Nov 19 2009
10 Big Picture, Impact Player Tenets that Lead to Success - Part II
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- Success Requires Different Thinking
In my last post, I went through tenets 1 through 3. If you missed the first part of this article click here to read it.
- Tenet # 4: Live up to YOUR commitments. Essentially this is: “Say what you mean and mean what you say.” If you can’t follow through on what you said you would do, then don’t make the commitment in the first place. Or if circumstances come up where it will be difficult to keep a commitment you made, call the people involved and renegotiate the terms so that you can follow through. Another way to live up to your commitments is to always be on time or early for appointments. When you are late for a meeting, that reveals everything about you and your mindset … that you aren’t careful or respectful of others’ time. Being early also tells everything about you, too. When you set your watch (or clocks) 15 minutes ahead of everyone else in the world, you are sending out a message those with whom you are meeting that they are important and you value their presence and time they are giving you. Just imagine what a new customer, a prospect or a business partner will feel like because of your courtesy. They will also have a pretty good idea of what kind of leadership capabilities you have.
- Tenet # 5: Impact players are loyal. You have no hidden agendas with anyone. You must show that you are trustworthy with everyone you deal with. Your loyalty is a personal attribute you must hold sacred at all costs. If your customers, team members or business associates can’t trust you or depend on you, they will be unwilling to continue to do business with you. Your success is dependent upon your reliability and dedication.
- Tenet # 6: Impact players know they have an influence on others. So your words, actions, behaviors and lifestyle must be congruent and give off a positive message at all times. The people around you will see how you “really” are under stress and when “no one is looking”. In other words, you cannot be two-faced, inauthentic, or counterfeit. What you show in public life should be who you really are in private.
- Tenet # 7: Impact players are winners and attract winners. You attract people who are like you not who you want to be. Winners have certain standards of behavior, attitudes and mindsets. A winner wants to continue to improve and wants to be with other winners to make that possible. Together winners can even do more than they can do alone. So adopt a winning attitude and a can-do mindset … start taking actions that set you apart from the crowd and that which get you closer to living your dream.
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(Part III will have the rest of the 10 Impact Player Success Tenets.)
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