3 Valuable Tips To Help You Keep Your Job And Get Ahead, No.1

This is a very tough economy and it is growing worse. As the former CEO of a major computer leasing company that had 300 employees, and a company with a business relationship with many Fortune 500 companies, I would like to offer you 3 valuable tips that could revolutionize your career as well as to help you keep your job and get ahead:

1) The More You Know, The More Valuable You Are. Cross train which will make you someone your firm is more likely to depend on. And keep adding to your professional skills by taking classes, attending seminars and most of all by reading as you expand your knowledge, your vocabulary and in the process you will also develop new ideas to offer.

2) Learn Your Boss' Expectations For You. Don't assume you already know them. Sit down with this person and find out his or her objectives and where you fit in. Come prepared with a smile, a handshake, a gracious attitude and a list of questions, as you listen carefully and take notes. At the end of the session, summarize what you heard and ask if there is anything else you may have missed. Then show respect by asking for this person's advice as to how you can achieve at a level beyond what you have ever done before. Think of it as a singer consulting with a top voice coach or an athlete listening to a top coach. Why shouldn't you receive top flight advice from the person who is judging your work.

3) Speak With Passion And Have Positive Things To Say. Passionate people attract others to them because everyone craves positive energy and enthusiasm and they avoid those who are negative because it drains them. Tomorrow when you go into work, think how fortunate you are to have a job and a paycheck and be thankful for the good things in your life. Then put some energy in your step, a big smile on your face and conduct yourself with gratitude. You will generate a positive aura around you and you will discover a new found self-respect.

Dick