out of Change and Join The Dance
by Deborah Shane on February 26th
I’m going to go off on a little riff today. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. ~Alan Watts I found this quote by British philosopher Alan Watts, which grabbed me and really perked me up because of how simple, and sound [...]
A New Years Message Just For You!
by Deborah Shane on December 28th
Be kind today and everyday, in any way you can. A smile, a word, a gesture to show you understand. This year has flown by in lightening speed, We navigated the storms and re-evaluated our needs. So many challenges with so many solutions, It all comes down to excellent execution. This year has shown me [...]
4 Ideas for Handling Criticism
by Deborah Shane on December 17th
This post is reprinted with the permission of Andy Robinson. Too many of us allow criticism to slow us down or, many times, stop us cold in our tracks. Dealing with criticism can be difficult sometimes, but we should not allow others’ opinion detract us from our intended actions, goals and objectives. ALWAYS make it [...]




















