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- George Clooney, Up in the Air, Relationships and Success - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichIn the new George Clooney movie, Up in the Air, George plays an outplacement consultant who has a speaking business on the side. He uses a backpack as a metaphor in his speeches. The first time we see him doing a speech in the movie, he is urging the audience to empty their backpacks of the ...
Views: 983(1 vote) - Success Advice from a Country Song - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Bud BilanichRelationship building may be the most important of the success competencies. No one can do it alone. If you want to create a successful life and career you need to learn how to build and maintain strong relationships. Period. I am in North Carolina as I am writing this post. I am doing a talk ...
Views: 960 - Successful People Create and Nurture Their Unique and Powerful Personal Brand - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Bud BilanichIf you want to create positive personal impact, you need to do three things: 1) create, build and nurture your unique personal brand; 2) dress for success; and 3) know and follow the basic rules of etiquette. Have you created your personal brand yet? What is it? How do you use it to help ...
Views: 949(2 votes) - Finding A Mentor - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2008 from Bud BilanichI always tell my executive coaching clients that surrounding yourself with positive people is a great way to build self confidence. I urge them to find a mentor, someone who can help them on their success journey. An article in the December 2007 edition of Chief Learning Officer Magazine ...
Views: 936 - Just Say Yes for Success - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Bud BilanichI love the Dilbert comic strip -- even though it often points out the how dysfunctional our workplaces can be. Sunday's strip was a classic. Dilbert approaches one of his colleagues and says… "Could you make these changes in the database? It will only take five minutes." Colleague: "Ooh I ...
Views: 931 - Successful People Treat Problems and Setbacks as Opportunities - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Bud BilanichIn an article on taking personal responsibility for finishing strong in 2009 and starting fast in 2010, I mentioned that the things that happen to us in life aren't as important as how we react to them. As I was writing, I was reminded of a something else I had written in the past. Stuff ...
Views: 926(3 votes) - What the Super Bowl Teaches Us About Successful Branding - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2010 from Bud BilanichDid you watch the Super Bowl on Sunday? About 100 million people did. The game was entertaining and fun to watch. New Orleans won 31-17. Drew Brees, the Saints quarterback was the Most Valuable Player, and he endeared himself to the country by bringing his little boy -- who was wearing noise ...
Views: 925 - Optimism Part 8 - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Bud BilanichThis is the eighth article in a series on applying The Optimist Creed to help you succeed in your life and career. You can find all ten points of The Optimist Creed in the first article in this series. The Optimist Creed Point 7 "Promise yourself to forget the mistakes of the past and press ...
Views: 922 - Create Your Success by Acting on Your Vision - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from Bud BilanichI came across a Japanese proverb that relates to two of the four pillars of my Common Sense Success System: clarity and purpose of direction and commitment to taking personal responsibility for your life and success. Vision without action is a daydream.Action without vision is a ...
Views: 921(1 vote) - Using Common Sense to Create Your Success - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2010 from Bud BilanichMy Common Sense Success System is based on what I call the Four Cs of Success: • Clarity of purpose and direction • Commitment to taking personal responsibility for your own success • Confidence in your ability to create the successful life and career you deserve • Competence in four key ...
Views: 897 - Communicate for Success - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichDynamic communication is one of the keys to personal and professional success. My talents, your talents, everyone's talents will be recognized and rewarded if we develop and use our communication skills. You need to develop each of the three basic communication skills if you want to have your ...
Views: 896(1 vote) - Be an Optimist. Get in the Game. - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 from Bud BilanichThe other day, I came across a quote from Dwight Eisenhower. “Pessimism never won any battle.” I agree. In fact, I believe that a true pessimist would never even join the battle for fear of it being lost before it began. The 2008 Super Bowl was a good example. The media hype surrounding ...
Views: 895 - Want Success? Take a Lesson From Lindsey Vonn - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2010 from Bud BilanichDid you watch the Olympics Wednesday night? The Americans did pretty well, winning gold medals in skiing -- Lindsey Vonn, speed skating -- Shani Davis and snowboarding -- Shaun White. Good for them. Their years of training, hard work and dedication paid off. In this post I want to focus on ...
Views: 894 - Mastermind Your Way to Success - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Bud BilanichBelonging to a mastermind group is one of the best ways of building strong, lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with the people in your life. To the best of my knowledge, Napoleon Hill was the first person to use the term mastermind group in his timeless work Think and Grow ...
Views: 880(3 votes) - You've Got To Be Self Confident To Ask For Help - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichLast Wednesday the Wall Street Journal ran a small article called "Apprenticeship 101." Diane Prucino, the co-managing partner at the Kilpatrick Stockton law firm in Atlanta offered suggestions on what young lawyers should do to succeed as an associate in a large law firm. One of the ...
Views: 877(1 vote) - How to Build On Line Relationships for Success - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Bud BilanichYesterday I wrote about the importance of knowing yourself when it comes to building relationships. Today, I'd like to focus on building relationships on the internet. The internet gives you the opportunity to maintain relationships with people you know well, strengthen relationships with people ...
