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Copyright 2013. William Arruda and Reach Personal Branding. All Rights Reserved.

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.9It’s the number of players in a baseball batting line-up.

It’s the number of points needed to win a game of squash.

It’s the number of lives a cat is said to have.

It’s the number of justices on the US Supreme Court.

It’s the number of harmony (in numerology).

It’s the highest single-digit number.


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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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Did You Know...There are nine muses in Greek mythology?



CALLIOPE

CLIO

EUTERPE

MELPOMENE

POLYHYMNIA

TERPSICHORE

THALIA

URANIA

ERATO

EpicPoetry History Erotic

PoetryLyricPoetry Tragedy Song Dance Comedy Astronomy

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Did You Know...It’s not John, Paul, George or Ringo who repeats number 9 over and over in Revolution Number 9.



It was the voice of a sound engineer on a tape they found in the studio.

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Did You Know...When you multiply 9 by any number (except 0), then add the digits, you always get 9?



9X5= 454 5= 9+


9X7= 636 3=9+

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9 1/2 Weeks

Nine Songs Love Potion Number 9

The Whole Nine Yards


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Bittersweet


It takes nine monthsto make a baby...

...but only nine minutes a day to build your

brand.Copyright 2013. William Arruda and Reach Personal Branding. All Rights Reserved.


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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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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 daybuilding your

brand


Incredibly happy at work!

Indispensable, and...

You’ll be Influential,


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How will you use your 9 minutes today?



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