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	<description>Where Small Business Entrepreneurs Discover Their Divine Personal Brand</description>
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		<title>Communicating Exactly What You Do In Your Elevator Speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 11:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Do You Say When Someone Asks, &#8220;So, what do you do?&#8221; Watch this video to find out how to create a magnetic elevator speech that allows you to pull new clients or business partners to you in 60 seconds or less. Leave a Comment. Did this video help you in creating or tweaking your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Educating The Market About Your Value</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You hate selling. You hate promoting yourself. You were taught that it was not polite to do. You were taught to be humble and let others praise you. Well, what if I told you that marketing is not about selling? It is about offering your products and services to those who really, really need or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Through Every Dimension of Your Personal Brand With Ease</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever asked God a question about something that perplexed you and been flabbergasted by his response?

Well, that happened to me last Spring when I asked Him to help me make the connection between personal branding, business vision, and divine purpose.

At first, I was baffled, but then as the Holy Spirit began to connect the dots for me, everything became crystal clear.  Read on to find out how to discover the systematic levels or dimensions of your divine personal brand and how you can be sure that your business vision always aligns with your divine purpose.]]></description>
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		<title>You Deserve To Walk In Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie Gardner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Branding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just last March, March of 2012, I was sitting at my desk working on the computer and my chest began to tighten. My fingers felt numb and I had sharp pains at the base of my neck and into my shoulders. Then, I started feeling like my breathing was off. I guess you could call it shortness of breath.

My daughter, who was just five years old, was out of school and she was in her bedroom watching one of her favorite movies. I didn't want to alarm her, so I went on the internet and I typed symptoms of a heart attack.

I started reading the symptoms and my mind said, “You are getting ready to have a heart attack.” So, I called one of my dearest and closest friends who had been experiencing issues with hypertension so I knew she knew all about heart attacks.]]></description>
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		<title>Daniel Was Branded by God</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daniel fascinates me.

 I have been studying the book of Daniel in preparation for the Branded by God Telestudy taking place this evening. Simultaneously, I have been reading Branding Pays by Karen Kang and have been amazed at how God has helped me make connections between the two—Daniel and personal branding.

It has been said that personal branding is nothing but showcasing who you are and what you specialize in and my Heavenly Father does that oh, so well. I know that might sound strange but God is the Master Marketer—the omnipotent one who by the very nature of who He is draws men, women, boys, and girls to Him. He specializes in healing broken hearts, setting captives free, “so loving the world”, and granting eternal life.

Even way back in the Old Testament, you can see how he orchestrates what I call Divine Personal Branding through those He chose and Daniel is no different. In fact, Daniel epitomizes Divine Personal Branding--discovering who you are in God’s eyes, knowing what He has called you to do, and then using your gifts and talents to serve those He has called you to serve.]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Sound Like A Leader?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sound of your voice, the words you choose, your body language--they all work together giving people a sense of your intelligence, your professionalism, your energy.
People base their perception of you on what you communicate and most importantly, how you communicate it. The question is,

"Is the delivery of your message complimenting your personal brand or hindering it?]]></description>
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		<title>My Mind&#8217;s Playing Tricks On Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was the valedictorian of the Class of '89 at Cresset Christian Academy.

Although, I had always loved school and did my very best since kindergarten; I'd worked extremely hard to "prove" myself once my mom enrolled me in a Christian school my eighth grade year. I was the only student of color in my class, so I felt this insurmountable pressure to show my classmates that I was just as smart as or even smarter than they were. I never imagined that my hard work would position me to have the highest GPA. It never even crossed my mind.

So, when I found out that I was valedictorian, I was so shocked. You might say I was flabbergasted.

Well, you may have thought that I would have gone on to some Ivy League College or at least gone to one of the larger more competitive public universities in North Carolina or some other state.

You may have thought that I would have pursued a career that would have paid me six figures, easily, in the mid '90's like law, accounting, computer technology, marketing and advertising, or even medicine; but, I didn't.

In fact, when it came time for me to choose a career and an institution of higher learning, I settled.]]></description>
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		<title>Using Words to Shape Your Future Every Single Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s  4:37 a.m. and I am wide awake.

Don’t worry. I took a very long nap yesterday evening….slept from 5-8:30 p.m.

So, after my daughter went to bed, I decided that I should get my all new vision board done….finally. (After all, the first quarter of the year is almost up.)

It had been leaning against the French doors in my great room, as they call it nowadays, since January--almost blank, with images just on the left side. The images reflected my future physique and the verbiage I’d so carefully cut out of my Oxygen magazines reinforced my goals.

The incompleteness of the board would not be so obvious if it were the normal poster size. But, I had to be all I could be and get the absolute largest size that Office Depot had to offer. You may not believe this but the foam board is the size of a mini billboard….honestly.

Don’t ask me why.]]></description>
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		<title>What Can You Do To Dominate Your Niche?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know exactly who you have been called to serve?

I mean, if I were to ask you to list all of the characteristics of your ideal client, would that be easy for you to do?

And if you can do that, do you know how to position yourself  as the authority in your field so that when your ideal client is looking for a solution to the problem that you solve, you are their ultimate problem solver—without reservation?

Well, yesterday's show is entitled How to Dominate Your Niche and I was blessed to have Ms. Stephanie Chandler, author of Own Your Niche, on Books That Transform for 47 minutes.

Stephanie shared some of the incredible, results-oriented tips and strategies in her book that focus on choosing the right audience, demonstrating authority in  your field, showcasing your unique skills, and bringing value to your audience.She talked about building loyalty, community, and brand recognition, giving more than receiving, and about growing your business.]]></description>
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		<title>Ladies, Are You Afraid to Negotiate For What You Want?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2010, women comprised 47% of the U.S. Labor Force. http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/Qf-laborforce-10.htm  Today, it is said that figure has tipped over the 50% mark.

Even with so many women at work, it appears that we have yet to obtain the positions of authority in our work or business environments. According to Selena Rezvani, women's leadership author of Pushback: How Smart Women Ask For and Stand Up For What They Want:

Despite some of our gains, women continue to make up a meager portion of senior leaders in government, business, and even those fields that are female dominated. Our low presence in top decision-making roles diminishes our contributions, gives us little say in corporate and societal directions, and reduces us to mere observers.

 

Hmmm.....Ladies.

I say, it is time for change. It is time for us to do what COO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg advises--Go Get It!]]></description>
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