Comments on: Personal Branding: Be Aware of Your Pigeonhole – It’s Hard to Switch

By: Personal Branding Intro | Smartlife

Personal Branding Intro | Smartlife — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:12:41 +0000

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By: Claire Del

Claire Del — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:25:12 +0000

Personal brands and pigeonholes are something I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about too – its facinating: particularly in different environments… small town vs city vs www!

We have ever growing opportunities to add depth and breadth to the self we present, but if we show too many slices of ourselves there’s a risk we could just dilute the prominence of our most important strengths.

In a personal brand, perhaps the answer to navigate between avoiding a pigeonhole and being too fractured is congruency and giving your values visibility.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:28:53 +0000

Interesting post, but there is a risk that people mistake fame for success. If a famous non-fiction writer produces a fiction book, does it have to be a bestseller to be a success? Or can it be a creative achievement, a fantastic journey – even if only a handful of people read it?

By: DMuffin

DMuffin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:11:58 +0000

I think it’s important to remember this, particularly when carving out a place for yourself online. I’ve recently had to face branding myself as I’m branching out into freelance writing.

It’s hard to come up with something you feel personally connected to, is memorable, professional, and appropriate! I don’t think this post could’ve come at a better time for me. It helps to validate my choices and path, so thank you!

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personal branding, branding | Passwater dot Com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:47:16 +0000

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Liquidmatrix Security Digest » Security Briefing - January 20th — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:58:56 +0000

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By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:36:05 +0000

You’re so right abuot pigeon holing. I think we form our ideas of other people within the first 3 seconds of meeting them for the first time.

Talk about judging a book by its cover.

Once formed it takes much longer to change ones pigeon hole.

I think it’s also important to think how we brand ourselves to ourselves.

By: Antonio Fisher II

Antonio Fisher II — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:53:12 +0000

I have recently been having some introspective thought about this subject..I really started noticing how different people treat me differently..I have concluded that their perception of me is based on the experiences they have had with me…some laud me and some are disappointed with me…I have also started to notice that I do not like the way some people have pigeonholed me, however i also realized i cant really be mad at them since I have given them the very perception that I do not want them to have…..As of lately I have had serious inner battles between who I feel I am on the inside,who I am becoming and who I will be in the future vs. Who I have been and what people think of me…..I guess my goal now is to get that person on the inside to manifest himself in a vibrant and dynamic way for others to see…….Does any body have any practical steps?

By: Mihail

Mihail — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:23:08 +0000

I believe this can prove to be helpful as awareness gain. No matter what, people will build those images and more than that we can hardly control those. “Perception is reality”.
Awareness though is good :)

By: Mike Masters

Mike Masters — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:37:40 +0000

I have been struggling with my pigeon hole for a while now. As you can see with the above url I have settled on something a little risque. I have at least insulted myself a bit with a pen name and even gone as far as to change my facebook name. My confusion lies in how much I should allow this online personality to infiltrate my real life? How much person to person contact actually builds a blog?