How To Brand Yourself On Social Media
Almost everyone has a social media account. Some of us have more than one, perhaps two, or even three and counting accounts. There are many reasons why people start a social media account. Amongst the most common one is to get connected with friends (and perhaps colleagues) and see the latest happenings in their lives. Besides the social element of keeping in touch, I would also use social media to start my personal brand and get noticed. Why so? If you don’t already know, recruiters and HR people will almost always do a background check on potential candidates before inviting …
How To Build Your Personal Brand On Google
Fact: The King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley recorded more than 600 songs throughout his career. But do you know how many songs did he actually write? Not a single one! Not “Jailhouse Rock”. Not even “Hound Dog”! The King was just a great performer. All he did was to find great songwriters for his biggest hits. My point is this – You don’t have to do everything yourself. Elvis didn’t need to write his own songs to become one of the biggest rockstars of all time. He just leveraged on the right platform. Similarly in our case. Let …
3 Tips To Boost Your Personal Branding On Zoom
With virtual being the primary and preferred mode of communication for companies, organisations, schools and individuals, the big question many of you have is: how do you build your personal brand on Zoom? Let me share some useful and practical insights on what I have done to boost my personal branding online. #1: Use A Customised Virtual Background If you don’t already know, the Zoom video chat app allows users to create a virtual background. Now what’s a virtual background? To put it simply, a virtual background is any desired image of your choice. Examples include your recent beach holiday, …
How To Build Your Personal Branding In Singapore
Shakespeare once said: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet” I first read this hauntingly beautiful line in my literature class during my secondary school days and it has stuck in my head since then. But now I beg to differ. If a rose is not called a rose, it would have the same “market” value as it carries. It would also not be the symbol of love. Here’s a classic example I like to use. Tell me what you think of each of them. – – – – …
Why Personal Branding Helps In Career Success
I used to think my life was a tragedy, but now I realise it’s a Shakespearean comedy. Hi, my name is Lionel Lim… …let me share a short story about myself… My father had passed away from cancer. I became head of the family unwillingly. All the bills, payments, expenses, expectations came to me. I fell into depression as I hated my life and could not cope with this new role which I did not ask for. Plus I hated my job… …and I was told during one of my annual health checkups by the doctor I had high blood …
Personal Grooming Workshop For Financial Advisors
Selling is a process that all of us engage in many times in our lives, yet we take it for granted. We do it on a daily basis – whether we are selling products, services, concepts or ourselves. The point I want to highlight is that anybody, whether in business or social life, can “sell” yourself far more successfully than you can ever imagine. It only involves the subtle manipulation of your dressing. There is no question about it – professionals spend more time on their dressing and put their outfits together more carefully than the amateurs. To the great …
Lionel Lim Celebrates 10 Years of Business Excellence
It’s often being said that most new businesses don’t make it past the first year. I was initially fearful as well when I started my entrepreneurship journey in 2009. But I told myself I only live once. And since this is my life, let me be in the driver’s seat. And in the blink of an eye, here I am a decade later. I recently passed my 10th year work anniversary…with no fanfare, no celebrations, no parties. Honestly, I can’t believe it’s been a decade since that decision I made back then to just do it. It’s been an exciting …
Singapore Website Awards Winner Lionel Lim
Held tonight at the Lifelong Learning Institute, the Singapore Website Awards 2018 recognises the efforts of both website owners and designers in different award categories in the past year. When the results from the independent judging panel were released, I was pleasantly shocked. This website (yes this one which you are scrolling, reading and emailing me about right now) swept two awards – one in the popularity category and one in the technical category. But trust me – I was never the most popular kid in school. Studious kid? Perhaps. Brainy kid? Perhaps. But popular kid? Never. Tonight has changed …
How To Build Your Leadership Brand
Like it or not, we will all become leaders one day as we climb the corporate ladder. That is a fact. Whether you have a team under you or you are mentoring a group of interns. Interestingly, leadership requires distinct behaviours and attitudes. It does not operate the same as how you may operate now. Think about this – before you are a leader, success is all about growing your own career. But once you become a leader, success is all about growing others. In this leadership branding workshop specially curated for the insurance industry, attendees included both the seasoned …
Radio 938 Interview Live A Slice of Life With Lionel Lim
Thank you Radio 938 Live for the invitation. Despite this being my third time on national radio, I’m still excited for a few reasons. Naturally, it’s a different feeling as I’m visiting the brand new Mediacorp campus at Stars Avenue. Looking at the swanky silvery metallic façade and comparing it to the old premises at Caldecott Hill, I’m fortunate to have memories of both places as each exudes a different vibe. Secondly, of course, I’ll be on air with radio host Eugene Loh of “A Slice of Life” fame, the popular motivational radio programme in Singapore. It’s always fun to …