Positive Attitudes Blend with the CEO of ME, Inc.

Anyone can willfully adopt the right attitude. No matter where you’re from or how much innate talent you have, the right attitude can make a difference in your career. Try adopting these 10 attitudes as the CEO of ME, Inc. (from an article by Kate Lorenz, Editor, CareerBuilder.com):

1. I am in charge of my destiny.
If you want something bad enough, you must “make it happen.” Don’t expect good fortune to fall out of the sky and into your lap. There’s a huge difference between wanting something and executing a well-planned strategy for obtaining it.

2. Anything is possible.
Many of us blindly accept the notion that some things are just “impossible.” As a result, we often make no attempt to reach for them. The reality is that people around the world achieve what they previously considered impossible by being relentless in their pursuit of it.

3. No task is too small to do well.
Those who are serious about getting ahead in life assign importance to all tasks, regardless of their size. They realize that others are watching and evaluating their performance — even on the small stuff.

4. Everyone is a potential key contact.
None of us ever know ahead of time who will become a key contact or perhaps an important business ally. That means it’s essential to treat everyone with dignity and respect at all times.

5. I was made to do this job ... and the one above me.
Enthusiasm is contagious. When you bring enthusiasm to the table, you get noticed … and you never know when someone noticing could turn out to be a key decision-maker.

6. It's not just what I know, but who I know.
It’s unwise to entrust your personal success to your intellect alone, smart as you may be. In the 21st century jobscape, you must become a masterful connector and networker. It’s more important now than ever before to understand the economic power contained within relationships.

7. What else can I do?
We’re all busy and we only get 24 hours in a day. But taking on extra work, volunteering, and offering time without getting paid for it is a sign of someone who is committed to success. This is the kind of energy and commitment that gets noticed — and rewarded!

8. Failure helps pave the way to success.
It sounds odd, but failure is often the best thing that can happen to us. Why? It highlights weaknesses and imperfections, providing a perfect starting point for new growth.

9. I am my own biggest fan.
When does exuding self-confidence cross the line into bragging? Most CEOs know how to display a healthy self-image without letting it get out of control. And it’s important to understand this: Having a healthy self-image is part of what makes you attractive to the business community.

10. My opportunity monitor is never turned off.
Opportunities are all around us all the time; it’s just that many of us “tune them out” when we get extra busy or pressed for time. The opportunity monitor must be left in the “on” position so that the truly great ones don’t slip by unnoticed.

Make it happen … I know you can!

I will see you on the radio on Sunday, January 8th at 8am (EST) with Networking Expert, Boxer and Author, Michael Goldberg on “Knock-Out Networking” on Your Career Is Calling on 107.7 FM and online on www.1077TheBronc.com. I look forward to taking your calls at 877.900.1077.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and keep networking alive,

Coach Rod

PS: May the New Year grant all of us the grace to live in love for one another!

Just Do It ... You Are Ready!

As student pilots approach the end of their formal training, they take one last trip with their instructors before going up for that first nerve-wracking solo flight. Instructors report that some students become so obsessed with dials, gauges, and basic maneuvers that they forget one of the most important rules: Sometimes you just have to sit back and fly the plane! The preliminaries are over. You know the cockpit controls inside out. You know how the emergency procedures work. You could probably fly the plane blindfolded and still land safely.

At this point, you’re ready to own your career as a business and test your skills for that first solo flight. You’ve fine-tuned the necessary connection and networking skills, fully embraced the CEO of ME, Inc. mind-set, tested your skill at crafting powerful, persuasive value propositions and mastered the 7-Step Job Search Methodology that will enable you to find the job best suited to your unique skills and abilities.

Don’t worry if you hit occasional turbulence such as neglecting to make a key follow-up call or perhaps misreading some core skills in a job description because those types of errors will occur. But by the time you’ve gone through a few complete cycles of the methodology, you will have acquired enough experience to claim that you “know where all the rough spots are.” Having successfully navigated those rough spots, you now become someone who can lead others — and make no mistake, others will want to follow you to learn from your successes and your failures.

Right now, however, it’s time for you to integrate all that you’ve learned into a single, seamless, and logical plan to manage your career as a business. To put it another way, it’s now time for you to just fly the plane!

Make it happen … I know you can!

