| I want to focus our thoughts on each of
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| | can answer this, you will have enough
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| these four elements of success. While
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| | opportunity to last for the rest of your
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| these were originally written for a
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| | life! Can you, with your strengths, meet
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| business audience, the principles can be
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| | any of the needs of the population you
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| easily translated to cover yourself or
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| | are trying to reach or serve? Their needs
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| any group or organization you belong
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| | are your opportunities!What is currently
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| to.Knowledge.Before one begins down the
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| | working? This is the "ride the wave"
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| road of success, they need knowledge.
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| | point. Take advantage of momentum. Don't
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| Today, even jobs that once required
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| | settle for the good that you are
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| little working knowledge or intelligence
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| | experiencing. Ask if you can stretch
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| now see the need for training as those
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| | further. Don't look at what ought to be
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| jobs become more dependant on technology.
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| | successful, but go further with what is
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| We will cover the importance of knowledge
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| | successful!Risk"A naval aviator told me
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| and ways to get more for yourself and the
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| | that many pilots have died because they
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| others in your business or
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| | stayed with disabled aircraft. They
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| organization.Opportunity.One element that
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| | preferred the familiarity of the cockpit
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| you see over and over again in our
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| | to the unfamiliarity of the parachute,
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| country is that we are indeed the "land
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| | even though the cockpit was a deathtrap.
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| of opportunity." It is great to be able
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| | Many people have seen their careers crash
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| to live in a country where people can
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| | because they preferred the familiar but
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| pursue their dreams, and where it is
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| | deadly old ways to the risky but
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| possible to reach them. But some people
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| | rewarding new ways." So says Nido Qubein
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| have a hard time seeing opportunity. We
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| | in Stairway to Success.It is true that
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| will focus on ways to find and take
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| | many people who have knowledge and the
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| advantage of opportunities.Risk.Once a
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| | opportunity to see success, never do,
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| person sees opportunity, it is up to them
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| | simply because they are unwilling to take
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| to step through the open door and go for
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| | risks. As young people we are usually
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| it. Yet many stop at the edge, unwilling
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| | long on risk-taking but short on
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| to take a risk. Many times, often
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| | knowledge and opportunity. This is
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| actually, taking advantage of
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| | probably why you don't see many
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| opportunities requires risk. We will
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| | successful teens driving their own
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| cover the importance of taking risks and
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| | BMW's.But by the time we are able to do
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| to understand the difference between
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| | something with our knowledge and
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| taking risks and being
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| | opportunity, most of us are in relatively
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| "risky."Excellence.Businesses,
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| | comfortable situations and decide that to
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| organizations, and people who succeed are
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| | pursue our dreams would be to simply risk
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| the ones who operate from a base of
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| | too much. So we put off what lies in our
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| excellence. Think of Nordstrom's as a
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| | hearts.
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| perfect example. We'll cover the
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| | Yet most successful people achieve what
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| importance of excellence and ways to
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| | they do because somewhere along the line
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| raise your excellence
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| | they stepped out in faith and took a
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| quotient.KnowledgeThe starting point in
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| | risk. Yes, many fail at this point, but
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| the elements of success is Knowledge.
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| | at least they attempted greatness. And
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| This is becoming increasingly so as we
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| | while many fail, many succeed
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| continue deeper into the information and
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| | tremendously and receive the reward,
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| technology age. There simply is no
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| | often helping many others as well.Here
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| turning back now. Even jobs that used to
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| | are some thoughts to help you take risks
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| take very little knowledge require some
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| | and see great achievement in your
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| because of automation etc. So here are
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| | life.Count the cost of not risking. Most
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| some thoughts on ways to increase your
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| | of us think of what we might lose if we
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| knowledge and become more
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| | risk, but what will we lose if we don't
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| successful.Become a self-learner. I have
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| | risk?
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| met very few successful people who were
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| | Realistically understand the worst case
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| not also self-learners. They love
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| | scenario. It usually isn't nearly as bad
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| learning. Are you a reader? Reading is
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| | as we might assume, making it all the
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| one of the most enjoyable ways to learn
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| | more worthwhile to risk. Most risks don't
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| more. Or you can join what Zig Ziglar
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| | end up at the worst.Calculate your risk.
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| calls "Automobile University." All you do
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| | Since the risk isn't as much as we
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| is go to the local library and check out
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| | usually think it is, it helps to lie out
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| some tapes on a topic of your choice and
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| | the strategy beforehand. Then you know
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| start going to school on your way to
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| | what you're up against and have a plan of
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| work. As you grow personally you will
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| | action.
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| begin to rise above others who simply are
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| | Prepare fully. What most often keeps us
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| not in the process of
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| | from risk is fear. One of the best ways
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| learning.Job-specific training. I think
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| | to fight fear is to be fully prepared.
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| everybody, regardless of his or her level
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| | This helps our minds to be rooted in fact
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| in the organization, should be
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| | rather than swayed by emotion.
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| continually trained in their job. Someone
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| | Follow your dreams. They did a study and
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| once said that it is more expensive to
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| | asked elderly people what their biggest
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| not train employees and let them stay on
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| | regrets were. One of the top ones? That
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| the job than to train them. How true.
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| | they didn't take more risks to follow
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| What kind of ongoing job-training are you
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| | their dreams. Go for it now!Richard Bach
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| taking. If you aren't the boss, then go
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| | says this in A Gift of Wings: "Remember
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| to your boss and ask him what kind of
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| | the high board at the swimming pool?
