It seems everywhere you turn today, someone’s trumpeting that you ABSOLUTELY must build a personal brand.
That it’s your golden ticket to endless opportunities. Your quick-and-easy meal ticket to success. That you’d be absolutely crazy not to.
But in a land where everything has an opportunity cost, you have to ask: When can it hurt you?
What are the downsides of building a personal brand?
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THE AGENDA FOR TODAY
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02 The 52 Reasons You Shouldn’t Personal Brand
But Becc, Don’t You Have a Personal Brand??
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The 7 Types of People Who Will Tell
You to Personal Brand & Why
What You Should Do Instead
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The 7 Types of People Who Will Tell
You to Personal Brand & Why
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Type #6: People Who Did it As a Leader,
Much Later in Their Career
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Type #7: People Who Never Were an
SDR, Weren’t When They Personally
Branded, or Stayed within the Salestech/
Martech/Sales Training Space from
There on Out in Their Career
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Bucket #1: It Takes Time, Energy, Effort,
& Focus Away from Your Current Role
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14. RISK 1: IT TAKES TIME AWAY FROM YOUR ROLE
YOU HAVE TO DO IT DURING WORK HOURS
IT’S A TRAP, BECAUSE IT’S EASY
IT’S A TRAP, BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE WORKING
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YOU CAN SPEND YOUR TIME IN 1 OF 2 WAYS
YOU SPEND TIME AWAY FROM YOUR ACTUAL JOB
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NONE OF MY TOP-PERFORMERS DID IT.
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THE ONLY WAY TO GET GOOD AT SOMETHING IS BY DOING IT, OR
LEARNING FROM OTHERS HOW TO DO IT… NOT TELL OTHERS
HOW YOU DO IT THE BEST FOR THEIR EDUCATION
NO CORRELATION TO BEING GOOD AT SOMETHING…
AND “PERSONAL BRANDING” ON THAT TOPIC
RISK 1: IT TAKES TIME AWAY FROM YOUR ROLE
18. RISK 2: IT DAMAGES YOU LONG TERM
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THE ARGUMENT THAT YOU’RE “BULLET-PROOF IN
FINDING ANOTHER JOB WITH A BRAND”...
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FUZZIES YOUR IDEA OF HOW SUCCESSFUL YOU ARE
INTERNAL V. EXTERNAL BRAND
4 “A PROPHET ISN’T WELCOME IN THEIR HOME TOWN”
19. RISK 2: IT DAMAGES YOU LONG TERM
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YOU BECOME A CONSULTANT… BEFORE YOU’RE READY.
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YOUR COMPANY DOESN’T LOVE SIDE-HUSTLES
YOU GET A LOT OF “PRESS”, SPOTLIGHT, & ACOLADES FOR IT
PUBLICALLY… WITHOUT ACTUALLY BUILDING THE SKILLS
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SIDE HUSTLES DISTRACT FROM YOUR MAIN FOCUS…
AND THERE’S VALUE TO SINGULAR FOCUS.
20. RISK 2: IT DAMAGES YOU LONG TERM
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BRAND AFTER CONCEPTS, THEN YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO BRAND
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BILL GATES, ANNA WINTOUR, JORDAN PETERSON, BILL JAMES
12 THE ‘COST TO HIRE YOU’ MOVING FORWARD
YOU SHOULD TRY TO GET KNOWN FOR RESULTS INTERNALLY,
OR CONCEPTS EXTERNALLY… BOTH BUILT OFF FOCUSING ON
YOUR CORE CRAFT IN THE DAY TO DAY
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Bucket #3: It Alters Your End-Game… To
Something You Might Not Want
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THERE’S PRESSURE TO BECOME A SPEAKER
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ALL ROADS LEAD TO CONSULTANT - AND UNLESS YOU WANT TO
BE A CONSULTANT, IT DAMAGES YOUR CURRENT ROLE
IT PIGEON HOLES YOU SALESTECH/MARTECH
4 “CEO WITHIN SALES TECH”
RISK 3: IT ALTERS YOUR END GAME
23. RISK 3: IT ALTERS YOUR END GAME
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EVEN IF YOU WANTED TO, EGO GETS IN THE WAY
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YOU CAN ALWAYS PIVOT FROM SALES LEADER, TO BEING A
CONSULTANT WHEN YOU’RE READY
YOU CAN’T PIVOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND
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Bucket #4: The Results that You Do Get,
Aren’t What You Wanted
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25. RISK 4: THE RESULTS YOU DO GET…
AREN’T WHAT YOU WANTED
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MOST INBOUND LEADS THAT DO COME IN…
AREN’T THE RIGHT OR YOU SELL INTO &/OR PERSON
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YOU GET CONSULTING GIG OFFERS…
WHICH TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR JOB
YOU GET ASKED TO DO WEBINARS…
WHICH TAKE TIME AWAY FROM YOUR JOB
26. RISK 4: THE RESULTS YOU DO GET…
AREN’T WHAT YOU WANTED
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SPENDING TIME ON MARKETING ABILITIES… GIVES YOU
MARKETING EXPERTISE & CAN LEAD TO A MARKETING OUTCOOME
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EVEN IF THEY ARE THE RIGHT PERSON & ORG…
THEY’RE USUALLY OUTSIDE OF TERRITORY
“PERSONAL BRANDING” PREPS YOU TO BE A GREAT MARKETER,
NOT A GREAT SALES REP
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Bucket #5: It Damages Your Ability to Be
an Effective Content-Creator Long Term
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28. WHEN YOU DO RUN OUT OF THINGS TO SAY….