Views: 876(1 vote) - Outanding Performance And Career And Life Success - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2008 from Bud BilanichAll outstanding performers have at least three things in common: 1. Outstanding performers set and achieve goals. 2. Outstanding performers are organized. 3. Outstanding performers are detail oriented and execute well. In this post, I’ll delve into each of these three in more ...
Views: 860 - A Problem By Any Other Name... - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Bud BilanichIn my work as an executive coach I have found that the single biggest mistake that people make is assuming that competence and performance are their ticket to success; when in fact they are merely the price of admission. Most people are good performers. It’s a huge mistake to think that good ...
Views: 855 - Optimism Part 6 - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Bud BilanichThis is the sixth article in a series on applying The Optimist Creed to help you succeed in your life and career. You can find all ten points of The Optimist Creed in the first article in this series. The Optimist Creed, Part 5 “Promise yourself to think only of the best, to work only for ...
Views: 850 - Mentor Others to Create Your Own Success - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Bud BilanichMentors, by definition are positive people. They are willing to give of themselves to help others grow and succeed. That's why I urge all of my coaching clients to find mentors. However, it is also important to be a mentor. By mentoring others you are giving back, and you are building your self ...
Views: 843 - Successful People are Optimists -- They Ask For, and Often Get What They Want - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2010 from Bud BilanichI saw this quote from George Will on line the other day… "The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised." I couldn't let it go. As a career success coach, I'm always telling my clients that they can boost their self ...
Views: 828 - Successful People Face Their Fears and Act - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichYou can become self confident by doing three things. First, choose optimism. Believe in your heart of hearts that today will be better than yesterday, and that tomorrow will be better than today. Second, face your fears and act. Procrastination and inaction feed fear and rob you of self ...
Views: 821(1 vote) - Optimism Part 7 - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Bud BilanichThis is the seventh article in a series on applying The Optimist Creed to help you succeed in your life and career. You can find all ten points of The Optimist Creed in the first article in this series. The Optimist Creed Point 6 “Promise yourself to be just as enthusiastic about the success ...
Views: 815 - Optimism Part 10 - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Bud BilanichThis is the tentth article in a series on applying The Optimist Creed to help you succeed in your life and career. You can find all ten points of The Optimist Creed in the first article in this series. The Optimist Creed Point 9 "Promise yourself to give so much time to the improvement of ...
Views: 814 - Optimism Part 9 - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Bud BilanichThis is the ninth article in a series on applying The Optimist Creed to help you succeed in your life and career. You can find all ten points of The Optimist Creed in the first article in this series. The Optimist Creed Point 8 "Promise yourself to wear a cheerful countenance at all times, ...
Views: 813 - Success Comes From Living Your Purpose - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Bud BilanichTo develop your personal clarity or purpose you need to do three things. First, define what success means to you. Second, create a vivid mental image of you as a success. Third, clarify your personal values. To develop your clarity of purpose you need to carefully think through your ...
Views: 808(1 vote) - Optimism Part 4 - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Bud BilanichThis is the fourth article in a series on applying The Optimist Creed to help you succeed in your life and career. You can find all ten points of The Optimist Creed in the first article in this series. The Optimist Creed, Point 3 “Promise yourself to make all your friends feel that there is ...
Views: 806 - Optimism Part 1 - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Bud BilanichI often tell my executive coaching clients that all self confident people have three things in common. • Self confident people are optimistic. • Self confident people face their fears and deal with them. • Self confident people surround themselves with positive people. When I was a young ...
Views: 798 - Successful People Know How to Manage the Stress in Their Lives - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2010 from Bud BilanichIf you want to create the successful life and career that you want and deserve, you need to perform at a high level consistently. High performers manage their time, life and stress well. They pay particular attention to their health and well being. It's impossible to perform at a consistently ...
Views: 786(1 vote) - Optimism Part 5 - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Bud BilanichThis is the fifth article in a series on applying The Optimist Creed to help you succeed in your life and career. You can find all ten points of The Optimist Creed in the first article in this series. The Optimist Creed Point 4 “Promise yourself to look at the sunny side of everything and ...
Views: 765 - Successful People Use Their Nerves to Deliver Dynamic Presentations - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2010 from Bud BilanichThe other day, I was at a workshop and one of the speakers was clearly nervous. He began his talk by telling the old story about the survey that asked people to name their greatest fear. Public speaking came in first, by a large margin. Death was fourth. So, if you believe the results of this ...
Views: 757 - Commit to Developing Success Competencies - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Bud BilanichIf you want to succeed, you must commit to three things. First, you must take personal responsibility for your success. Only you can make you a success. You need to be willing to do the things necessary to succeed. Second, you must set high goals -- and then do whatever it takes to achieve them. ...
Views: 749(1 vote) - It Pays To Be Nice - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2008 from Bud BilanichIn my work as an executive coach, I have found that interpersonally competent people share at least three things in common. 1. Interpersonally competent people are self aware. They understand themselves, and as a result they understand others. 2. Interpersonally competent people build ...
