Hi, this is Alie the Lict and this is Leave Your Mark the podcast where I brew fresh

career advice with some of my most inspiring and successful friends.

It's professional advice that you can action immediately, whether you're just starting out

in your career or well on your way.

With a massive to-do list and a large cup of coffee, I promise that you can get it all done and still

have time to post about it. This is the episode for everyone who sits there and says,

where do I begin? And honestly, sometimes people overthink that because it's not about starting when you have this

massive plan.

It's about dipping your toes into a strategy.

And when it comes to personal branding, a little goes a long way.

So let me help you dip your toes in a little bit at a time. The first thing we're

going to do is we're going to look at our bio wherever we've written it, whether it's on

social media, on LinkedIn, on your website, you're going to give that baby a review. But before we

contemplate the bio, you're going to ask yourself,

in this moment and time, what do I want to be known for right now? What skills do I really want to

hone in on? Then you're going to read your bios and you're going to ask yourself, are these bios working

for me? Are these bios actually messaging what I want to be known for? Now remember, a good

bio is meant to convey your accomplishments, not necessarily your responsibilities. It should start from current. What is happening right now?

What are you doing right now? And then move backwards in time. But above all else, you've got to

tell a great story. No one really wants to read someone's bio, right? But if you write it in a way

where you're bringing people into your journey,

especially on LinkedIn, people will want to continue reading. The next thing I want you to do is

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