Show It, Don’t Shout It

Building your personal brand is, to a degree, about your accomplishments. But it’s important that you are effective in illustrating the “why” you received such recognition and not merely the fact that you did.

Creating a story about how you received the recognition for your accomplishment is much more effective, and presents much better, than simply shouting out that you won this or that.

Awards are great, don’t get me wrong, and the recognition for a job well ...