The document provides 13 quotes from famous individuals about personal branding and managing one's public image and reputation. The quotes emphasize that personal branding is important for professional success, as others will form impressions of you based on what they see and hear even if you are not present. Personal branding is about crafting and promoting your own unique story and strengths to differentiate yourself from others.

1. The Masters Have Spoken
13 Inspirational Personal Branding Quotes

2. “Branding is what
people say about you
when you are not in
the room.”
- Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO
of Amazon.com.

3. “You too are a
brand. Whether
you know it or not.
Whether you like it
or not.”
- Marc Eckō, founder
and CEO of Marc
Eckō Enterprises.

4. “All of us need to understand
the importance of branding.
We are CEOs of our own
companies: Me Inc. To be in
business today, our most
important job is to be head
marketer for the brand called
You.”
- Tom Peters, American writer on
business management practices,
best known for “In Search of
Excellence”.

5. “Personal branding is about
managing your name — even
if you don’t own a business —
in a world of misinformation,
disinformation, and semi-permanent
Google
records. Going on a date?
Chances are that your ‘blind’
date has Googled your
name. Going to a job
interview? Ditto.”
– Tim Ferriss, American author best
known for “The 4-Hour Workweek”.

6. “You are the
storyteller of your
own life, and you
can create your
own legend, or
not.”
- Isabel Allende,
Chilean writer

7. “Be yourself,
everyone else
is already
taken”
- Oscar Wilde, Irish writer
and poet

8. “Be so good
they can’t
ignore you.”
- Steve Martin, American
comedian and actor

9. “It is not hard to
make decisions
once you know
what your
values are.”
- Roy E. Disney, longtime
senior executive for The Walt
Disney Company

10. “At the center of
your being you
have the answer:
you know who
you are and you
know what you
want.”
- Lao Tze,
philosopher and poet
of ancient China

11. “I’ve come to believe that each
of us has a personal calling
that’s as unique as a
fingerprint – and that the best
way to succeed is to
discover what you love and
then find a way to offer it to
others in the form of
service, working hard, and
also allowing the energy of the
universe to lead you.”
– Oprah Winfrey, American media
proprietor, talk show host and
philanthropist.

12. “If opportunity
doesn’t knock,
build a door.”
– Milton Berle,
American comedian
and actor.

13. “Your personal
brand serves as
your best
protection against
business factors
you can’t control.”
- Dan Schawbel, American
author best known for “Me
2.0: 4 Steps to Building
Your Future”.

14. “You can get
everything in life
you want,
if you help
enough other
people get what
they want.”
– Zig Ziglar, American
author, salesman, and
motivational speaker.

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tips and tutorials on
how to create and
manage your
personal brand online
and offline!

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