http://www.gingertreetraining.co.uk/blog on graduates & personal branding Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:00:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Read a fascinating article the other day about Malcolm Gladwell's new book 'Outliers: The Story of Success' in which he talks about hugely talented and successful people not being born as geniuses but rather developing their talents through some very serious practice. He says: This idea - that excellence at a ... http://www.gingertreetraining.co.uk/blog/2008/12/10/10000-hours/ Just been reading the latest update from www.trendwatching.com  If you are thinking of starting a business this is a great site to sign up to as it keeps you abreast of what is happening in the world - especially in the areas of consumer buying trends. The latest free e-bulletin focuses on ... http://www.gingertreetraining.co.uk/blog/2008/04/02/trendwatching/ I am about to do some more branding sessions with graduate entrepreneurs - or should I say solopreneurs or minipreneurs (there are so many lovely variations on the 'preneur' word nowadays according to the latest trendwatching briefing) - and I decided to do some research around freelance photographers and their ... http://www.gingertreetraining.co.uk/blog/2008/03/10/online-brand-identity/ Incidentally, at the Reading workshop, when looking at goals I asked the students - If you knew you couldn't fail, what would you do with your life? They all said this question really opened up their thinking. That's what a bit of NLP reframing does for you. The other one ... http://www.gingertreetraining.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/a-little-nlp-technique/ Last week I spent a great afternoon introducing some Reading University students to the Personal Branding process and afterwards, doing my usual self-reflective analysis of the session, I decided that the section on Values needed working on. Values are so important to the way we live our lives. They are ... http://www.gingertreetraining.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/a-change-of-values/ Just heard that I was successful in my application to become a Learning Fellow of the University (see previous posts). Yippee! Am really chuffed because you can only have a Fellowship if you can prove you are an excellent teacher. So now it's official - I am an excellent teacher. ... http://www.gingertreetraining.co.uk/blog/2007/12/14/i-got-it/ Well, I did my best at my interview but I had forgotten how quickly the time flies by. I felt like I had said almost nothing. I also made a bit of a boo-boo in the first few minutes by being a bit too relaxed (though I had been told ... http://www.gingertreetraining.co.uk/blog/2007/12/10/post-interview-stress-disorder/ I have an interview tomorrow for a Learning Fellowship at the university where I work. It's funny really but you would think that someone who does the sort of work I do would sail through interviews without a single twitch or moment of blankness. Not so. As I prepare for ... http://www.gingertreetraining.co.uk/blog/2007/12/06/interview-nerves/ This is quite clever. The elements of Personal Branding based on the Periodic table. Click on the image to go to original. Built by Kolbrener, a corporate branding agency http://www.gingertreetraining.co.uk/blog/2007/10/24/elements-of-branding/ This week I am going to be talking to a bunch of media students at the university about the importance of their final year project for their future careers. Sound strange? Well, when applying for jobs in the graduate labour market you have to be able to make yourself stand ... http://www.gingertreetraining.co.uk/blog/2007/09/24/final-year-projects-and-future-careers/