Had the privilege of attending a private invite-only workshop with the legendary Chris Do yesterday. One of the greatest minds in branding & business—his wisdom is next level. Here’s what I learned: The best personal brands master self-acceptance, confidence & vulnerability.

Deliver the best steak the customer paid for, not the best steak you can make, or you'll be making a business mis stake.

Chris Do Go vote for your favorite #SmallBizChallenge contestant at inc.com/the-ups-store-…!

Don't design a life where you have machines do the thinking, and you do the labor. You should do the thinking. Have the machines do the boring, repetitive, time consuming, labor intensive work.

Real relationships aren't built in DMs asking for work, or following some cookie cutter sales template. Is anyone really fooled? It takes time. Show up consistently. Build trust. Give without expectations. Slow down your relationship building to speed up the close.

Your response to “problems” you encounter will determine how far you go, the joy you experience and the things you achieve in life. Problems are an invitation to come up with a creative solution.

Week 2: I follow this free hack from Chris Do How to get into the top 10 on Google? He suggested finding 3 words that are suitable for my business. ↳ My partner and I collected 100+ keywords → determining the top 3 Chris proposed using these keywords in our website. ↳

Ben Wilson made me think of this recent pod by Chris Do so good podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Everything is an investment— Time, energy, love, money, attention. Successful and happy people recognize poor and good uses of those precious resources.

I don't think of myself as spiritual. This definition of spirituality got me thinking: "Know, accept and express your truest self." — @kienvuumd

In sales, it's essential to create "necessary tension"— by pausing after you say the price, by asking 'is there room in the budget?', by not immediately agreeing to concessions, by asking 'is price the determining factor?' or 'would you prefer to work with me or someone else?',

Unbland Yourself™ How to stand out in a noisy world. From bland to brand. Speaking Tour tentative schedule

Futur x VidCon Anaheim meetup Friday June 20 4-6pm RSVP partiful.com/e/OLMsFqyJuE7H…

Come say "hi" if you're attending VidCon this year. I'll be roaming the streets filming content, and will be giving my first ever, solo talk at VidCon on Friday at 12:30pm on #PersonalBranding— Unbland Yourself. See ya there.

I'll be in Vancouver doing a fireside chat on "The Future of Brand" in the age of AI. Sat July 26 6-9pm Hope to see you there. lu.ma/chrisdolive

People who don’t have the wisdom to see the real value in people who have life experience (read older) don’t deserve their gifts. Their loss in my opinion.

In the age of AI, the ability to do something slowly will be the new luxury. Craft will matter more. People will pay more knowing that an artisan made a beautiful object vs a 3d printed version of the exact same thing.