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Be in the know of things
Be aware of what is happening around you, your college professor had his advice right in place! Keep your eyes and ears open and receptive and you will see a whole new world of information flow in which you never knew existed. Now do we need to say why you need information, well besides the usual ‘knowledge being power’ thing, if gives you a keener understanding of people – their motivations, intentions, thought process.


Be organized
Learn to carry your toys well; you know the ‘Manager Paraphernalia’ – the UMPC (s), the Blackberry (s), that cool organizer you just bought? Now, listen close – we’re about to drop some knowledge:

a) Meet people in their offices, not yours (translation: you control the time of discussion).
b) Always be pleasant, but be firm in protecting your time from time thieves.
c) Try standing instead of sitting during meeting, your legs will make sure you and all the others stick to the point and not butterfly around it.
d) The phone and the e-mail system are there for your convenience, not anyone else’s – pick it up when you want to.


Have an internal locus of control
First, we urge you to first take this short quiz to find what your locus of control is.

Got you result? Good! Locus of control determines the way people perceive the outcomes they get from situations; it could be the extent of success at work or the achievements in their personal lives. People with a strong locus of control are usually more proactive and in control of their lives. They work hard to develop their knowledge, skills and abilities and at work, they have a more participative management style as compared to people with strong external locus of control who believe in concepts like luck, destiny and fate and that most things are beyond their control. Most people fall somewhere in between, it has been confirmed by many experts that having a tilt toward internal locus of control is an important determinant of success.


Create ‘quality’ moments
This is a concept introduced by executive coach Jason Seiden, who is also the Author of “Super Staying Power: What You Need to Become Valuable and Resilient at Work”. As he puts it –

You were having a Quality Event… a moment of intense personal satisfaction that was caused by the excellence of the experience”.

“Think of an experience you have had, either at work or at home, where the moment was so perfect, so easy, and so all-encompassing that the moment itself still lives within you—it feels like it happened yesterday. Maybe you were laughing, maybe you were doing something mindless, perhaps you were feeling proud—whatever it was, you were in the flow. Time stopped and the moment stretched. You could anticipate what would happen next as sure as if everyone were playing from a script. You had no doubt.

To continue reading about this concept and how you can apply it to your work and life, read it here.

Related posts:

1. Personal Energy Management
2. Stress Management – Part II
3. The Why and How of Employee Communication