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The Career Ladder Isn’t In The Office
By Sean Johnson

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My college mentor grew up in a poor African American family in Alabama. He managed to be the first in his family to get into college, attending West Point. He was a decorated officer before getting his MBA at Harvard. When I met him, he ran economic development in Colorado Springs.

When I asked him what he most attributed his success to, he said it was because he started reading and never stopped.

He believed knowledge was the key to getting what you wanted in life. So much so that his life goal was to build libraries in underprivileged communities like the one he grew up in.

He always asked job applicants what book they were currently reading. The A players were folks who could answer without hesitation. They usually were in the middle of 3 of 4 books, and at least one of them was professional in nature.

Reading gives you a huge head start on your peers who don’t.

You’re more likely to identify strategies and tactics from other industries that might work in your company.

You’re more likely to avoid making common pitfalls that otherwise would only come with experience.

You’re able to transfer that knowledge in your organization, creating new capabilities for your company.

And you’re more interesting to talk to.

It’s unlikely you’re going to have a conversation at a networking event about the 4 P’s of marketing or some other concept you picked up in your textbooks. But it’s very likely you’ll have a conversation about the long tail, or the 10,000 hour rule, or the build-measure-learn loop.

Anthony Robbins used to say that if you spend 1 hour a day learning about a particular topic, you’d know more about that subject than 99.999% of the world within a year.

Even if you have only 30 minutes a night, you can easily read a book a week. Maybe you’re not an expert, but I guarantee you’ll know more than your peers.

Maybe you don’t know where to start. At the end of this post I’ve included a list of my favorites to get you started. One less excuse.

Read. Take good notes. Repeat.

Aggressively Build Your Network

The Career Ladder Isn’t In The Office
By Sean Johnson

Aggressively Build Your Network
A strong network accelerates everything you do in your career. You should spend considerable time building yours if you aren’t already.

A good network gives you smart people to bounce ideas off of.

A good network gives you access to information and knowledge that are otherwise hard to come by.

A good network gives you introductions to consulting or freelance work that can give you more reps.

A good network will lead to more potential partnerships or revenue opportunities for your current company.

A good network will become the source of your next gig/case.

If you start your own business, your network will be the source of your early customers, your best employees and your most favorable sources of capital.

Rather than going home or going to the bar with your college buddies, you should be hitting up Meetup groups.

You should join your local chapter of whatever professional organization is most relevant to your career.

You should be grabbing coffee or drinks or breakfast with new people every single week.

And you should always stay in touch, actively looking for opportunities to help your network — to make new introductions, offer advice or share knowledge.

Your network can become your most powerful career asset, and the time you’re spending watching Korean Sitcom can be spent building it.

Go Network!

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Power Tips!

* S2G. "Jia Yu" 加油 Day 4:

1) "The Frequency at which you Review, determines the Amplitude at which you Succeed." [QExecs MUST Review EVERY day!]

2) "We come this way but ONCE. We can either tiptoe through life and hope we get to death without being badly bruised or we can LIVE a full, complete life achieving our GOALS and realizing out WILDEST DREAMS." - Bob Proctor, from EE MunKit [Why be 'safe', when you can be a SUCCESS? ]

3) "MOST PEOPLE want to make extra money, especially in times like these. And EVERYBODY KNOWS it's very hard to be wealthy working for others. WOULD IT BE OK, IF I share some ways to make more money while keeping your full time job?" [Curiosity invite]

4) "Excuse me sir/mdm, WOULD IT BE OK, IF I ask u a question? Are u currently on any prog. to get fitter? ... I'm a wellness expert/coach, I represent a NYSE listed company that helps people lose weight w/ a US Patented 12 wk prog. There is no starving & u still enjoy food, u gain muscle while losing fat, u don't rebound and over 100 doctors hv SUCCESSFULLY done it. ... One day in the future, can I share w/ u more?" [Invite TRA]

5) Are you PREPARED to: Share TRA, Assess TRA, Talk TRA Biz, Close TRA Biz, Eat TRA 3333, Be TRA Model, Smell TRA Scent this coming CNY? [Be Prepared, NOW!]

