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[Ep. 45] Personal Brand Comparison: Late to the race and the lane is crowded by Amanda Miller Littlejohn : Personal Branding Coach and PR Strategist

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn On today's episode, I help social psychologist Veronica Womack reframe her fear of self promotion, address her behind the scenes mindset and create a plan to build her personal brand beyond academia through writing and speaking.

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com Have you ever hesitated to reach out to an old friend or colleague because you felt guilty for falling out of touch? Or maybe you wondered if the person would remember you, or care to connect at all after "all this time"? I've personally been in that position and I've also watched clients struggle to put themselves out there and make the first move to re-engag...

[Ep. 42] Deferred not denied: keep making your lists by Amanda Miller Littlejohn : Personal Branding Coach and PR Strategist

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/lyris Atlanta-based DJ Lyris talks about the process of turning a passion project into a new income stream. Lyris discusses how paying attention to what makes her happy becomes more important after you've put in so much time into a day job. After watching her excitement around her passion for music grow, she gradually began making the shift to spend more of he...

http://www.packageyourgeniusacademy.com/program - Tiffany McDuffie shares her journey from corporate accounting to Purposeful Play, her Milwaukee-based sports and education camp.

http://www.packageyourgeniusacademy.com/program Meico Whitlock of Mindful Techie on his journey from his 9-5 to full-time entrepreneurship Meico Whitlock, a DC-based mindful productivity coach, answered the call of freedom. He was a member of cohort II of my signature personal branding group training program – Package Your Genius Academy. Meico and I caught up to discuss how he planned to take the...

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/hadiya Hadiya Williams, a DC-based artist and maker, answered the call of creativity and entrepreneurship. The accomplished graphic designer and founder of Black Pepper Paperie was a member of cohort III of my signature personal branding group training program - Package Your Genius Academy. Hadiya and I caught up to discuss how she's made art her business - sh...

http://wp.me/p3AFdW-Ug Joy Hutton Lacy - aka The Restaurant Girl is the founder of Joy of Consulting. Joy was a member cohort III of my signature #personalbranding group training program - Package Your Genius Academy. Joy and I caught up to discuss her business and brand. She's an organizational development consultant and business operations strategist who helps small businesses put better back-en...

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com If it feels like you do a lot but nothing seems to ever really get done, it may be time to tweak your productivity routine. In episode 41 we sit down with Meico Whitlock of the Mindful Techie to talk about how we can set clear priorities, bring more mindfulness to our days and get refocused on our goals.  Meico Marquette Whitlock is the Founder and CEO of Min...

The world is telling you who you are, where you get traction, where you get results and what people think you have the credibility to teach, offer or share. But are you listening? In this episode I take you through two different examples of women who failed to see the value the world was mirroring back to them, and how I helped them course correct. You may learn from their examples and be inspired...

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com On episode 39, we hear from Connor Benjamin Littlejohn, aka DJ Connor B on Soundcloud and Twitter. Connor is an 8 year old music phenom (and my son) - a pianist, composer and producer who has already jammed with the likes of Grammy award-winning Robert Glasper - his musical idol. Connor talks about finding his passion for music as early as 2 years of age, why...

I recently started an accountability group for creative writing and one of our members as already shown me how powerful accountability can be when you're on the cusp of new. Mentioned in the episode - our 12 week accountability personal branding program is open for enrollment. http://www.packageyourgeniusacademy.com/program

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast Therapist-in-residence Dr. Reisha Moxley joins us for another episode in our Psychology of Success series. This week we discuss impostor syndrome, feeling guilty for being paid to do what comes effortlessly to us, and why your work is not at all about you.

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast Does your dream have a list of prerequisites? I.e. "I have to have x,y and z in place before I can do what I really want to do..."? How many times have you heard credible advice from coaches and experts that confirmed your thoughts that you weren't in a position to move forward on your ideas? I suspect that we subconsciously seek out confirmation so we...

How did your childhood experiences shape your relationship to achievement? How do you go after praise, and how do you process praise and applause once you receive it? On this episode of Package Your Genius, we have therapist Dr. Reisha Moxley (our therapist in residence)back for another special episode in this series on the mindset shifts necessary to claim your biggest dreams. Because as you know...

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast When was the last time you felt in over your head or out of your depth about something in your life or business? What was your first response? Did you try to figure it out on your own, keep pushing blindly forward despite your limitations? Or did you find someone who could help you figure out where you were going wrong? In this episode of Package Your...

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast Therapist in residence Dr. Reisha Moxley joins Amanda as a co-host on this episode of Package Your Genius. Amanda and Reisha discuss the difficult feelings that can come up during the holiday season, how to deal with sadness, dissolved relationships and friendships, what to do with feelings of discouragement when you haven't reached your goals and proc...

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast Are you doing the work for the applause? Or are you out here trying to make an impact? How many times have you looked over your shoulder just to see who was there waiting to pat you on the back? Or, when was the last time that you checked your podcast stats (guilty!) or website stats and got discouraged when the numbers weren't where you thought they s...

[Ep. 31] Are you prioritizing connection? by Amanda Miller Littlejohn : Personal Branding Coach and PR Strategist

Have you ever wondered what it takes to turn your homemade product into a product line, then a full-fledged company? Gwen Jimmere was a new mom with a big idea who did just that. When she set out to simplify her hair care routine, add valuable hours back to her schedule and decrease the ingredients in her beauty regimen, she stumbled upon a product that would quickly become a household favorite fo...

It's important that you're building your personal brand on a strong foundation. But it's easy to look at what others are doing and click "copy - paste". But if you try to build your brand around someone else's expertise and not your own, it's going to be tough going. What do you have the credibility to share? What do you have the credibility to coach others through? What do you have the credibilit...

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast Warning: personal story ahead. The year I started my business was one of the hardest years of my entire life. It was the year that I became a mother and despite the joys of motherhood, my personal life was a mess. You see, all of these major life events just so happened to coincide with the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the economy was crumbling aro...

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast Are you constantly held back by fear? Crippled by self-doubt? Have you been more loyal to your fears than to your dreams? It may be time for you start PLAYING BIG. In today's episode, I had the absolute privilege of interviewing women's leadership expert and bestselling author Tara Mohr who wrote the book Playing Big. I discovered Tara's ideas while li...

http://www.amandamillerlittlejohn.com/podcast What do you do when you've identified your genius, decided to package it but somehow find yourself derailed by your fears? Unfortunately, this is something that I see often with people that I talk to in my capacity as a personal branding coach. Before you can move into your brand and be who you want to be, you have to slay your internal dragons and pus...