No matter what challenges you may be facing in your business or personal life, if you want to overcome them, achieve success and experience accomplishment you’ll need a positive attitude. (Gee, tell me something I didn’t know!) You’ll need that if you want to get the results you want. If you don’t have it, you are sabotaging any effort you may make. Second, you’ll need a sense of vision—seeing how much more successful you can be in your present job or in even in a completely different career. Or, if you are an executive or manager, you’ll need to have that vision first, then see how much more successful you can make your own company, and what you can dare to accomplish. Third, you need to make a decision to succeed and be a winner.
Make a Decision to be Successful
The Keys to Success Are Quite Simple
Keep it simple. You’ve heard that before. Have you heard this? The keys to success are quite simple too. Here are ten simple keys to success to keep in mind: [Read more…]
Achieving Success in Sales When Your Boss Doesn’t Believe You Can
A partner in an international training and development company heard of a young woman who was seeking a career change. Although she had no real experience in sales, she came highly recommended for her strong work ethic and impressive interpersonal skills. She was soon hired but provisionally. The company was just willing to try her out and see what she could do. [Read more…]
Accountability – Establish It and Become Fit for Success
To survive in the most challenging business climate we’ve ever experienced, we’ve gotten “lean and mean.” We’ve downsized, reorganized, cut costs, and struggled to manage our working capital. We’ve had to make tough decisions and hard choices to survive. Now, it’s time to build the muscle in our businesses. We need to put smart practices in place to ensure our organizations are “Fit for Success.” What it requires is accountability.
What Accountability Looks Like
It’s a concentrated effort from every employee to be responsible for a positive result in every task, project, and every interaction with customers and coworkers. Is it easy to establish accountability? No. Is it possible? Absolutely. And it’s worthwhile. [Read more…]
