High School Or College Students, Start Building A Good Reputation Early

January 2, 2023,

It will takes years to build up, but it is absolutely worth the effort.

If you do it right, it will worth it in so many ways beneficial.

Your reputation is of massive importance.

If you are a young high school or college student, now is the time to begin thinking about taking steps to build your reputation. Understanding the elements of what it is will increase your ability to achieve that goal more efficiently.

What is a reputation?

A reputation is the important beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something.

If that someone is you, it is in your best interest to have those important opinions or beliefs be very good ones.

Ultimately it can be worth millions.

Sometimes worth things you cannot place a dollar figure on.

Money can’t buy you love but a good reputation may open a wider door to the possibilities of it.

One of the important aspects of friendship and love relationship introductions are based upon people’s beliefs and opinions about you.

Inventing Anna is an American drama television miniseries created and produced by Shonda Rhimes, inspired by the story of Anna Sorokin and the article in New York titled “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” by Jessica Pressler.

Party people? Talk about the importance of a person’s standing and reputation.

Here is the storyline.

Under the assumed name Anna Delvey, Russian-born Anna Sorokin is able to con members of New York City’s upper crust into believing she is a German heiress with access to a substantial fortune. She uses this persona to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, goods and services while working towards her goal of opening an exclusive art-themed club.

We watched the entire series. Binged watched. It is perplexing what people are willing to do, based upon their opinion of you.

In this case, without virtually any facts. No real evidence either.

So many financially well off intelligent people gave Anna substantial amounts of money based upon her word of mouth reputation.

Intriguing story.

The experts at psychologytoday.com explain, “Reputation can affect the course of a teenager’s life. For example, think of the last-stage adolescent (around ages 18-23) beginning to make their way in the world of work and applying for another job. Now a reference or recommendation provides positively valuable testimony to their reputation.”

Very true.

So, in a positive and honest way, how can you build your reputation, especially if you are young?

Start with the basics.

Get in the habit of being honest about everything. Be very consistent at keeping your word. If you say something, do it. Walk the walk. Back up the talk. If you make a promise, keep it.

Make no mistake about it. In the circles that you walk in, that knowledge about you will spread.

Another important reputation pathway.

Build your credit.

Though your school report card is important, the longer you live, the less anyone cares about it.

On the other hand, the longer you live, more and more people will examine your credit report and form an opinion as to whether they will take a risk on you.

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Perhaps start with a basic credit card that you don’t rely upon but simply use to make small purchases that you can easily pay off. Your purpose in having it is to build your credit reputation.

It will help you buy a car.

Get a personal loan.

Buy a home.

It’s not your report card, it is how you build a reputation with your credit card.

As you build your reputation in the early stages of your life, you will eventually move on in your career.

Time for some further insight. Let’s walk over to the bookstore.

The Power of Reputation: Strengthen the Asset That Will Make or Break Your Career

By Chris Komisarjevsky

“Success is built on a foundation of character, communication, and trust.

To accomplish our goals, people must believe in us. The Power of Reputation offers businesspeople an action plan for creating the kind of reputation that generates trust, inspires confidence, and provides a professional advantage.

As a professor and public relations professional, author Chris Komisarjevsky shares his acute awareness of the importance of reputation with readers by imparting personal stories from his years of experience as well as sharing interviews with distinguished business leaders. You’ll learn how to identify and reinforce the values behind your reputation, earn respect by respecting others, engage people through constructive and open communication, and build strong connections by personalizing your approach to everything you do.

We judge people in business the same way we judge those in our personal lives. We listen to what they say, watch how they behave, and take note of the results of their actions. Using instructive real-world examples, The Power of Reputation reveals how to leverage the remarkable power of a reputation at work that’s rooted in authenticity.”

Notes from an expert. Good ideas to keep in mind.

There are many roads a young person can take going forward. Some are choosing not to go to college but pursue the Social Media pathway and gain followers.

Risky but sometimes successful.

If that is the path you are interested in, you will need to build your brand.

Reputation 360: Creating power through personal branding Paperback – April 11, 2011

By Lida Citroen (Author), Patti Thorn (Editor), Scott Maiwald(Designer)

“1st Edition) This inspiring “how to” book teaches professionals at all levels how to define, create and market their personal brand to target audiences. Effective marketing of a personal brand attracts key opportunities, ensure consistent value and empowers the individual with tools for lifelong reputation management. The author, an internationally recognized corporate and personal branding expert, provides more than 15 case studies of executives and professionals who have leveraged strong personal brands to bring them great success.”

We all want to pursue the best opportunities available.

If you build a positive reputation at a very young age, and continue to enhance it, what others thing about you, how they relate to you and what they want to give to you will continue to expand and grow over the course of your successful life.