Views: 749 - Optimism Part 3 - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Bud BilanichThis is the third article in a series on applying The Optimist Creed to help you succeed in your life and career. You can find all ten points of The Optimist Creed in the first article in this series. The Optimist Creed Part 2: “Promise yourself to talk health, happiness and prosperity to ...
Views: 731 - Successful People Never Stop Learning - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Bud BilanichLifelong learning is the first step in becoming an outstanding performer. In today's fast paced world, if you don't keep learning, you're not standing still, you're falling behind. One of my favorite quotes from Gandhi nails it when it comes to lifelong learning… "Live as if you were to die ...
Views: 726(2 votes) - Cary Grant, Interpersonal Competence and Success - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Bud BilanichInterpersonal competence is one of the keys to personal and professional success that I discuss in several of my books. If you want to become interpersonally competent you need to do three things. First, get to know yourself. Use this self knowledge to better understand and communicate with ...
Views: 686(2 votes) - Persistence and Success - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Bud BilanichAs you go through life you will encounter many problems and setbacks. You need to react positively to the negative stuff and move forward toward your goals. I live in Denver, the weather here is very changeable. On December 21 2009, the first day of Winter, we had 60 degree weather. That ...
Views: 662(1 vote) - Presentation Tips for Success - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichCompetence is one of the four keys to career and life success. There are four key competencies that will help you become a career and life success: • You have to be able to create positive personal impact. • You have to be become an outstanding performer. • You have to be a dynamic ...
Views: 630(1 vote) - Self Awareness and Success - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Bud BilanichIn an effort at providing more value for my ezine subscribers, I have created a new feature. It's called, THINK, ACT, SUCCEED. I send my subscribers a daily quote on success. I urge them to think about the quote and how it applies to their lives. Then I urge them to determine a course of action ...
Views: 605(1 vote) - Clarity of Purpose and Direction -- the First Step Toward - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Bud BilanichTo develop your personal clarity of purpose you need to do three things. First, define what success means to you personally. Second, create a vivid mental image of you as a success. This image should be as vivid as you can you make it. Third, clarify your personal values. The other day I ...
Views: 604(1 vote) - Successful People Build Their Brand on Integrity - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichCreating and nurturing your unique personal brand is the first step in creating positive personal impact. While your personal brand should be uniquely you, it should be built on integrity. According to Wikipedia, "Integrity is consistency of actions, values, methods, measures and principles." ...
Views: 598(1 vote) - Authenticity, Personal Branding and Success - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2009 from Bud BilanichPositive personal impact is an important key to personal and professional success. If you want to create positive personal impact you need to do three things. First, develop, nurture and constantly promote your unique personal brand. Second, be impeccable in your presentation of self - in person ...
Views: 595 - Success and Your Personal Mission and Vision - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Bud BilanichClarity of purpose and direction is one of the keys to career and life success. To develop your personal clarity or purpose you need to do three things. First, define what success means to you. Second, create a vivid mental image of you as a success. Third, clarify your personal values. Once you ...
Views: 580(1 vote) - Sue Grafton is a Success Because She Loves What She Does - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Bud BilanichI love to read. I especially love to read mysteries. I think this comes from my childhood when I devoured every Hardy Boy and Nancy Drew mystery at the local library. Sue Grafton is one of my favorite writers. Starting in 1982, she has written a series of mysteries; beginning with A is for ...
Views: 565(1 vote) - Man Up for Success - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Bud BilanichIf you want to succeed, you must commit to three things. First, you must take personal responsibility for your success. Only you can make you a success. You need to be willing to do the things necessary to succeed. Second, you must set high goals -- and then do whatever it takes to achieve them. ...
Views: 561(2 votes) - Set and Achieve High Goals for Success in 2010 - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Bud BilanichIf you want to succeed, you must commit to three things. First, you must take personal responsibility for your success. Only you can make you a success. You need to be willing to do the things necessary to succeed. Second, you must set high goals -- and then do whatever it takes to achieve them. ...
Views: 558(1 vote) - Create WE for Success - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Bud BilanichBuilding Relationships is one of the four key competencies that will help you become a career and life success: • You have to be able to create positive personal impact. • You have to be become an outstanding performer. • You have to be a dynamic communicator -- in conversation, writing ...
Views: 554(2 votes) - Social Networking and Success - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Bud BilanichIf you want to create positive personal impact, you need to do three things. 1) Create and nurture your unique personal brand. 2) Be impeccable in your presentation of self -- in person and on line. 3) Know and follow the basic rules of etiquette. Even if you're not in business for ...
Views: 552(2 votes) - Successful People Use Tough Times to Position Themselves for Better Things to Come - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichRecently, I read a column in the Wall Street Journal Careers section called "When Your Rising Star Falls." Joan Lublin the author says that corporate belt tightening coupled with the fact that many baby boomers are delaying retirement is creating a clogged promotion pipeline. People who were ...
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