Let's save some money today. We are making a pair of shorts from a pair of trousers by ourselves. To make the shorts trendy we are going to shred them. Let's get into it!

In the past, the furthest I will go with dressing up with a swimsuit is wearing it as underwear because it was hardly visible to anyone. I can't swim so I dress up in swimsuits.

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Shredded shorts became so trendy at one point in time. It creates a sexy casual or ghetto look which a lot of people admire.

But it's also possible to be chic in a pair of shredded shorts. You can achieve this look with these tips.

- Wear nude or classic colours overall like white and black. 

Most people avoid wearing white clothes because it gets dirty easily and it's difficult to make it to be very white again when you wash them.

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Branding yourself is a process which takes time but yields great fruit when done right. Here are some tips to help you brand yourself. 

How do you want people to know you or remember you? What legacy do you want to leave behind? How do you want people to recognise you? 

It could be linked to or be a combination of your fashion style, eating habits, career or family or way of networking. 

This will help people know who you are and how they can collaborate with you. Publish this introduction or share it on the platforms you use for your brand. It could be a Facebook page or an account. 

What led you to where you are now? Is there a story behind your career or a skill you acquired? 

Share that story with your audience. It will make you connect with your audience and stand out because your story is different from others.

Network, use social media to engage with other people's content, go to events, blog and email. It's up to you which platforms you want to use.

This adds value to your brand and pulls more audience. Share relevant and useful information with your audience to keep them coming back. 

But don't spam!

Use the internet to find out other ways you can make your brand influential and stand out.

Branding yourself doesn't only add value to your work but also to your personality. For a while now, people have come to realise that branding is not only for companies or organizations. It is also for individuals who want a better career for themselves. 

If you are thinking of making your personal brand stronger and more influential then you should consider these points.

You need to answer questions like; What do you want? What reputation do you want to have? What skills do you have? What can you do? What do you know how to do?

The answers to these questions will guide you to choose the right media, message, activities and products you will use for strengthening your brand.

You need to know the ideas that you are interested in developing when it comes to business. This will also better orient your strategy. If your brand is interested in education then your messages should value education. 

Is it TV, radio, or social media? This will also depend on your goals and projects that you want to pursue and where your audience is found. 

Take time to create your messages in advance. Draw a calendar on when and how these messages will be diffused. This way you will avoid making mistakes and omissions in your messages. It will also help you to be more consistent.

Yes, this is one very important point. People love those who give them something to read, watch or listen to often. Being consistent helps your audience to stay.

Be you! Show the real you. Don't fake it!

Show your playful and funny side. Don't take your brand too seriously and become more approachable. Have fun with it.

Up your game by acquiring new knowledge. Learn a new language, go for a master class in your field or read more books to learn more. This will put you ahead of your competition.

The bonus tip is to evaluate your progress. Ask people what they think or expect from you. 

There you go! Wish you apply these tips and improve your brand.

In the world today, human beings are becoming enterprises. A person's personality and values are used to make money and their name becomes a trademark. Celebrities do this a lot because they are paid when they make appearances at events, when they go into partnerships, do adverts, and associate their names with a product. A well-developed brand is very much solicited and influential in business.

But branding is not meant for celebrities only. Everybody can brand him/herself no matter where they are or what they do. Here are reasons why you should develop your personal brand.

1. To stand out from your competition

People have become more and more in charge of their careers these days because they want to build and maintain a good reputation. A good reputation will help you to conquer and maintain clients because your brand will stand out.

2. To show your potential and create more opportunities for your career

Developing your personal brand projects your abilities and skills. It helps people to know you more and gives you the reputation your clients need to know.

You must not be self-employed to develop a personal brand. Even as an employee, you need to project your skills and create a reputation for yourself that will increase your value for a better job position or for freelancing.

3. You can market anything

A personal brand creates opportunities for sure. And these opportunities can come from a field other than what you are doing currently. Since your brand is about you as a person, it is possible to be diverse in your business activities and partnerships.

You can extend to other fields that you wouldn't extend with your enterprise or organization. Because an enterprise or an organization has specific goals and can't be very diverse.

This can be a real struggle when we see others succeed and we seem unable to reach our goals. This may make us feel not good enough and lost in life.

It's possible to wish for the things that others have achieved to happen to us. But success is not the same for everyone. We may all want to make a lot of money but what I consider a lot of money may not be a lot to you. 

Another example is that some people see success in love, family and the development of other people. To them, success is the number of people they touch or the number of lives they have changed. 

If having a happy family makes you feel successful then you will want to make efforts in that direction. If being able to provide all your financial needs as well as those around you makes you feel successful, then you better start making goals that will help you realise that. Your feeling successful could come from being appreciated for your work, receiving an award, a title or being famous. Define what success means to you and make plans then take action. 

Defining your success gives you the global picture of how you want your life to be. If success to you means living a happy life then the global image you may have is living a happy and serene life with those you love. You may also have a global picture of having a flourishing career with lots of awards on your shelf in your dream house. Your definition of success will help you make goals that will be precise and attainable.

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You will discover that you don't want what your friends have because they simply won't make you feel happy or fulfiled. So, define what success means to you in order to stop feeling jealous and less worthy of life. 

Tell me what you think. What does success mean to you? And how has defining your success helped you?