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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

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Early bibles of the field (Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich , Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People ) urged workers to grow philosophically, to build qualities such as confidence and self-discipline. But while those books remain brisk sellers, there’s another bible in town. The confidence. The discipline.

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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

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The methods I learned there have gave me greater confidence and speed (i.e. For example, want a book contract with a major publisher? I decided to start reading books and newspaper articles about the industry. Here are three suggestions that provide low cost learning: Books. Read a how-to article on the internet.

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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

Laughing all the Way to Work

I hope you enjoy her article. Be confident. To be able to network, you must have confidence. You need confidence in yourself, confidence in your abilities, and confidence in your networking skills. Earlier in this article, I shared three tips to keep in mind while networking. Be a good listener.

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Writing when you don't know what you're talking about.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I wrote the article The Art of Minute Taking and I had only taken minutes a few times about 25 years ago. From writing that article I had confidence to take a job that required me taking minutes and it has turned out fine. I will not say I am the perfect minute taker, but it is something I now have confidence in doing.

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The Little Engine That Could.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I just recently read an article on it and was surprised when I really paid attention to the messages I was sending myself that some of them were negative. So I started to say Yes and it was a real confidence booster. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Go with your gut feeling!

Laughing all the Way to Work

I read something that made me pause, but because I was in a big hurry and felt confident that the other person was covering that base, I let it go. I am not sure if it would have changed the outcome, but at least I would feel confident that I flagged it for my boss. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Confessions of a Micro-Manager

Laughing all the Way to Work

A manager has to have confidence that you know how to do your job. I just did not have confidence that this person was going to be able to assist me. I always have more confidence something will get done when I see it being written down. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.