June 2012

3 Personal Branding Tips:

Dear Member,

What does it take to stand out? Artist Lui Bolin (painted from head-to-toe next to the shopper in this picture) has become famous by disappearing... Here's 3 counter-intuitive lessons from the Invisible Man:

Make a powerful stand softly:

In 2005 the artist village that Lui Bolin lived in, Suo Jia Cun, was destroyed by the Chinese Government, making him homeless. Bolin responded by painting himself into his pictures so he became invisible, as a silent protest to the government’s actions.

While a lot of advice on personal promotion is to stand out and shout out, the most powerful identities have a powerful message that they share quietly without needing to be heard.

Commit to your message for the long term:

Lui Bolin made his stand with his first series “Hiding in the City” in November 2005. He painted himself into Chinese cityscapes and political slogans. Few noticed his first works at the beginning. He continued with a steady chain of new pictures over the next six years, expanding them to Italy and New York. Gradually, in 2010 and 2011, he began to be noticed and, finally, several months ago he was featured in Harper’s Bazaar, followed by a wave of global media.

While there is plenty of advice out there on designing headline-grabbing promotions, those with the greatest impact in the world have become globally known through a long term, consistent, patient commitment to their message.

Be a part of your art:

Lui Bolin is walking the talk by being a part of his message - literally. While every setting is different, the message is the same. As he says: “What’s most important is the idea, the concept.” His message was spurred by the persecution of the government, but has expanded over the years. As he now says of his latest work: “The inspiration behind my work was a sense of not fitting in to modern society.”

What’s your big idea? The one big message you’re willing to share daily, even if no one is listening; The one that you will not tire of even after a thousand whispered repeats? Make it big enough that you are a part of your message, instead of your message being a part of you.

The silent take-away from the invisible man is that there is little value in pushing your personal brand. All the value is in the pull and power of your personal message

Keep Making Magic,

Roger James Hamilton

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