YOU START TALKING ABOUT ‘PERSONAL BRAND’
WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF PERSONAL BRAND… YOU START GIVING
“YOUR STORY”, LIFE LESSONS, TRAITS, & “BEING VULNERABLE”.
LOOK AT KIM KARDASHIAN… ‘BUSINESS WOMAN’
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EVEN IF YOU DO WANT TO BE A CONSULTANT..
YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON YOUR CRAFT
IF YOU “PERSONAL BRAND” EARLY IN YOUR CAREER…
YOU RUN OUT OF THINGS TO SAY
RISK 5: IT DAMAGES YOUR ABILITY TO
BECOME AN EFFECTIVE CONTENT CREATOR
29. YOU CAN’T PIVOT EXPERTISE (SALES TO CTO)
TO HAVE CTO EXPERTISE, IT TAKES A LOT
EVEN IF YOU BUILD THAT UP, WHEN YOU MOVE ORGS, YOU’D
HAVE TO PIVOT AGAIN TO THE NEXT EXPERTISE
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“PERSONAL BRAND” ON SOCIAL, REWARDS LACK OF DEPTH
RISK 5: IT DAMAGES YOUR ABILITY TO
BECOME AN EFFECTIVE CONTENT CREATOR
EVEN IF YOU DO WANT TO BE A CONSULTANT..
IT’S AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR ORG
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IF YOU CHANGE JOBS…
PEOPLE WILL WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU
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IF YOU CO-BRAND WITH A COMPANY…
THE COMPANY STAYS WITH YOU & BRAND STAYS BEHIND
“PERSONAL BRAND” FINDS IT’S ROOTS IN NARCISSISM
RISK 6: ADHOC SIDE EFFETS
32. RISK 6: ADHOC SIDE EFFETS
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PLEASE JUST DON’T FREAKING DO IT.
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YOU COULD GET BLOWN UP PUBLICALLY
IT’S A LOT OF PRESSURE.. IN FORMATIVE YEARS
34. BUT BECC, DIDN’T YOU BUILD A “PERSONAL BRAND”??
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I DID IT STARTING AT 35, WITH A BACKGROUND IN ALL ROLES..
AND AT SALESTECH/MARTECH COMPANIES
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THERE’S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “A BRAND” & “TO BRAND”
I NEVER “PERSONAL BRANDED”
4 I WAS ALWAYS IN SALESTECH… SO “BEST CASE SCENARIO”
35. BUT BECC, DIDN’T YOU BUILD A “PERSONAL BRAND”??
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FIN.
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I’M NOW A TRAINER/CONSULTANT.
LET’S SAY IT’S TRUE & EVEN IF I DID…
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LEADING INDICATOR..
DEFN. AN INDICATOR OF SUCCESS THAT
PREDICTS FUTURE EVENTS & OUTCOMES
● INPUTS
● INDEPENDENT OF OTHER INDICATORS
● DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF LEANING &
LAGGING INDICATORS
● TYPICALLY HARD TO MEASURE
● DIFFICULT TO DEFINE (EX. EMAIL QUALITY)
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LEANING INDICATOR.. (COINCIDENT INDICATORS)
DEFN. AN INDICATOR OF SUCCESS IN REAL
TIME THAT IS ANALYZED AS IT OCCURS TO
CLARIFY EVENTUAL LAGGING INDICATORS
● MIDPUTS
● DEPENDENT ON A LEADING INDICATOR EVENT
● ANALYZED IN REAL TIME (AS THEY OCCUR)
● CAN NOT BE OPTIMIZED FOR IN ISOLATION
● CLARIFY THE STATE OF THE OPERATION
● EX. EMAIL OPEN RATES OR RESPONSE RATES
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LAGGING INDICATOR..
DEFN. AN INDICATOR OF SUCCESS THAT CAN ONLY
HAPPEN AFTER AN EVENT (LI) THAT CLARIFIES AND
CONFIRMS A PATTERN IS HAPPENING OVER TIME
● OUTPUTS
● DEPENDENT ON A LEADING INDICATOR EVENT
● ANALYZED AFTER AN EVENT
● CAN BE OPTIMIZED FOR IN ISOLATION
● CONFIRM THAT A PATTERN IS HAPPENING
● EX. BOOKED MEETINGS
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DEFN. PROBLEM WITH A TOOL OR A PROCESS
● EX. YOUR ALARM CLOCK IS BROKEN
#2 BUSINESS PROBLEM..
#3 BUSINESS IMPACT..
#4 ROOT CAUSE..
● EX. YOU’RE LATE TO WORK BECAUSE THE ALARM IS BROKEN
DEFN. BUSINESS RESULT OF THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM
● EX. YOU’RE GOING TO BE FIRED IF YOU’RE LATE AGAIN
DEFN. IMPACT OF THE BUSINESS PROBLEM TO THAT PERSON OR ORG
DEFN. THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM
● EX. THE WIRES ARE CROSSED INSIDE THE CLOCK
#1 TECHNICAL PROBLEM..