Show your worth on your Resume

1. One-line statements
2. Accomplishment statement
3. Make it comprehensive
4. Organize your work & Present It

The Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs

1.  A Vision                                                                                           

2. Great Communication Skills                                                                                     

3. Make deadline                                                                            

4. Understands there are no “Little People”                                                         

5. Rigorous, not ruthless                                                                                            

6. Well-rounded                                                                                                            

7. See through the noise                                                                                             

      8. Great connectors                                                                                                            

Being Better requires more

When we perform our tasks to the very best of our ability we receive just rewards for what we do.  When we are thorough in our work and put our best into it, we become better at it. When we become too good for where we are, we will be advanced to our rightful place.

The thing we must realize about life is; it can’t be better until we are better. We can’t get more until we are more.

Watch these indicators for Stress

With regard to the Colorado Tragedy we must be more aware of Stress in our lives

You have little or no autonomy in your day-to-day tasks.
Apathy has replaced enthusiasm.
You feel overwhelmed by deadline pressure, workload or other expectations.
You frequently arrive late to work and leave early as often as possible.
You consistently put off projects until the last minute.
You're unhappy with your work/life balance.
You have a toxic relationship with your boss.
You're worried about your job security and/or performance.
Your co-workers are walking on eggshells around you.
Your work schedule is interfering with your marriage or other personal relationships.
You're beginning to withdraw from friends and family members.
You're having trouble sleeping.
You're smoking, drinking or relying on caffeine more than ever before.
You're feeling paranoid.
You've been overreacting to minor problems.
You're getting headaches or colds more often.
You're physically exhausted most of the time.
You've developed an ulcer.
You've been diagnosed with a heart condition

Time to Re-Tool your Cover Letter

Bad Cover Letters

• Too long  / with too much formality
• No substance & Empty buzzword
• ü  Re-write your resume

Good Cover Letter

• It should tell a story
• It should be short, concise and passionate
• It should be personal and intriguing
• It should tell why you are interested
• It should be your elevator pitch

Best ways to Market You!!!

Breaking in takes some time, so to help make it a more manageable process for you, here are four stages to marketing and promotion.

1. Sign up, observe, and educate yourself (sometimes called lurking). Many people stay at this stage for a long time, simply soaking up good information.

2. Participate. Start to make yourself known. This could be as simple as making status updates, posting photos or sample writing, or creating a profile.

3. Share something and grow relationships. Focus on what you give people or what you can share that's of value. As you participate and share with others in the community, and do things for each other, relationships grow and develop.

4. Ask for help. This is when you might actually put your connections to work as a means of soft or hard marketing. Maybe you want to tell people to pre-order your book on Amazon on a specific day. Or you're hoping that your network will spread the word about an upcoming event you're hosting. So you ask.

People who know you and trust you will be more likely to help you. That's why it's important to establish relationships far before you market and promote a product/service. The relationships have to be meaningful before they have value in a marketing/promotion effort.

Components to make you better

Be proactive, Set priorities, Sharpen your skills, Understand what needs to be accomplished, Be relatable, See how you can win, Develop a cohesive team. These topics are discussed further in my book “Why Not Me”. Here’s the link to get your copy today!!!                                                                                 
Weblink to book: http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000475782/WHY-NOT-ME.aspx                                                               

Zen - Mantras

Ø  Zen mind is the beginners’ mind - to look at something with fresh eyes.

Ø Hearing it over and over again allows us to go from where we think we should be to become who we are.

Ø The perfectly imperfect.

Ø The river flows; the mountain remains motionless – neither one can do the other. This tells us to do what’s ours to do and not be like others.

Ø Perfection is accepting what’s happening now.

Ø Practice kindness it will bring you happiness.

Ø Become aware – Be completely involved with it while it is happening, and then leave it behind when it’s done.  This is the way of detachment.

Ø Be thankful for anyone who’s a problem in your life…they show you where you stand.

Ø Be watchful of those who only bring praise…they may say what isn’t true and you may start to believe and begin to act differently.

Ø Watch the grass grow…no matter how many walk on it or storms strike it. That too is your nature…no one can stop you from doing what’s yours to do.

Ø To escape fear…keep moving.

Ø Live life with an open heart. Erase judgement. Live with compassion and   practice understanding. Everyone is doing the best they can…if they knew better; they would do better – so be gentle. 

Have your staff perform at a high level:

      Define the function of your HR Dept.

      Interlink your departments.

      Open up communication with staff.

      Make sure you have a succession plan.

Staff should understand your organizational culture

It's your time to get your team together, pick-up my book "Why Not Me" and get some ideas on team building. Here's the link below: http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000475782/WHY-NOT-ME.aspx