This was a presentation that I gave you Middle and High School Students during the 2016 School Year. Topics range from Social Media Use, Personal Development, Self-Awareness and Intangibles.
2. WHO AM I?
• DR. JOSH FUNK
• FORMER POOLESVILLE GRADUATE
• ACADEMIC & ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OHIO STATE
• PLAYED PROFESSIONAL SPORT
• EARNED THE TITLE OF DOCTOR
• RUN 2 BUSINESSES THAT GENERATE OVER $1 MILLION IN REVENUE. EMPLOY 5 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND
OVER 20 PART TIME EMPLOYEES.
• IN A POSITION OF INFLUENCE AT THE AGE OF 30
3. PERSONAL BRANDING
•Personal branding-
“The practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands.
The personal-branding concept suggests instead that success comes from
self-packaging.”
4. TODAY’S SITUATION
• TENDENCY TO CREATE UNIFORMITY
• UNFORTUNATE BEHAVIOR ON SOCIAL MEDIA
• GENERATIONAL REALITIES
• CURRENT EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURE
• LACK OF PROGRESSIVE THOUGHT
• LACK OF APPRECIATION FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
5. WHAT IS MY BRAND?
• WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK ABOUT YOU WHEN THEY HEAR YOUR NAME?
• WHAT IMPRESSIONS HAVE YOU MADE?
• WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE?
• DO PEOPLE WANT TO ASSOCIATE OR INTERACT WITH YOUR BRAND?
• IS YOUR BRAND VALUABLE?
7. MY BRAND
• ENTREPRENEUR
• HEALTH & WELLNESS
• LACROSSE
• EXPERTISE
• TRAVELING
• RELENTLESS WORK ETHIC
• CONSISTENT
• LOYAL
• DETAIL ORIENTED
• AUTHENTIC
• PURPOSEFUL
• ASSOCIATE WITH OTHER POWERFUL BRANDS
8. MY QUOTE FOR YOU
• “THE AGGREGATION OF MARGINAL GAINS”
• 1% BETTER EVERYDAY
• LAY 1 BRICK EVERYDAY
9. 5 RECOMMENDATIONS
• THINK OF YOURSELF AS A BRAND
• FIND A PASSION, OR 2, OR 3
• DON’T LET ANYONE OUTWORK YOU
• BE CONSISTENT
• USE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR YOUR BENEFIT