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- 15 Tips for Career and Life Success - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichIn my work as an executive coach, keynote speaker, leadership consultant and author I have spent the last five years studying what it takes to succeed in your life and career. I have found that successful people share five traits in common. 1. Successful people are self confident. 2. ...
Views: 1275(2 votes) - Become a Remarkable Creature: Take Personal Responsibility for Your Own Success - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichSuccessful people are clear on their purpose in life -- and they are committed to it. They take personal responsibility for creating the successful lives and careers that they want and deserve. I'm always looking for ways to get my common sense message about career and life success across to ...
Views: 1006(1 vote) - 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) - Create a Vivid Mental Image of Your Success - by Submitted on Feb 16, 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. Once you define what success means to you personally, I suggest that you develop a ...
Views: 1187(1 vote) - Create Your Success - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Bud BilanichI'm often asked for my best thoughts on what it takes to become a career and life success -- the key competencies. I always tell my coaching clients to think systematically, to break success down into some manageable components. Here is a summary of what I tell my coaching clients on how to ...
Views: 1581(1 vote) - Fear, Defensiveness, Relationships and Success - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Bud BilanichIf you want to become interpersonally competent, you need to do three things. First, get to know yourself. Use this self knowledge to help you better understand and communicate with the other people in your life. Second, build solid, long lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with the ...
Views: 2050(1 vote) - 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) - Successful People Make Their Own Luck - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Bud BilanichA while back I wrote about a book called The Luck Factor by Richard Wiseman who claims that you can learn to be lucky. In fact, Dr. Wiseman even lists five steps for learning to be lucky. First, don't assume there is nothing you can do about any situation. Make the decision to take control. ...
Views: 2937(1 vote) - 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) - Successful People Make No Little Plans - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Bud Bilanich"Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will not be realized. Make big plans. Aim high in hope and work." This quote from Daniel Burnham is a perfect to begin a post on outstanding performance. If you're going to set goals, you might as well set big ones. ...
Views: 1054(4 votes) - Hard Work and Success -- One Follows the Other - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Bud BilanichThis is a tough time to be looking for a job. Many of my career success coaching clients are having difficulty getting interviews let alone landing a job. However, I heard a story not too long ago about a new MBA from NYU who got five job offers. He did it by creating unique resumes especially ...
Views: 1171(4 votes) - You Can't Brown Nose Your Way to Success - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2010 from Bud BilanichYour boss and other leaders in your company are some of the most important people in your life. You need to build strong relationships with them. Yet, you have to be careful about stepping over the line. USA Today had an interesting article on brown nosing. I don't like the connotations that ...
Views: 4563(4 votes) - Career Success Advice: Be Nice - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Bud BilanichI liked the 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony for its simple elegance. As I was watching, I took note of a line in Slam Poet Shane Koyczan' tribute to Canada, We Are More… And some say what defines us Is something as simple as "please" and "thank you" The Canadian audience roared when ...
Views: 1058(3 votes) - 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) - Common Sense and Success - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2010 from Bud BilanichI chose November 4 as Use Your Common Sense Day because it is Will Rogers' birthday. Will was a great American humorist who was famous for saying, "Common sense ain't all that common." We are all born with five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. These senses help us navigate our ...
Views: 1895(5 votes) - Do What Scares You the Most - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Bud BilanichIf you want to become self confident, you need to do three things: 1) become an optimist; 2) face your fears and deal with them; and 3) surround yourself with positive people. Today, I'd like to focus on fear -- that uncomfortable feeling that prevents you from taking the action necessary to ...
Views: 4099(1 vote) - 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) - 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) - Successful People Beat Procrastination - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Bud BilanichRodger Constandse runs a great site called Goals to Action. Yesterday, I received an e mail from him on the subject of procrastination. Check out what he has to say… Have you ever been in a situation where you were getting ready to do something important but you somehow convinced yourself to ...