"Lead with PASSION" Willing Tan 陳威潾

Decide

* S2G. "Jia Yu" 加油 Day 16: DECIDE

1) "For the SUCCESSFUL person inside you to live, the lazy person inside you must die. For the COMPASSIONATE person inside you to live, the hate inside you must die. For the FIT person inside you to live, the fat person inside you must die. For the WISE person inside you to live, the ignorant person inside you must die. For the RICH person inside you to live, the poor person inside you must die." - Anonymous. [Have you DECIDED which person you want to be?]

2) "打拼 打拼 打拼 FIGHT HARDER... ~ for hours to PRESENT not hours to sleep! ~ for PASSIVE INCOME not active pay! ~ to BUILD A NETWORK not working a job! ~ to go HOME EARLIER not to help your boss go home earlier! ~ to REALLY LIVE LONGER ! " [WHAT are you FIGHTING for?]

3) It is MID month. DECIDE to make it GREAT! Just as Nu Skin gives you CHOICES in life. YOU will have to FIRST CHOOSE to take the NECESSARY ACTION against ALL odds to Succeed. [Review GV & Who is Qualifying this month?]

4) "Qualities of a Leader (from Gloria Lee/Franny Lim) 1. Targeted 2. Proactive 3. Assume Responsibility 4. Willing to Take Risks 5. Loyalty 6. Foresight 7. Conscientious 8. Never Give Up 9. Perseverance 10. Soft humility 11. Open Minded 12. Team Player 13. Being Good to Others" [Be ALL that you can be.]

"Lead with Passion" Willing Tan 陳威潾

The Magic Monkey "孙悟空" Story!

* S2G. The Magic Monkey "孙悟空" Story! "

After successfully extending the life of Fruit Flies & Mouse by 1/3, LifeGen Technologies were able to extend the life of Monkeys as well ("See how much younger the left monkey in this picture is?"). This led to the discovery of Youth Gene Cluster's (YGC's) that kept the Monkey YOUNGER & FREE of chronic diseases. Now, a NYSE listed Billion dollar company, Nu Skin Enterprises, has bought over LifeGen together with its 30yrs of genetic research & 18 US PATENTS. We are now the ONLY company that can IDENTIFY, TARGET& RESET YGC's and REVERSE the aging process at the ROOTS. With the EXPANDING Anti-Aging & Wellness Market, we now have a HUGE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY in our hands. Would it be OK, if I show you how big it is?" Willing

Life's Lessons

NU SKIN ROCKS! 
* S2G. "Jia Yu" 加油 Day 17: Life's Lessons

1) "CHANGE when you SEE the LIGHT, not when you FEEL the HEAT." From Ruby Jamil Solhan. Educator & Entrepreneur. [What's your VISION for the Future? ALL Leaders have VISION.]

2) "If people say that having a belly is common, say: 'Yes, having a belly is common, but, definitely NOT NORMAL!'" - BD Oliver Lim, entrepreneur & award winning TV chef. [Who life is it worth RISKING for?]

3) "Only those who RISK going TOO far can possibly find out how far one can go." -- T.S. Eliot. [Are you afraid of Talking TOO much, Sharing TOO long, Training TOO hard, Demo TOO well, Believe TOO strong?! Don't Ever be, becoz your Success will also be TOO Great!]

4) If you don't want to ask invasive questions and put your prospects on the defensive. Ask: "What do you do for a living now?", "What do you do in your free time?", "Do you have a moment?", "Are you interested in the tax advantages of having your own business?", "What kind of business would fit your lifestyle?" This will help make your sponsoring conversations go smoothly. Big Al. [Learn to Communicate & Ask]

5) "There are no Failures only Results or Outcomes. I ALWAYS SUCCEED in Creating a Result. There is NO Failing, ONLY LEARNING." Anthony Robbins . [Just as if you are looking for a problem, you will always find it. Look for a 'lesson', and you will always LEARN from it.]

"Lead with Passion" Willing Tan 陳威潾