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Your Career is More Important to You Than Anyone
I went to high school in an area called Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and lived with my father there during high school. Up until ninth grade I had lived in a city called Grosse Pointe, Michigan, which was about an hour’s drive away. Since I had...
Filed under Featured, Goal Setting 7 CommentsProduction Assistants-and Assessing Your Employer’s Needs
Ninety percent of the people I have ever interviewed as a prospective employer never tried to determine the wants, requirements, and needs of our company. How can someone possibly obtain or do well in a job if he or she does not take the time to understand...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 1 CommentBad Manners, Rumors, and Your Career
One of the risks you face as you progress in your career is rumors. People may make up various falsehoods and share incorrect (usually negative) information about you. These falsehoods can spread like wild fire and can literally destroy your career overnight....
Filed under Employment Do’s and Don’ts, Featured 4 CommentsMentors, Attachment Disorders, and Your Career
When I was 15 years old, I spent a year living with my family in Bangkok, Thailand. We lived in a small apartment tower with about twelve other families. One day, I went down to the lobby of the apartment before going to school and there was a small puppy...
Filed under Advancement, Featured, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World Leave a CommentI believe that one of the most powerful things in the universe is the mind. Through our minds we can change the world. Skyscrapers, rocket ships, submarines–everything that exists has been conceived in the minds of men and women. If you think about...
Filed under Featured, Staying Positive 11 CommentsGravitate Towards People and Organizations That Appear to Have Good Luck
The Rothchilds have another maxim: “Never do anything with an unlucky man or place.” That is to say, never have anything to do with a man or place which never succeeds, because, although a man may appear honest and intelligent, yet if he tries...
Filed under Featured, How to Succeed 12 CommentsNothing is more important to success in your career and life than being in the zone. The problem with most people, however, is that they are not in the zone; instead, they are merely doing what they and others think they should be doing. Most people...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 12 CommentsDon’t Be Dead Weight-Contribute More Than You Take
One of the most important things you can do for any employer is produce value far in excess of what you receive as compensation. When you look at a highly compensated salesperson, for example, the chances are very good that he or she is producing a lot...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 3 CommentsFrustration, Rejection, Sylvester Stallone, and Rocky
A few weeks ago, I interviewed a guy for a job, and he has been e-mailing me every few days since the interview. He was highly qualified for the position and had great credentials. I have decided that I am not going to hire him and I will tell you why: The...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Staying Positive 8 CommentsHarmonize with the People in Your Environment
One of the most unusual candidates I ever worked with back when I was a job recruiter was someone who had basically worked for five different law firms in a five-year period. He had absolutely stellar credentials, having attended the best schools, and...
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