I will see you on the radio this Sunday morning at 8am (EST) with Roche Executive, Luis Alberto Colón on “The 4 “E’s” to Career Management – Just Do It” on Your Career Is Calling on 107.7 FM and online on www.1077TheBronc.com. I look forward to taking your calls at 877.900.1077.

Happy Holidays and keep networking alive,

Coach Rod

Beyond ME, Inc.

The race for 21^st century jobs doesn’t stop just because you’ve successfully navigated your way into a targeted position or landed that ideal client; this entire program is much more than simply “landing a job.” The story is just beginning.

If you’ve internalized the CEO of ME, Inc. paradigm, you now recognize its unique value as a powerful business strategy, too. Simply put, you become a business leader within your network not only because it’s the right thing to for the network, but because it’s the right thing to do for your own business. There is an obvious mutual benefit in this type of business model.

In my view, there are three levels of CEOs that emerge from applying my principles of owning your career and becoming the CEO of ME, Inc.:

1. CEOs of ME, Inc.

Many people will master and implement the job search methodology and CEO mind-set described in my book and go on to find opportunities whenever they’re needed. They are winners in the race for 21^st century jobs because they’ve discovered that the process — the 7-Step Job Search Process — really works.

2. CEOs as Networking Leaders

A smaller group will move into positions of leadership, recognizing the value of helping others while improving their branding, exposure, and ever-expanding networks, all of which nourish their own CEO of ME, Inc. business.

Networking Leaders are winners in the race for 21^st century jobs because they see the long-term potential of owning their careers and establishing business rules based on reciprocity and trust. They recognize the extraordinary business value in branding themselves as someone who gives freely and without restriction.

3. CEOs as Strategic Partners

Finally, there is a select group of entrepreneurs who combine the CEO of ME, Inc. paradigm with dynamic leadership to develop truly creative and powerful business strategies. Their unique application of the ME, Inc. paradigm is built on tapping the immense reserves of talent and opportunity within their networks to promote products and services that are in high demand. Once the profit motive is appropriately factored in to the business model — while preserving trust, integrity, and the inherent value of relationships — we now have a strategic partner, the highest level of CEO career and business management.

I will see you on the radio this Sunday morning at 8am (EST) with TARGET Executive, David Neiman on “The Retail Industry Is Hot and Here to Stay – Engage the New World of Retail” on Your Career Is Calling on 107.7 FM and online on www.1077TheBronc.com. I look forward to taking your calls at 877.900.1077.

Best wishes and keep networking alive,

Coach Rod

Job Search: Success of Failure is a Matter of Choice

I designed the Extreme Job Search program so that individuals with the highest level of commitment will achieve the greatest success. This is precisely what The Black Hole does not offer.

That said, not everyone is comfortable with my system. I've seen this situation many times in the past. Students of my program with all best intentions, step themselves through some orientation material, get off to a reasonably good start - then pull back when they realize that the full burden of "working the program" rests on their shoulders alone.

But most students find the experience challenging, energizing, and inspirational. They like the idea that their next job (or client) is right around the corner. They like the feeling of being in control of all decisions and actively managing different aspects of their career "enterprise" to achieve success. And they especially like the freedom that comes from knowing they are no longer shackled to The Black Hole.

One message I want to be especially clear about is this: In the late 20th century (generally the early 1990s), the employer/employee model under which most of us labored convinced us that we would always have a position as long as we worked hard and performed at or above expectations.

That model no longer exists. Now it's up to individual "CEO" to direct the business functions of their own careers, e.g., "R & D" (networking and market intelligence), "Sales & Marketing" (resume and interviewing), etc... in order to secure a viable niche in the business landscape of the 21st century.

For better or worse, you are and will be engaged in an uncomfortably tight race for employment survival in the decades to come. My program lays out the rules for that race and asserts that your only real chance of winning is to boldly leave old-style job search thinking in the dust. I firmly believe that my Extreme Job Search System "the 7- Steps" is the best single defense against any extended periods of transition and the needless suffering endured by you and your family as a result.

I will see you on the radio this Sunday morning at 8am (EST) with Motivational Speaker and Author, Abby Kohut on “101 Job Search Secrets” on Your Career Is Calling on 107.7 FM and online on www.1077TheBronc.com. I look forward to taking your calls at 877.900.1077.

Best wishes and keep networking alive,

Rod Colon