The document discusses why the number 9 is significant for building a personal brand. It provides many fun facts about the number 9 in areas like mythology, music, movies, and more. The author suggests spending 9 minutes each day focused on brand-building activities and provides reasons why 9 minutes is an empowering amount of time that can make a difference. Spending 9 minutes daily working on your brand can help you become indispensable and influential in your career.

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2. It’s the atomic number of fluorine.
It’s the number of minutes you need to devote each day to your brand.
It’s the traditional number worn by the striker in soccer.9
It’s the number of players in a baseball batting line-up.
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In Ditch. Dare. Do! we
suggest spending 9
minutes each day...
I’ll tell you why 9 is the
magic number...
...building your brand.
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It was the voice of a sound
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What’s the name of the
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means nine dragons?
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Kowloon
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Can you name a movie
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9 1/2 Weeks
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It takes nine months
to make a baby...
...but only nine
minutes a day
to build your
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So how did I come up with 9?
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Well, it all started with 10!
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Complete focus is critical.
“If you chase two rabbits, you catch none.”
Confucius
Educators and scientists agree that ten minutes is
a reasonable amount of time to focus on one task.
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Ten seems to be the right amount of time.
But ten seems a lot bigger than nine.
So I thought, what about nine?
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In Chinese, nine is a homonym for
‘everlasting’ - something we all want
for our career.
Marketers know that $9.99 is a more attractive
price than $10.
Why stress yourself out?
Spending 9 focused minutes a day won’t add to your stress.
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You can find nine minutes.
You can do a lot in nine minutes.
9 minutes X 5 days = 45 minutes each work week!
Perfect!
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Spend
9 minutes
a day
building your
brand

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Incredibly happy at work!
Indispensable, and...
You’ll be Influential,

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You’ll be
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Cloud 9!Copyright 2013. William Arruda and Reach Personal Branding. All Rights Reserved.

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Learn 9-minute brand-
building actions in...
Ditch. Dare. Do!
How will you use your 9
minutes today?
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