Gerry Reid's Professional Development Tip
Use Your Business Card to Stand Out From the Crowd
Take a look at your business card. Does it "stand out" from the others? If you company has one of those ordinary looking business cards, you might be wise in creating a personal card for yourself - one that helps you "stand out from the crowd." Don't mess around with your company's logo or the image they want. That could get you in big trouble. Instead, create a card that represents you. What title do you think you should have? If it is your personal card, with your home address and without reference to your company, you can give yourself any title you want! How about some of these that I have come across:
Master Bit-Twiddler
Mucky-Muck-In-Charge
Self Appointed Leader
In my business, I hope my logo stands out - It was designed by my son, Jonathan:
Yet, there are times when I still need to "stand out" in a different way, so I also created this one to be given to meeting planners when the say that they are looking for a "colorful, big name" speaker:
