Juan Chen
Brand Marketing
Bob Mullenbach
18 November 2008
How to brand yourself
I am Chenjuan, from China. I still do not want answer" why do you exist "this kind of series question, because I need more life experience to answer this question. So, let me branding myself by my easy way.
I do not have many roles: Daughter, sister, student and Au pair.
As a daughter, no matter to my mom, my father or my stepfather. I love all of them. My mom experienced a special life, because she has twins daughter, because my father died when my sister and I were young, she has to bring us up by herself, She had her business. She worked hard to gave us a better life But our family was not completed until my stepfather existed. We love him and thank him giving us a feel of belonging.
As a little sister, I feel so special when I was in China, because I have a sister, most people in my age has no sister nor brothers . We did everything together and help each other(PS sometimes we fight too.)
As a student, I try to be a good student, I like the feeling of keeping study. Although brand marketing is totally new to me, It is a totally new experience, I talk what I am thinking, It can be silly, can be wrong. But I did read book and search on Internet, try to know better and I learn more about marketing. Study keep me young.
As an au pair, I am taking care of the children in my host family, teaching them Chinese and instilling pride in the youngest child from child.
After asking people around me and myself , the primary standards and key values that energize my relationships are:
Warm hearted, independent, patient, sense of humor(maybe in Chinese) care about others.
And to be an au pair , I got more: professional, working hard, take responsibility, these are important when I stay with kids or example, I know how to do CPR if some emergency things happen. I know the food nutrition matching to help children keep healthy. I can teach Chinese.
The characteristics that can reflect my brand style are: warm, optimistic, tough, energetic and creative.
My personal brand platform: balanced approach to life--brand standards.
I have an other style is :Uncertain. My career is just started, and everything will change when I go back to China, I am not sure what I will be, where will I be ,my current position is to be a good au pair,1 year later, may be I will be teacher, many be I will work in some company, may be I will start a small business. Brand myself in different area ,I will have a better personal brand, and I am building my brand .
The two years experience of living in America and study in America can help me a lot. So I will remember to brand myself.