Yes You CanWritten by Dr Kem Thompson
You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as bylines are included. Please print article in its entirety unchanged and notify author by email when you use it. ~*~YES YOU CAN! by Dr Kem Thompson (c)2003 If you could change one thing in your life today, what would it be? Why don't you have some of things you'd like to have, and why do you have some? What's reason for inconsistency? Do you find yourself wondering what people think of you? Has that line of thinking ever made you doubt your abilities and your potential? Do you ever catch yourself thinking 'I can't do that, I'm not good enough' or 'that level of success and prosperity is for them, not for poor old me', or other similar thoughts? One thing you must realize is that your success in any venture starts with your thoughts about it. If you think you can succeed (in losing weight, stopping smoking, securing a high-income- paying job, finding your ideal partner, etc, etc), you're already on your way to getting what you want. Someone once said (I forget who)'if you think you can or if you think you can't, you're probably right'. It's up to you to make things happen in your life. The way your mind works, it accepts whatever you feed it as reality. So if you feed it with thoughts of success (eg 'I CAN lose weight healthily', 'I CAN stop smoking', 'I CAN find a high- income paying job, etc, etc), it will work to make it happen. You'll become alert to opportunities (and they are all around you if you'd only open your eyes and look) to move you towards your desired results. Conversely, if you feed your mind with negative thoughts such as ones above, your mind doesn't bother to find solutions to your problems. It closes up. You wouldn't recognize an opportunity to help you out if it slapped you in face. You know, it takes same amount of effort to think positive thoughts as it takes to think negative thoughts. If positive thoughts help move you towards your goals while negative ones move you further away from them, it makes sense to dwell on positive.
| | Use friendly discussions to advance your careerWritten by Brenda Koritko
Think about all different people that you chat with on a regular basis. This group most likely includes family, friends, classmates, neighbors, and co-workers. Then, think about people that you have pleasant, often personal, discussions with from time to time. This group might include your hair stylist, parents at local baseball field, merchants in your community, or people in your religious community. Next, review any lists or rosters you have for professional organizations, social clubs, or athletic clubs. These lists will help you remember folks you meet occasionally.Just by completing these simple tasks, you have completed first step of effective networking. You have identified your existing network, and you are ready to begin organizing your networking strategy using information you have gathered to create a dynamic contact list. You know people that know people. It is easy to expand your network quickly once you identify your core group of great connections. Don’t focus on where people you have identified work. When you have finished listing all people in your existing network, rank these people by how comfortable you feel with them. Plan to build your confidence by contacting people at top of your list first. Keep a handwritten record, or enter your information in a database. Make this decision based on what is most convenient way to make sure that you have easy access your information. Include some, or all, of following information in your record: referral source; contact and organization name; date of your meeting; key information gathered; follow-up action/s, and date you sent a thank you letter. Family and friends are a valuable resource. Plan to ask people you know for advice, opinions, information, help, ideas, research, or suggestions. How many times have you shared information with people on your contact list? How many times have they spoken to you about their families, mutual friends, or challenging and exciting events that they are experiencing in their workplace? I am guessing number is beyond measure, and that you have access to an endless number of rewarding opportunities to explore.
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