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November 16, 2009

You Can Laugh at Your Unemployment Worries If You Follow These Guidelines

Scott Ginsberg

NametagTV.com

Summary

Action is the engine of credibility. Nobody cares what you believe. Or intend. Or say. Believing is overrated, intending is useless and tal

  1. Action is the engine of credibility. Nobody cares what you believe. Or intend. Or say. Believing is overrated, intending is useless and talking is worthless. The word “credibility” comes from the Latin creditum, which means, “a loan, thing entrusted to another.” That’s interesting. Credibility is on loan. Which mean your stoppage in action will make the engine sputter. Which means it might take years to assemble, but only seconds to annihilate. What is your credibility-strengthening plan.
  2. Attitude is the nucleus of achievement. Rabbit’s feet don’t work and they hurt the rabbit. Your attitude is your good luck charm. And it’s time to rub it. Now, while I’m not sure that “attitude is everything” – I do think it undergirds everything. It does alter efficacy. And as long as your attitude just a little healthier than it was yesterday, it’s is the asset that will earn you a fortune. So, here are my suggestions. First, take some time to appraise the current market value of your attitude. Ask: If you had to put a price tag on it, how much money would your attitude be worth? Second, take some time to evaluate the future market value of your attitude. Ask: What are the giants you need to slay to make your attitude what it needs to be? Finally, learn to detect dangerous attitudes in others quickly so you can distance yourself from their blast range. Ask: Whose mental shitstorm is negatively infiltrating your reality? Remember: Attitude is the soil in which success flourishes. What level of achievement will become possible when you realize that brainstuff determines bankstuff?
  3. Conformity is the stop sign of genius. Screw the herd. Tell the status quo to go to hell. Give yourself permission to NOT need permission. And beware of the five most dangerous words in the world: “Yeah, but I can’t just…” Really? You can’t? Says who? Can you google that rule? Because if you can’t, it’s not a rule – it’s a self-imposed limitation that’s squelching the dream out of you. What could you do – in this moment – that would be the exact opposite of everyone else?
  4. Consistency is the curriculum of greatness. Success isn’t a function of intelligence, networking, good looks or charm. You know what really counts? A calculator. Just kidding. In reality: Only consistency counts. Only the way you structure your day counts. And only the predictable pattern of valued-added behavior – as perceived by your customers – counts. How much money is your company losing because inconsistency runs rampant?
  5. Discomfort is the oxygen of growth. Comfortable people rarely take action. Comfortable people rarely learn lessons. And comfortable people rarely stretch their souls. If you truly want to stimulate the greatest growth possible, you’ve GOT to stick yourself out there. There is a direction correlation between how uncomfortable you’re willing to make yourself and how exquisitely you make a name FOR yourself. How vulnerable are you willing to make yourself?