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| training he or she would like you to have
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| | After days of looking up at it, you
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| and then tell them that you would be glad
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| | finally climbed the wet steps to the
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| to go get it. If you are the boss, then
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| | platform. From there it was higher than
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| what kind of training should you give to
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| | ever. There were only two ways down: the
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| each of your employees? Maybe it is time
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| | steps to defeat or the dive to victory.
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| to revisit the budget for employee
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| | You stood on the edge, shivering in the
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| training. Chances are, your competitor
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| | hot sun, deathly afraid. At last you
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| is.Advanced education. Many of the local
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| | leaned too far forward, it was too late
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| schools, both undergraduate and graduate,
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| | for retreat, and you dived. The high
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| are increasingly tailoring programs for
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| | board was conquered, and you spent the
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| those who are working full-time jobs.
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| | rest of the day diving. Climbing a
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| Maybe it is time to go back to school.
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| | thousand high boards, we demolish fear,
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| They have programs that are one night a
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| | and turn into human
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| week or one week every four to six
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| | beings."ExcellenceMost people, if they
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| months. They even have programs where you
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| | have the drive and know where to look,
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| go to the campus for six weeks a year.
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| | can get knowledge. Everyone can take
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| Maybe one of these is appropriate for you
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| | advantage of opportunity. A select few,
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| right now.Is this possible or even
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| | relatively speaking, will take the risk
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| reasonable? It sure is. I know many
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| | needed to launch out to succeed. But what
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| people who are actively involved in all
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| | really sets the successful apart from the
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| three of the above.
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| | unsuccessful, or even just the average,
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| Increasing you knowledge will not only
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| | is excellence.In his book Raving Fans,
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| help you perform better on the job, it
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| | Ken Blanchard says that many businesses
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| will help you become a better
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| | have a false sense of security, thinking
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| person.OpportunityIn the summer of 1996 I
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| | that they are successful, when in reality
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| was able to tour a country that is not
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| | their customers don't view them as
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| democratic. While I loved the people and
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| | excellent, but rather as merely "no worse
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| the cultures, I was struck again by a
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| | than the rest."I would agree. Many of us
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| deep appreciation for the fact that we
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| | settle for average, while a few choose
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| are free here in the U.S. We are indeed
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| | excellence, in all areas, and go on to
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| the "Land of Opportunity." And that is
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| | succeed far more that the rest of the
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| the second element of success. Not so
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| | crowd.So what are some ideas to have
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| much having opportunity, as that is
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| | excellence be you shining mark? Here are
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| rather inherent to our American system,
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| | a few:First, cultivate an attitude of
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| but that we see opportunity, and then
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| | excellence. Excellence must be your
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| take advantage of opportunity.The
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| | stated goal. Everyone in your business,
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| successful people who I have met and
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| | school, or organization should know that
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| worked with are people who have an eye
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| | excellence is the benchmark. You should
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| for opportunity. Is that something they
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| | desire it.Second, define excellence. What
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| are born with? Absolutely not!If
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| | does excellence look like for you or your
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| anything, being able to see opportunity
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| | group? This then, is the goal.Here are
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| is an attitude. Yes, wisdom is an
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| | some areas to begin looking at:My
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| important part, but if you believe there
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| | personal life. Do I strive for excellence
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| is nothing good under the sun, that there
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| | in my personal life? Do I know what areas
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| is no opportunity, then you won't achieve
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| | I can improve upon, and do I try to
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| much.Instead, it is an attitude that does
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| | achieve excellence in those areas? What
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| not see any circumstance as a problem,
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| | about these specific areas: Financial,
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| but sees it as, you guessed it, an
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| | spiritual, physical, emotional,
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| opportunity. A great achiever said,
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| | intellectual?Customer service. Excellence
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| "There is never a money problem, only an
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| | is defined here not in how we think we
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| idea problem." He saw opportunity, not a
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| | are doing, but in how the customer thinks
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| lack of funds, and he simply needed to
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| | we are doing. Have you asked lately how
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| find the way to take advantage of the
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| | you are doing in this area? Ask for
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| opportunity!So where do you begin? Right
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| | suggestions on how to excel. Then you can
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| where you are. Take inventory of who you
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| | work on achieving it.Employee
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| are, as an individual, a business, or an
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| | satisfaction. You will more likely
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| organization. Then ask the following
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| | achieve excellence if you have deeply
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| questions. When you get the answers, it
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| | satisfied employees.
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| is simply a matter of follow through.
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| | How can you make it an excellent place
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| That comes next when we talk about
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| | to work?Product. Is your product
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| risk.What opportunities do we have to get
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| | excellent? Is your whole line? Perhaps
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| better? This is the growth question. When
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| | you may want to sell fewer, but much
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| you look for how you can grow, and then
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| | better, items. It's great to be
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| pursue it, you're on your way!What
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| | associated with excellent
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| strengths do you have? What skills,
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| | products.Atmosphere. What does your home,
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| talents, or personalities are your strong
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| | store or office look, sound, and smell
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| points? How can those be seen as an
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| | like? Is it a help or hindrance?I
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| opportunity to grow? When you operate out
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| | encourage you to think about these
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| of your strengths, you have a much better
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| | things, and even brainstorm with your
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| chance of seizing opportunity and being
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| | family or staff. The results could be
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| successful.What does your market need?
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| | excellence!
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| This is a perfect question to ask. If you
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