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Reputation

Written by Mitch McCrimmon

What are the positive underpinnings of your reputation?
What has happened to undermine your reputation?
If your reputation is damaged, what can you do to repair it?
How can you draw upon your reputation in your current situation?
From whom have you collected I.O.U.'s? Who have you done things for who might feel they owe you something in return?
How could you enlist their help? Advice? Contacts? Partnership?
Who are you a customer for? How could they help you?
What are you known for? What sort of help do people turn to you for?
What does that tell you about your strengths?
What feedback have you obtained about how people value you?
How can you build on those personal qualities or skills?
How can you use them to address your current challenges?
What things does your boss most trust you to do?
What risks have your boss, ex-boss or other customers taken with you - allowing you to take on assignments with high stakes?
What does that tell you about your strengths?
What doors might your reputation open for you?
What people might it enable you to see?
How can they help you?
When faced with a problem, we can be diverted into a negative channel that narrows our range of options. Make a list of all your strengths as indicated by your reputation and how each might be a resource for you. Doing this systematically might yield surprising results.