(Mama said, mama said)”
(Mama said, mama said)”
“A person who exudes great style and personality with confidence and expresses their own style and not letting others influence who they are or want to be.”
I want it all, I want it all,
I want it all, and I want it now
Hi,
So I had to reference a Queen song because I went to see the movie Bohemian Rhapsody and absolutely loved it! What a life Freddy Mercury led. Am not going to discuss him yet (might do that next week) but I want to talk to you about what you want from your career.
The song is about having ambition and a drive to get things done. Brian May wrote the song, which was inspired by his wife, Anita Dobson, who used to say, “I want it all and I want it now.” Dobson is an English television actress.
I wish more women would really go for what they want. More often than not women say this to me: I am not sure what I want, or I don’t really know what I want.
This is really bad because if you can’t even envision what you really want you won’t work for it. We need to take the time and figure out our needs and wants and really go back to what it was that we wanted to achieve. You know, before we got on the career ladder and started to go for other peoples needs and wants.
To me this is step one. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What do you really want? And do you have the confidence and boldness to fearlessly go for it?
You need this confidence because if you lack confidence it will make you aim for less than you want because you don’t think it’s possible to achieve your goals.
So, think about it. What do you really want to achieve in the next 5 years?
XOXO,
Nancy
P.S. BrandedU’s free info day is coming up. Register here if you are ready to let yourself and your career thrive in 2019!
“Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got til its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot”
I have been listening to Joni Mitchell for the past few days. To me, she has on of the most authentic personal brands in music. She is a folk legend and her impact is just unheard of. No-one questions her greatness. Between 1969 and 1974 she wrote songs that have made her the godmother to many female singer-songwriters that followed after her.
She might not have been super famous or had many top-10 hits. But that is not always what is needed to make a deep impact or have influence. I truly believe that there are different ways you can build and manage your career.
As long as you do it authentically.
When rapper Q-Tip sang about her (on Janet Jackson’s 1997 song “Got ‘Til it’s Gone”) “Joni Mitchell never lies,” he meant that she was truthful and authentic.
Yes, so authenticity is key to a personal brand that ROCKS.
But there is another thing that is really important: “You have to find a way to fake it till you become it.”
Whatttttt?!! I hear you say!
Yes, because being authentic is hard work and can take years. Everyone occasionally acts inauthentic. We are human after all. We all do things or say things we regret. So what we have to do is become more aware of our behavior and that takes time. Self-awareness (being honest with yourself) leads to us being more self-confident (believing in yourself). And this all leads to more authentic behavior.
You have to practice it, practice makes perfect.
XOXO,
Nancy
PS. Did you register yet for my info day on the 5th of January? Seems far but it is coming up!