In today's episode, we tap into the blog and iron out the tools and tricks that I have used to build my online businesses and also create my personal brand.

The keyword in this episode is "honest."

Building an honest brand is more important than simply building a brand. If you're brand isn't honest, then no one will take you seriously. It's very important to make that distinction.

Show Notes

The blog - https://www.timstodz.com/how-to-build-an-honest-personal-brand/

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Paul Churchill is the founder of the Recovery Elevator podcast. He and I had an amazing conversation about his business, his new quest for balance and how recovery has given him new opportunities for success. Check out his podcast at https://www.recoveryelevator.com

Omar Pinto is a recovery coach, a podcaster and a personal development expert. He and I had an amazing conversation about how our recovery has been the catalyst to our success, our purpose and our fulfillment.

Omar is an amazing person and I am thrilled to see him doing so well. Please check him out at https://www.theshairpodcast.com and https://www.omarpinto.com

My blog is one of the best career moves and personal choices I have ever made. The benefits of daily blogging come in many different forms. I would like to share them with you.

https://www.timstodz.com/daily-blogging/

My dad always told me never to complain. It wont get you anywhere. People don’t like complainers and they don’t like whiners. The reason being that everyone has their own problems to deal with. It comes off as unbecoming.

My dad’s exact words would be “don’t complain, because no one cares.”

https://www.timstodz.com/how-to-toughen-up/

The online advertising model has corrupted our news outlets. Profitability is predicated on traffic, not accuracy. If no one clicks on the articles, and subsequently, if no one sees the ads, then no one gets paid. So to game the system, we started tricking people. We had to find ways to compete against the millions of other publications out there. So we got creative with our headlines.

https://www.timstodz.com/this-is-a-bullshit-headline/

While Juliana and I were going for our hike this weekend, I started asking myself a few questions. I started thinking about my brand and one of the questions I asked is “what is the most valuable service I can provide?"

https://www.timstodz.com/the-new-and-improved-academy/

There are people less qualified than you, doing the things that you want to do, simply because they decide to believe in themselves. Period.

https://www.timstodz.com/what-courage-really-means/

So you want to know the secrets to growing your business?

Well you’re in the wrong place. I don’t have any secrets for you. I don’t know the latest hacks or tricks. All I know is what has worked for me.

This isn’t going to be a post about an easy fix or a quick way to make $10,000 overnight. I’m going to tell you the simplest, most straight forward way to build a real business and make a real living on your own time.

Let’s get started.

https://www.timstodz.com/the-no-bullshit-guide-to-growing-a-business/

None of this has gone to plan, but I feel like I am better off. The mishaps and misfortunes have been a blessing.

If things aren’t going the way you want them to, be patient. Nothing in my life has worked out the way I hoped it would. But it’s exceeded my wildest dreams.

https://www.timstodz.com/its-a-messy-process/