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There is nothing more important to your long-term success than finding and keeping yourself in a healthy environment. I have known so many people out there with incredible talent who insist on remaining in the wrong environment and, consequently, they...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, How to Succeed 4 CommentsRelationships, Inefficiency, and Your Career
One of the greatest obstacles for efficient businesses is the influence of relationships. In fact, relationships are sometimes so strong that they can ultimately end up crippling a business. Conversely, some of the greatest powers you personally have...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 3 CommentsYour 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 CommentsI have been interested in self-improvement and the process of growing spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually for most of my life. For the most part I believe we are all interested, to some degree, in growing and getting better at everything we...
Filed under Featured, Goal Setting 10 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 CommentsWhen I graduated from law school, I worked in Bay City, Michigan, for a federal judge for a year. Bay City is a former lumber town whose fortunes had long gone down the tubes when the lumber industry went away some 100 years ago. After lumber went away,...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Life Lessons 10 CommentsNever Let an Opportunity Slip By
Everyday opportunities are coming to you–but you may not see them. One of the keys to success is how you take advantage of each opportunity that presents itself. The challenge is (1) to see these opportunities and (2) make sure you take...
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 2 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...
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