Top 5 Things to UNLEARN About Personal Branding!

Most people post for attention. The smartest ones post for trust.

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Glenda Carnate
October 28, 2025

Read time: 2.5 minutes

Personal Branding isn’t what you think. Everyone’s building a brand, but few are building credibility. For a long time, I believed personal branding was about visibility, showing up, posting often, being the loudest voice in the room. I chased relevance, thinking volume would translate to value.

But over time, I realized something deeper. A brand doesn’t grow because you speak more; it grows because you evolve. The shift happened when I stopped talking about myself and started creating for others. When I focused less on attention and more on resonance, the difference was clear… my content stopped competing for space and started earning trust.

Real influence doesn’t come from shouting your title. It comes from showing your thought.

Data shows:

  • Almost 50% of a company’s reputation is attributed to the personal brand of its CEO. (Gartner, 2025)

  • LinkedIn has become pretty essential for anyone in the B2B sector. In fact, 89% of B2B professionals use LinkedIn for professional purposes (DSMN8, 2025)

  • 79% of employees want to align, creating line of sight between individuals and organizational identity. (Gartner, 2024)

Your online footprint isn’t just visibility… it’s viability.

Top 5 Things to UNLEARN About Personal Branding

  1. Oversharing Isn’t Authenticity
    Authenticity means clarity, not exposure. Vulnerability connects when it’s intentional… when it teaches, not unloads. People trust leaders who reflect, not react.

  2. Your Job Title Isn’t Your Identity
    A title signals position, not purpose. People follow vision, not hierarchy. Influence grows when your ideas outlast your role.

  3. More Posts Don’t Mean More Impact
    Volume creates noise. Impact creates movement. A single post that shifts thinking builds more trust than a hundred that chase reach.

  4. Branding Isn’t About You
    Your brand is how others find themselves in your message. The strongest voices don’t center the self… they make the audience feel seen, capable, and part of something bigger.

  5. Self-Promotion Isn’t Strategy
    Credibility isn’t declared, it’s demonstrated. The more you prove value through teaching, insight, and generosity, the less you need to sell yourself — your work speaks first.

Advice:

  • Be intentional with what you share. Every post should have a clear purpose.

  • Lead with value, not titles. People connect with what helps them, not what you’ve achieved.

  • Post meaningfully. Share ideas that matter, not noise for visibility.

  • Reflect your audience. Show that you understand their challenges and aspirations.

  • Teach, don’t broadcast. The best voices guide others instead of speaking over them.

💡Key Takeaway: 

True personal branding isn’t about being seen. It’s about being trusted, being useful, and being known for your signal, not your noise.

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