Jobs, Skills & Advice

January 27th, 2010 | Category: Success |

Dancing In The Traffic Of Expectation

I’m a boring guy…but I like it that way.

I’d rather stay in and have a nice meal in front of the TV with my wife than go out partying and waking up with a hangover.

Been there…done that…’got the t-shirt’.

I learnt some time ago that the only way you can really be happy in your life is to try to do what YOU want to do.

So…if my brother phones me up and asks me to go out and I don’t really feel like it…I’ll tell him so.

January 25th, 2010 | Category: Success |

Inspiration Without Perspiration? Forget It!

I’ve got writer’s block.

No. I tell a lie. I can’t really be bothered to write this.

I’ve run out of something inspired to say.

But…by the end of this, I guarantee that I will have written something that I will be proud of.

How do I know?

Because I know how inspiration works.

Inspiration is one of those many things in our lives that lie stagnant until we awaken it by actually doing something.

Anything.

The last thing that I want to do is write – yet, the more I do – the more I am ‘getting into it.

January 22nd, 2010 | Category: Success |

Me, Impatient? I Haven’t Got The Time!

It took her five hours of concentrated, dedicated effort until she finished her project.

It was a garden made out of modeling clay and twigs.

It was her pride and joy…tomorrow it would be a collage, she told us.

Have you noticed how children can just devote hours to a project…and then just move on to the next one as soon as they have finished it?

Wouldn’t you love to be able to do that without getting distracted?

Well…you can, but you won’t. You’ll be too busy thinking about the consequences of your actions at

January 21st, 2010 | Category: Public Speaking |

What Makes A Great Professional Speaker?

People think that you have to have all this skill and talent to become a professional speaker, however, there are other important factors that determine your success. Technically, you can say and do all the right things. You can have the right information and present it in an organized format, but your true success will be found in your ability to connect with your audience rather than presenting a speech well. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care!

Here are your real tools that you’ll need to have that will spur you on to success! Making a mistake at the podium doesn’t

January 20th, 2010 | Category: Success |

Never Ignore The Obvious – That’s What It’s There For!

Did you know that there is an easier way to become successful?

No?

Well, there is.

Want to know what it is?

OK. But don’t get annoyed if you don’t like it!

The easiest way to become a success is to use what you already know.

I am talking rubbish? Maybe, maybe not.

You see, I’m a firm believer in the principle that you already have all of the ‘knowledge’ you need to become who you really want to be.

How do I know that?

Well – I don’t KNOW any more than

January 19th, 2010 | Category: Interview |

Use Examples In Job Interview To Highlight Your Experience

Use this simple strategy to highlight your suitability and experience during the job interview:

“Show,” Don’t “Tell” …

So you landed the Interview. Great!

Now, in order to get hired, you need to “show” during the interview that you have what it takes to be successful at the position you are interviewing for. This is contrasted with simply “telling” the Hiring Manager that you have what it takes. The formula for this is pretty simple:

1) Clarify the interviewer’s question.

2) Confidently answer the question by “telling” the interviewer that you have the focus, discipline, stamina, smarts, and charm that it takes to get the job done.