Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Top Ten Qualities of Successful People or How To Get Hired

Top Ten Qualities of Successful People
  • Honesty – Without it you have nothing
  • Intellect – The ability to think of new ideas, to create opportunities and solutions to problems
  • Service – No matter what your job or profession you need to add value by serving others
  • Communication skills – “whaaaat?”
  • Energy – You need to show up and work hard
  • Balance – You need to take care of yourself to be able to take care of others
  • Education – Not necessarily school education but I mean the ability to learn from others so you don’t need to reinvest the wheel.
  • Loyalty and respect – Is the ability to understand what is best for me and what is best for you and respect that balance. I have your back and you have mine to protect not to stab. And when it is time to move on it is time to show your cards and allow the relationship to move to the nest level.
  • Quick learner – It is necessary to keep up with your industry and those things that effect your industry.
  • Organizational skills – Set goals, make a plan, execute the plan, inspect results, revise plan, repeat