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Hints for (Acquisition) Career Success

Hints for (Acquisition) Career Success. Michael K. Barrett, CPA, CPCM, PMP Barrett Consulting LLC Richland WA. Five Greatest Songs Ever Written*. No. 5: Respect , by Aretha Franklin No. 4: What's Going On , by Marvin Gaye No. 3: Imagine by John Lennon

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Hints for (Acquisition) Career Success

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  1. Hints for (Acquisition) Career Success Michael K. Barrett, CPA, CPCM, PMP Barrett Consulting LLC Richland WA Prepared by Barrett Consulting LLC

  2. Five Greatest Songs Ever Written* • No. 5: Respect, by Aretha Franklin • No. 4: What's Going On, by Marvin Gaye • No. 3: Imagine by John Lennon • No. 2: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones • No. 1: Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan * Source: Rolling Stone Magazine, 2010 Prepared by Barrett Consulting LLC

  3. Maintain a Business Mindset • Clarifies why you are there • Understand the buyer/seller relationship • Gives you a customer-service focus • Helps you check your ego • Understand the power advantage of the employer (client) • Use product differentiation • Need for attention to detail • Better deal with job stress Prepared by Barrett Consulting LLC

  4. Likeability is Underrated Prepared by Barrett Consulting LLC

  5. Never Miss a Chance to Add Someone to Your Fan Base • Establish emotional connections with people • Best way to interest people in you is show an interest in them • Use your rolodex – never stop networking • Use face-to-face communications whenever possible Prepared by Barrett Consulting LLC

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  7. Own Your Own Destiny • Find yourself a niche • Be self-training – 98% self-taught; 2% formal training • Be responsible for your own morale Prepared by Barrett Consulting LLC

  8. Image and Style are Key Elements of Success • Self-Image vs. Public Image • First impressions – over in three seconds • Mirror traits and characteristics of those that impress you • Employ the style that suits your goals • “Your value to (others) is an image based on their perceptions of your usefulness to them”* * “101 Ways to Stand Out at Work” by Arthur D. Rosenberg Prepared by Barrett Consulting LLC

  9. Be Ready to Deal Positively with Setbacks Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden Prepared by Barrett Consulting LLC

  10. Be a Bit Selfish. Prepared by Barrett Consulting LLC

  11. Suggested Readings “How to Be # 1 With Your Boss: How to Keep Your Job Longer and Enjoy It More” by Don Aslett “Don’t Take the Last Donut: New Rules of Business Etiquette” by Judith Bowman “101 Ways to Stand Out at Work” by Arthur D. Rosenberg http://johnmaxwellonleadership.com http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/ Prepared by Barrett Consulting LLC

  12. Takeaways • Maintain a Business Mindset • Be a Pleasurable Experience • Expand Your Fan Base • Own Your Own Destiny • Chin Up On Setbacks • OK to Be a Bit Selfish Prepared by Barrett Consulting LLC

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