2021 Australian Business Book Awards Finalist
(Best Entrepreneurship & Small Business Book)
(Best Entrepreneurship & Small Business Book)
Yes, I said it. My clients who went through the framework not only established the brand they desired but also changed their personal lives.
You not only deepen the relationship you have with yourself but you also get to understand others so much more deeply.
You learn to know your colours, how to take better photos of yourself, and what to wear. The result? Looking better than ever before and feeling great as a result.
Here’s me circa 2015 when I was not at all visible. Hiding behind “my work would speak for itself”.
Here’s me after having developed my brand. Within the course of one year I nearly tripled the net PROFIT in my business.
I’m Songy Knox, the author of How Do You Want To BE SEEN. When I first seriously thought about marketing my work as a photographer, and when I realised I had to do something about my personal brand, I looked for all the help I could get. What I found was that almost all the available materials on personal branding were written by men and focused solely on tactics for how to speak and look good. None of the books really addressed the reasons why people had so much resistance toward actually getting started with any of those tactics in the first place.
After researching across a number of different fields from history, psychology, to marketing and human behaviour, and experimenting with different techniques, I’ve been able to develop a holistic and systematic approach to building personal brands with integrity and authenticity. My book, How Do You Want to BE SEEN, is your step-by-step guide to building respect, confidence and an effective branding strategy.
This is the book I needed when I started out as a business owner. Now the SEEN framework, the backbone of How Do You Want to BE SEEN is helping so many people be SEEN and grow their business and career. This is the doorway to that promotion, that raise, those new customers, exponential business growth, paying off those debts, or just getting that smile of appreciation from your loved one. The door is open. Isn’t it time you stepped through it?
The book is based on the SEEN Framework®, a groundbreaking model that gives you the mindset and methodology to be seen for the expert that you are. The SEEN Framework® has helped so many people be SEEN and grow their business and career.
The SEEN Framework® is a registered trademark in Australia
involves working on the inner self before we polish the outer self. We cover ground on becoming aware of ‘brand you,’ embracing your possibilities, healing your past and accepting your enough-ness. In this part we also address possible ‘fear of succeeding’ and ‘fear of judgement’ blocks.
includes placing a laser focus on finding your work, picking a niche, identifying your ideal client and introducing yourself, all based on your personality traits as well as your strengths. We also explore typical blocks in these areas like ‘not my passion,’ ‘fear of specialising,’ ‘my audience is everyone’ and ‘I’m bad at introducing myself.’
is about styling ‘up’, experimenting with colour and discovering the ‘photogenic' you. You’ll learn a reassuring secret I discovered from taking more than half a million photos of fashion models. In this part we also cover typical blocks like ‘I’m not stylish,’ ‘I only look good in black’ and ‘I’m not photogenic.’
is what emerges after we’ve done that deep inner work and gained a new level of confidence. Now you’re ready to build your assets, share your ideas and truly be seen. We learn that your brand pivots on what others say about you and also about your assets, specifically online tools you use to represent your brand. These include photos, a website, and your social media presence. In this final part we zero in on possible ‘fancy-pants website’ blocks and ‘nobody is interested’ blocks.
When you dive into How Do You Want to BE SEEN, you’ll find activities, real-life examples, and a field-tested framework for business success that will show you how to:
Invitations to Play is a beautifully designed and actionable 20-page Workbook – If you want a personal brand, you’ll have to do some work. How Do You Want to BE SEEN contains a bunch of activities to help you on your journey. To make it easier to work through the ebook, you’ll receive a FREE 20-page workbook containing all of the exercises featured in the book.
4 activities to build a brand new mindset laying the foundation for your brand building.
4 activities to laser in on your ideal audience
3 fun activities to upgrade your brand image
3 final activities to launch your brand with a boom!
Some of Songy’s Clients share their Stories of Being SEEN. These were created and shared for the book launch event.