Views: 1080(4 votes) - Fear, Courage and Success - by Submitted on Jan 25, 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: 1163(3 votes) - 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) - Successful People Think Win-Win In Conflict Situations - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2010 from Bud BilanichRelationship building is one of the four keys to career success. As a career success coach, I am always reminding my clients that they must build strong, long lasting mutually beneficial relationships with the important people in their lives. Unfortunately, no human relationship is without ...
Views: 3779(6 votes) - Your Online Presence and Success - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2010 from Bud BilanichYou create positive personal impact in three ways: 1) creating and building a unique and powerful personal brand; 2) being impeccable in your presentation of self -- in person and on line; and 3) knowing and following the basic rules of etiquette. I was reading an article in October 2009 ...
Views: 1475(6 votes) - Dealing with Procrastination - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Bud BilanichAs you know, all outstanding performers have three things in common:.1. Outstanding performers are technically competent. 2. Outstanding performers set and achieve high goals. 3. Outstanding performers are well organized. Well organized people manage time well. The other day, I came across ...
Views: 1073(2 votes) - Self Confidence, Mentors and Success - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 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: 1083(2 votes) - Successful People Know When and How to Break the Rules - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Bud BilanichI was asked to review a new book, The Big Picture: Essential Lessons for the Movies. Authors Kevin Coupe and Michael Sansolo do a great job of discussing the business and career success ideas in almost 200 movies. This is a very thoughtful book. Kevin and Michael make some great points about ...
Views: 2291(2 votes) - 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) - Surround Yourself with Positive People for Success - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Bud BilanichSelf-confidence is an important key to personal and professional success. If you want to become self confident you need to do three things. 1) Become an optimist. 2) Face your fears and take action. 3) Surround yourself with positive people. In this article, I'd like to focus on the ...
Views: 3504(2 votes) - Affirmations Help You Create the Successful Life and Career You Want and Deserve - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Bud BilanichI have learned that self confidence is an upward spiral. Self confidence leads to professional success, which in turn leads to increased self confidence, which leads to higher levels of success, and so on. You might be saying, "That's great, but how do I become self confident if I'm new in my ...
Views: 1494(3 votes) - Successful People Focus on Their Goals - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Bud BilanichThe other day, I came across a succinct statement on goal setting and goal achievement from Denis Waitely… "The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures and emotions as if ...
Views: 3658(3 votes) - *** The Four C's of Success - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Bud BilanichThis is my first article for SelfGrowth.com since I became the Official Guide for Career Development. In this article I will be sharing the ideas on career and life success. They are based on the advice I provide my coaching clients and my Common Sense Success System ...
Views: 4325(3 votes) - Addiction to Praise Hampers Conversation Success - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Bud BilanichDynamic communication skills are one of the keys to personal and professional success that I have identified. If you want to become a dynamic communicator you need to master three basic, but very important communication skills: Conversation, Writing and Presenting. I was paging through the ...
Views: 1506(1 vote) - 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) - 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) - 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) - 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) - Failure Is the Tuition You Pay for Success - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from Bud BilanichCommitment to taking personal responsibility for your success is one of the keys to career and life success. If 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 ...
Views: 1245(1 vote) - 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) - 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) - 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) - 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) - Personal Responsibility, Self Confidence and Success - by Submitted on Jan 19, 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: 2567(3 votes) - Positive Psychology, Optimism and Success - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from Bud BilanichThis week Sue Shellenbarger had an interesting column in the Wall Street Journal called "Thinking Happy Thoughts at Work." The column focused on the application of recent research in positive psychology in the workplace. Put simply, positive psychology emphasizes building resiliency and positive ...
Views: 1005(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) - 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) - 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) - Straight Talk for Success - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Bud BilanichIf you just got your first job, your first promotion, or are feeling a little bit stuck in your career, this article will provide you with some common sense advice on how to become a career and life success. I’ve been studying successful people, and have found that they share five ...
Views: 994(1 vote) - 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) - 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." ...
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