Who needs a jumpstart? The month of February I will be sharing a tip a day to help anyone who is looking ahead and wanting to make a change in their work life. I would love it if you would share any ideas you have that others could benefit from. 
Tip 1:
Creating Your Branding Statement:
What are you known for? Any easy way to build this out is to conduct an informal survey of those who know you best.
How do they describe you? Your strengths? Your unique attributes?
Another place to collect this information is to look back at past performance reviews and look at the trends, what did your manager cite as your strengths?
Also you can look at the LINKED IN profile of folks you admire and thoughtleaders in your profession that you aspire to be like. There are definitely clues and ideas that can be gained to modify and make your own.
Why is this important? Being clear about who you are and what you bring to the table is key to projecting confidence. From there you can use it in networking conversations, informational interviews and impromtu conversations which could lead to new opportunities.
Reach out to me if yo want help with this. Hope you are looking forward to working well in 2015!