I’ve always admired people, no matter if it was my mom or dad, a classmate, a teacher, I can’t remember a moment in my life when I didn’t admire at least 3 people. And by “admire” I mean they were my idols, those whom I copied without realizing it. I used to “steal” things from them, like the way they talked, walked or dressed.
I’ve always believed that admiring someone is a healthy thing. If you don’t do it, there’s probably wrong with you, or you simply believe you’re perfect. And that’s not always a bad thing, but the problem is that perfection doesn’t exist.
The truth is, in every moment we admire someone, we borrow features from them – knowledge, verbal tics, habits. And I like to believe that every person in this world is admired by someone. And that means that every one of us has a personal brand. But what are the key words that describe a successful personal brand?
Iconoclast
An iconoclast is a person who denies some values and rules, someone who doesn’t live by the tradition. A person with a successful personal brand has the courage to oppose to a belief, tradition or value sustained by everyone if he doesn’t believe in it. And that’s what motivates him/her.
Enthusiast
“Nothing great was ever obtained without enthusiasm” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. Enthusiasm is contagious! And the one who starts a wave of enthusiasm will always be noticed and appreciated. It’s a big thing to know how to get excited and to give that feeling to others too!
Bold
A person who has a successful personal brand is not someone who does ordinary things. That doesn’t mean that a waiter can’t have a good personal brand, but it’s easier to be noticed if you do something our of the ordinary.
Opportunist
When I say “opportunist”, I don’t mean it in a negative way. I’m talking about someone who tries everything that appears in his path. He/she sees an opportunity in everything, even in helping people around.
Autodidact
This person might not know how something is done, but he or she doesn’t care, because everything can be taught. Someone with a great personal brand knows that you can be your own teacher.
Happy
Those 5 words mentioned before would have no use without happiness, because you can’t say that you’re successful if you’re not happy. Happiness attracts people and it spreads. We admire happy people because that’s how we want to be like.
Admire the people you like, “steal” whatever you can from them, and then spread you happiness. Let others admire you!
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