Building a personal brand was the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. It has led to many opportunities, new experiences and recurring revenue. If you want to build a personal brand this year, here’s the first steps I’d take. Asses your skills and figure out what you want to be known for. You have already accumulated many skills over the years that can be used to monetize or help someone else. If you don’t have the skills you want, get busy learning them! Know your why. I’m sure you’ve heard this before but unless you have a powerful and strong enough reason to put yourself out there online, you will never do it. You won’t be able to fight through the beginning when you don’t see results, or the mistakes that will inevitably be made along the way. Get good at making content. This is the barrier to entry. You can put yourself out there as much as you want but creating content is a skill and you only get better at skills the more you practice. If you’d like to book a personal brand ...