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Listen
To Those Who Are
Successful If You Want To Be
Successful
I have had the privilege of speaking with and
hearing Ed Foreman personally. If you have
never heard him speak you need to listen to what
he has to say if you are really interested in
being successful in your life.
The following is some great advice on being
successful from Ed's newsletter, Issue 2, Volume
8: Transforming
a Dreary Job
Keeping yourself engaged and interested at work
can be challenging, especially if you have been in
the same job for a long period of time. Moving on
to a new job isn't always the answer, it could
simply be time to work to draw more enjoyment out
of the job you currently hold. Below are some tips
on how to enjoy your job.
Often a good place to start is to decide exactly
what you want in your job. There may be certain
tasks that you would like to do, committees that
you want to be a part of or projects that you
would like to work on. If you have been sitting
back waiting for someone to ask you to get
involved it is probably time to take action and
pursue exactly what you want. Talk to the people
involved and express your interest and ask your
boss for help to move you into the things you are
interested in. If this still doesn't open up the
opportunities you are looking for then ask what
you need to do to position yourself for next time.
It may be that a little bit of training is all you
need or starting somewhere small may open up the
door to th e opportunity that you have been
waiting for.
In the meantime do your best to make yourself an
invaluable team player. Help out your workmates,
give them genuine praise and build good
relationships with them. This will do three things
- it will help give you a sense of purpose in the
day to day of your job as you know you are doing a
good thing in helping them. Secondly it will build
healthy relationships where your workmates will
admire and respect you which will help bring
enjoyment to your work week. Finally it won't take
long for you to stand out to your superiors as a
good worker who is investing in the company rather
than just your own career and it will create
opportunities for you faster than almost anything
else could. When you become an invaluable employee
to th e company it gives you the room to negotiate
for the position or work tasks that you enjoy the
most and will bring fulfillment to your job.
Finally the way you think towards your job will
make a big difference. If you are living day to
day and week to week then it is easy to get sucked
into frustration or negativity. If you have set
your sights on a career goal then it will help
keep you focused that what you are doing today is
moving you towards the goal that you want
tomorrow. Having goals, pursuing the opportunities
that you want and being a valuable part of the
team you are currently on could all be valuable
tools in turning your mundane job into the career
that you are looking for!
You really should check out Ed's website for
yourself at http://www.edforeman.com
Sign up for his newsletter and take advantage of
the training he offers. You will be glad you
did.
PS. if you are a member of the Global Information
Network you will sometimes be able to get special
discounts on his products. For more
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to become an affiliate at no cost or to join as a
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