In today's episode, we discussed with Joe Frankie, CEO at JFIII Associates, the importance of developing your personal story and how to use social media, especially LinkedIn, to become the go-to thought leader in your industry.

Some of the topics we cover are:

• Welcome to our podcast (0:00:00)
• Thoughts and emotions that arise when talking about a go-to thought leader (0:01:13)
• The power of social media (0:02:00)
• The most common mistakes people make on their way to success (0:07:23)
• How to use LinkedIn to advance your career (0:13:26)
• How to become a trusted expert in your niche (0:15:13)
• The tools you need to craft your personal story (0:19:23)
• The benefits of using LinkedIn as your landing page (0:26:56)
• How to build assertiveness (0:30:58)
• Why do you need to have a coach to improve your career (0:37:47)
• How to overcome the fear of self-promotion (0:43:55)
• Get to the next level, write a book (0:53:07)
• What you need to write a book (0:57:18)
  And more!

About Joe Frankie:

Joe is a West Point graduate, combat veteran, award-winning author and he knows the power of a team.

As CEO at JFIII Associates, he now helps companies build better teams. Joe brings 40 years of leading and untangling multiple business projects up to $8 billion worldwide and as many as 53,000 associates where he has a track record of building teams, deploying technology, and mitigating risk.

Joe is a mentor, a coach, and a perpetual student.

Read Joe's book, LINKEDIN: The 5-minute drill: https://www.amazon.com/LinkedIn-5-Min...

Recommended Resources from Joe for those new to these sectors: https://jfiiiassociates.com/bookshelf/