loren weisman Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. A well-written article does not make what was written factual or something to subscribe to. Fiction does not become fact because it looks good.Fiction does not become fact because you wish it were true. Fiction does not become fact because it has turned into popular opinion.Remember this before reading the news, views, opinions or commentary.

2. A brand messaging strategist focuses on the authenticity, authority, optics, psychology and perceptions of a brand, persona or product.

3. All the drive in the world is worthless if you are driving yourself off a cliff. The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business: The Who, What, When, Where, Why & How of the Steps that Musicians & Bands Have to Take to Succeed in Music

4. Anyone can have the best product, people and team, but arrogance, ignorance and avoidance when it comes to communication will destroy any brand, concept or company.

5. Are the professionals that are pitching you online only marketing their services and products? Or are they also delivering messages of authenticity, authority and education?There is an abundance of people that use the latest content to hype, pitch, market and sell everyday. It is a limited few that work to still market but choose to engage with education, information and direction. Let their authority and knowledge sell you over another sales pitch from someone that might only know how to sell and not have the ability to perform what they are selling.

6. Are they drawing up and creating a strategy made just for you? Or are they just coloring in the lines and strategies created by and for someone else ?

7. Are you choosing to be ethical in your messaging, marketing and ability?Consider that there is a fine line and clear difference between sharing with potential clients what you have the ability do right now and what you envision yourself being able to do for people in the future.

8. As challenging as it can be from businesses to relationships to anything else, if we ground ourselves in the respect to hear the other side, differentiate our opinion from proven and vetted facts, while remove the insulting and attacking elements, we can create impactful conversations of change.

9. Authenticity cannot be automated

10. Being a celebrity does not make someone an authority. Take it all in, but do the due diligence, vetting and fact checking before you buy into the hype that may be truly popular but is entirely false.

11. By getting out of the oversaturated mindset of needing to market at every moment and using some of these social sites as social sites, this can creating an inviting and engaging way to connect to people and maintain that connection.

12. By keeping your intended messaging personal, humble and professional when it comes to the perception elements, it will not make your message clear to everyone, but you will have a better chance to engage that many more with a greater understanding. All too often, many of us are focused on our intention but we miss the mark when it comes to the perception of that messaging.

13. By thinking about gearing the message to the existing customer, the familiar with you but hasn’t converted person and the individual that has no idea who you are… (your three audiences) with the same content, you build a greater bond, better relationships, and an endurance audience.

14. Confidence has to be backed up with competence.

15. Consider following through with endurance over just following the latest trend, book, course or claim of the moment.

16. I find it terrifying how so many people are prepared to spend so much on motivation and inspiration, yet spend so little on education and information.

17. If some hunted as hard for information as they do for inspiration, they might find themselves in a better situation.

18. If you can't say it to their face, don't say it behind their backs.Speaking "in confidence" has lost a great deal of "confidence" in that being true these days.With the ears and recording devices out there that are looking for you to...slip something out for them to use against you...share something you shouldn't...Say something that could be taken the wrong way...Or some one looking to get a sound byte that could bite you in the rear...It is good to keep those elements in mind as you are talking, texting, emailing, posting or sharing anything and everything.Think of it as preventative maintenance and crisis management to keep a crisis from happening.

19. Is your messaging, marketing and methodology both moral and transparent?

20. Is your only goal to attract numbers for popularity or attract people for engagement?Stop treating people like numbers. Engage to grow your connections, not just to grow your numbers.

21. It is very easy to write a book and very easy to publish a book these days. It is also very easy to get it up on Amazon. However, it is not as easy to write a good book and it is not as easy to write an authentic and authoritative book.

22. Lead with the how. So many scream only about what they can do for you. Consider standing out by sharing the authenticity, authority and intelligence of how you can do it with them.

23. Looking for someone to hear you and your desired message of change? Do not open with insults, attacks and attitude pointed at the people that might be able to help make that change.

24. Maintain your reputation by referring only those that you would stake your reputation on.

25. No one can create your brand for you. No one can create your story for you. To be authentically created, this has to be with you.

26. Not being credited on the album did not mean you were not getting credit and building your resume. The producers, studios, and labels were quick to learn about and keep names on files of those that could handle the work and keep their mouths shut.

27. Not everyone has a book in them.

28. Please give credit where credit is due.Are you up to code? With your content creation conduct?Honor the creators if you are going to use their content to promote yourself or your business to your audience.

29. Regardless of how much I disagree with some peoples views, opinions & political beliefs…those disagreements have never created a desire for me to harm them, their family, business or home. I don't understand how the first response is burn it down instead of building it up.

30. Shortcuts on the foundation of your discovery, compliance, brand, website, uniformity, competitive, comparative as well as your core messaging are a dangerous and often, the most expensive route to go.