Success - People, Place, Tools

Success - "knowing the right people," "being in the right place at the right time," and "using the right tools" - by Anthony Robbins

Your career is not everything; your life is. But then,
what is life without a career or a career without a life?

1) You are always on your own. Even if you work for a big company, you will always be on your own. Companies aren't
people. They're things and they don't have feelings. If you are expecting the company to "take care of you" or "do the right thing", you'll be often
disappointed. There are no strong bonds in a company. No one cares more about your career than you do. Remember that, and don't expect the company to take
care of you.

2) Certain jobs fit certain people best. You do have
special gifts that fit you for some, disqualify you for others. Take time
to assess your skills, temperament and aptitude in depth.

3) Careers are short-term. Your present job can end
anytime, even if you own the company! Therefore, think short term. Don't
take your present career for granted. Someone once described a consultant as a
person who wakes up every morning unemployed. You should feel the same way.
Wake up every morning feeling unemployed so that you'll appreciate
your present job more and figure out what you're going to do next.
Always have a "Plan B." (No kidding!!)

4) It's more important to be a "people person"
than an "achievement-oriented person" who always win at the cost
of others. People skills are more important than technical skills. Even
in technical jobs, you have to deal with someone. The average performer who
are easier to get along with last longer in his job.

5) What you accomplish today will be your calling
card tomorrow. Your accomplishments will determine your marketability. In
marketing yourself, it's the results that count. A soccer forward who
scores in every game is easier to market than one who doesn't. So make sure
you're contributing something substantial and measurable every day. And
make sure you keep a written record of your results, in case you forget!

6) If you lose your job, 80% of your marketing for
a new position is already done. That's right. Your reputation, results,
accomplishments, people skills, contributions, friendships are all a matter
of record. If you've been a contributor, if you've been kind to others and
easy-to-work-with, you'll be in better demand. If not,
you won't. Nobody can create friendship for you if you haven't created it
for yourself.

7) Changing fields, industries, and functional specialties is difficult.
The more difficult it is, the bigger the change will be.
Therefore, choose your career path carefully. As
management expert Peter Drucker says, "The best way to predict the future is to
plan it."

8) If you're fired or laid off, don't sue your former employer. Ask yourself why you didn't see it coming; or if you did see it coming. Ask yourself why you didn't do something about it. Figure out your part in causing the problem. Then set about creating a new, better life for yourself. There is a better life in your future.

9) Don't stay in a job you hate. Hating your job can kill you.

10) Success is difficult. If success were easy, everyone would be successful. It is also a journey, not a destination.

11) There's a special place for everyone. You can create the kind of future you want.

12) The workplace is fun and challenging. It can also be cruel and heartless. It rewards effort and planning, but tends to punish indifference
and lack of preparation. Those who don't manage their careers, who just let things happen - often end up in painful, dead-end jobs
and lifestyles.

13) You are in full control of your own future. No one can deny you a happy life if you decide to plan it and work for it. No one
can stop you from becoming successful, but yourself.

14) It's never too late for a new beginning.

15) Align yourself with winners. Hang around with winners. Success really does rub off from others.
"If you keep doing what you have always been doing, you're going to get what you've always gotten"