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Helping YOU love what you do for a living and helping YOU achieve lasting career success!

Your Host:
Andy Robinson,
Career Success Coach,
Strategic Thinking Partner,
Personal Branding Strategist

Why Helping Others Improve and Get Better Ultimately Helps YOU

Nothing else compares to the personal satisfaction and fulfillment of helping other people bring their dreams to life.  Beyond the intrinsic satisfaction, however, is the true power of this principle -- When you help improve the lives of other people, your own life will improve.....in many ways.

 

When you consistently undertake efforts and actions to help other people grow, you create important cause-and-effect results:

 

When you add value and purpose to someone else's life -- you add more value and purpose to your own life.

This is a unique "gift" that grows by the giving of it, and adds to your own life in many ways.  It is also one of those gifts that you do not lose by giving it away -- when you share it, the other person gets the benefit of it, but you still keep it..and it grows.

 

When you help someone else get better, you increase your Self-Esteem.

 

This is a wonderful reward you receive for helping someone get better.  When your self-esteem grows, so do you, in every positive way.  You become more confident.  You have less fear--because you can see your strengths more clearly.  You're more willing to step forward and take good chances that help you grow in your own life.  You accomplish more, you're more fulfilled as a person, and you open up to greater opportunities in front of you.  So....you do more and create more good.  And when you're doing good things you feel better about yourself....increasing your self-esteem....and the positive cycle begins again.

 

 

When you help other people get better, you naturally and automatically learn and practice positive leadership traits.

 

Whether you started out wanting to be a "leader" or not, if you believe in others and you help them improve their lives, you become a leader.

 

Your "leadership" role may simply be the example you set.  Or you may go beyond that, and more actively share your experiences and your progress with others.  Or you may go to the next step, and "train" others, so they can learn what you've discovered.

 

Bottom line....when you help other people improve their lives, you will become, in a very natural way, a leader.

 

 

When you help other people get better, you expand your focus in life in many ways.

 

When you're actively helping other people improve their lives, your focus changes -- from just you and your world, to them and their world.  Your attitude takes a shift upwards.  You "feel" the benefits you're creating in other people's lives, and your own daily zest and enthusiasm for living increases as a result.  You move from being a "bystander" to someone who is "making a difference" -- and you can definitely feel the difference.

 

The result of that difference can be a subtle as what you choose to do tomorrow, or how you talk to people, to your relationship with your family getting better, or your own personal/professional goals becoming clearer and your action steps more clearly defined, so you're more sure about what to do next.

 

Your own successes are always tied in some way to the betterment you are helping create in the lives of others.

 

Put this great concept of personal growth into practice in your own life every day.

 

 

 

Source: "The Gift, The 12 Greatest Tools of Personal Growth -- and How to Put Them Into Practice," Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D.

Thoughts on Work/Life Balance - An Interview with Judy Martin of Work/Life Nation

Career Success Radio Show

Interview with Judy Martin, Host of Work/Life Nation and Emmy Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist

Carrie and I had a wonderful interview with Judy Martin, Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and host of Work/Life Nation on the Career Success Radio Show, which was broadcast this past Tuesday at 4pm on ExceptionalWisdomRadio.com.  Please click on the images below to listen to an archived-version of the interview.

Judy talks about the subject of Work/Life Balance and how our work-lives and personal live have merged in a manner that we must remain aware of and proactively manage.  People are working longer and harder today than they've ever before, and the boundaries between our work and our personal time have become harder to distinguish.  Judy offers practical advice drawn from her own experiences and from experiences of others shared with her through her various media platforms.

Judy is an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist who has emerged as a reporter and public speaker -- giving an objective voice to social concerns, business news and the delicate balance of living and working with purpose, in an era of great uncertainty and chaos.  She is also a national radio contributor whose work has been heard on NPR News, The World, BBC Radio 3, The World Vision Report and The Marketplace Morning Report, where she spent nearly four years in the New York City Bureau. Judy also continues her affiliation with the News 12 Television Networks as an anchor/reporter.

Step Up to the "A Team" at Work - Be In Demand!

Follow these tips to build a great personal brand at work, one that will set you apart and clearly establish your commitment and value to your employer:

ALWAYS give 110%. Go above and beyond what is expected of you, regardless of your level within the organization.

Take responsibility for understanding how you can help your direct supervisor/manager/leader achieve their near term goals and objectives. Ensure your goals are directly linked to those of your supervisor/manager.

Live by the values of the company, day in day out. Be a ROLE MODEL for company values.

Develop your knowledge of the company by creating network links around the organization, by talking to people at breaks, across lunch, at events. Initiate relationship development across the organization.

Develop your knowledge of the market and the competitors - immerse yourself in the business of your Company. Read trade and industry journals and newsletters, stay abreast of market threats and opportunities, learn the "language" of your industry.

Be positive about change. Change is inevitable and a positive attitude will ensure that you both stand out from the crowd and also stand the best chance of benefiting from the change. Learn to thrive on change and be an encouragement to others during times of changes.

Volunteer for special projects to extend your network and your knowledge/experience. Let your manager/leaders know of your interest in involvement in special projects, events and activities.

Take responsibility for your own development including seeking mentors for areas that you want to improve upon.

Always think about how you can help others - ask "What can I do to help you in your role?"

Be a knowledge sharer rather than hoarder - power lies in sharing information, not keeping it to yourself.

Stay completely away from the "water cooler gossip" machine. Refrain from negative talk. Hang around those who energize you.

Step up the the "A Team" at Work and Be In Demand!