How to Get Ahead at Work - Without Kissing Butt!Written by Stephen Bucaro
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They say "the cat that meows gets milk". Always keep pestering your boss to give you glory assignments. Always whine and complain when you get a crap assignment. If you get a crap assignment, lay a guilt complex on your boss. Make it clear that they now owe you a glory assignment. => "The early bird gets worm". True - but night hawk eats venison. - You will never get credit for arriving at work before everyone else - because they didn't see when you arrived. Always arrive at work late and then leave late. If you are still working when other employee leaves, it makes them appear to be making less effort than you - even though they may have put in same, or more hours than you did. Do not arrive early AND leave late. That will cause you to get tired, burned out, and not perform at peak efficiency. - Every manager is indebted to their boss for every dollar in their department's budget. This means they must keep their department's salaries as low as possible. In your performance review, your boss is looking for every "bullet" they can use to "shoot down" your raise. Keep a journal of every task that you complete successfully and every accomplishment that you achieve. In your performance review, your boss can be very forgetful. You need to come to review with a few bullets of your own. - A group of employees is like a pack of wolves. Each employee jockeying for a more dominant position. To achieve domination over a fellow employee they have to prove they are more skilled than other employee. Schedule time every day to read and study material related to your profession and business that your company is in. Continuously increase your skill level. This does not require putting in more hours at work or taking time at home. You can usually block out from 30 minutes to 2 hours during workday for skill enhancement. If you have a high skill level, you don't need to join a click to cover your mistakes. When you make a mistake, you will have enough value to company to be able to admit to mistake without affecting your status in company. When you make a mistake say this; "I made a mistake and if company doesn't like way I work, they can hire who-ever is second best". This is a way of telling company that even though you are human and make mistakes, you are still a highly skilled employee and a valuable asset to company. You CAN have a secure job with good advancement even if you have too much self-respect to kiss butt. When you follow rules above, your bosses may not smile at you, but they will be handing you a big paycheck! ----------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com -----------------------------------------------------------
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| | The 7 Top Ways Millionaires Become WealthyWritten by Steven Mattos
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5) Teach your children to be economically self-sufficient to foster a "Wealth Mind-Set" Provide your children fish and they will eat for a day. Teach them to fish and they will eat for a lifetime. As you might guess, children who grew up to be affluent, who had affluent parents, were taught to be disciplined and intentional with their money. Robert Kyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, didn't cave in when his son asked for a car at 16 years old, even when neighbor kids were being given cars by their parents. He gave his son $3000, and a subscription to Wall Street Journal, and a few books on investing in stock market. Now Rich Dad's son watches more CNN than MTV. He has motivation, and is getting an education that will provide him for a lifetime, well beyond his first car purchase. 6) Become Proficient in Targeting Market Opportunities Find your niche, like wealthy do. Follow where money flows, and look for specialized opportunities. Why not target wealthy themselves? Yes, they are frugal, especially first generation self-made wealthy. BUT…they spend openly on investing in themselves and their families. Investment advice and services, business training, software, tax advice, legal, medical, dental, health, real estate, and education are top priorities. They pay well for products and services that protect and grow their assets. Remember majority of wealthy are self-employed entrepreneurs. Followed by medical professionals and business executives. 7) Choose Right Occupation You now have a good idea of what affluent do. 20% are retirees. Of remaining 80%, most of these are self-made businessmen and women. Keep in mind that entrepreneurs are 4 times more likely to become millionaires than those who work for others. There is no one business, or group of business more likely to breed millionaire-hood. Some are lecturers, others medical professionals, farmers, small manufacturers, and corner mom and pop stores. The most important predictor is characteristics of owner, than type of business. It's winning combination of skills and attitude that hit's wealth target. NOTE: The affluent attribute being honest with all people as most important characteristic in their businesses, tied with being well disciplined. The vast majority of wealthy were not stellar students, or born into money. They have made it through following a few simple principles and being consistent. Now that this lesson is over, your training in securing wealth has just begun. Your next step is to enroll in Steve's introductory tele-workshop: Infopreneuring M.B.A. (Massive Bank Account!) at: http://www.teleclassinternational.com/catalog.phtml?keywords=info01
Steven enjoys writing and teaching others on the special topics of wealth, health, and human potential. Steve left a lucrative career in biotechnology to fully pursue his passions in 2000. Now he writes, trains, and coaches full time in San Jose, CA. If you enjoyed this article you may enjoy Steve's tele-class: Infopreneuring MBA (Massive Bank Account!) at http://www.teleclassinternational.com/catalog.phtml?keywords=info01
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