You can use what makes you special to stand out from the crowd at work or in business.

Here is a little test for you.  Please, write these down as you read because it will not be as useful if you read the whole thing and then write it down.

This blog post is a quick brain storming session to help find what your unique selling point are for yourself and how you might want to rebrand your image.

List your top 5 personal interests

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List your top 3 work related functions that add value

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What are you passionate about?

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If money and training was not an issue, what career would you take up?

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In what Industries do you have great connections?

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Now lets play Mr. Potato Head!  I want you to start making funny combinations of things with what you wrote before and come up with a new, unique career or brand image for yourself.  Take a few things that seem unrelated and try to find a way to combine them.  Here are some examples.

• Passionate about cooking and love your dog?  Why not open a gourmet pet cafe?
• Personal Hobby of Fly Fishing and you are an accountant for small businesses?  Why not conduct a Books and Bass retreat for clients each year combining financial information with fishing?
• Gambling and Fighting World Hunger?  Why not create an online casino where people are trying to win but winnings go to a non-profit organization or to fighting hunger in the country of their choice?

It is when you break out of your own stereotype that things get really interesting.  Nearly every job is a stereotype.  Take your skills and interests and combine them to make you the only potato head on the block with those funny parts.