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Is the World Better Because You’re Here?: Use Your Gifts 4 Good

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I do a lot of reading, listening and talking. I recognize God gave me a gift to uplift people that are in need of motivation but aren’t surrounded with enough positivity to fuel their dreams. We all need a boost, but I need you to understand how important it is to package your gift correctly so it’s effective.

A woman’s beauty is tainted if her attitude is nasty. A man’s business sense is irrelevant if he’s a thief. They both have a gift but it’s being overshadowed by how they’re using it. You must 1st recognize that your gift is divine and wasn’t given to you to flaunt but to better the world.

It’s fine to beware of your gift but be sure you are blessing the world with your divine gift instead making it painfully clear you were unworthy of God’s investment in you.

3 Tips for Articulating Your Dreams & Goals

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Slang is cool in the proper atmosphere, cursing should be limited to the people that know the real you. Speaking as if you have no home training in public is a no no. If you don’t know who you’re in the presence of, I suggest you close your mouth. Your next boss or business partner maybe standing next to you. Would you do business with you ? Would you take yourself seriously? People shouldn’t have to dig deep to get to the real you, that should be evident during the 1st impression. Reality check: If you can’t articulate your views, goals & achievements in Standard English you’ll remain right where you are.

Tip 1 – Be knowledgeable

Know what you’re talking about. Study the industry you one day hope to dominate. When it’s time to talk about why you’re interested in that field of interest there should be no hesitation on bright eyes and a eager heart.

Tip 2 – Think Before you talk

This is an age old saying that has not failed me yet. Think carefully about what you want the person you’re speaking with to know. You may have some great ideas that now everyone needs to know. Be protective of your genius. Learn their background and credentials before you lay out your life plan. Here’s a simple format for expressing your career aspirations – When you started. Where you started and Why you started

Tip 3 Live the Dream

The best way for people to see how serious you are about your aspirations is to live it. Show people that you’re working on perfecting your craft. Rather it is blogging, writing a newsletter to friends and family, networking with like minded people or posting your current projects on social media. People want to see progress not just hear about. Suggestion: Create an online Portfolio of your work. My online portfolio is the Rise2Power Project website. People can see what I’m doing.

Your goals are achievable but you must be able to express yourself to others. There is a time and a place for everything. A College education isn’t needed to attain your goals but self education is a must so people don’t get over on you. Become an expert and no one can lead you astray. You have to be the business person, artist and your own marketing team.

Sincerely,

The Inspiration Educator

Weekend Networking Tips – How to Win Friends and Influence People

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Many of the young people I talk to aren’t aware of the benefits of associating with different groups of professionals to make life long connections. Being “real” or true to your hood doesn’t mean limiting your thinking or your circle of friends.
It isn’t always easy to enter different circles but you can be the light in the room. Be the person people enjoy being around. A pleasing personality is a gateway to meaningful connections.

Fear and rejection is a huge reason why many of us choose not to interact with other groups but that’s not a good reason. This is America a melting pot for success! Don’t let fear keep you from expanding your reach beyond what you’re already accustomed to. We are a part of the information age. Yeah, it sounds lame but we have access to way too much information to feel insecure about holding conversations with people that don’t live or look like us.

My 1st word of advice is be confident that even if you don’t know what you’re talking about you have something to give and gain from meeting new people. Your opinion is important.

Use these simple tips below in any networking environment (which is everywhere) to win connections.
From CIO.com

Dale Carnegie literally wrote the book on networking in 1936. How to Win Friends and Influence People demystified the process of making friends out of strangers and inspired legions of business coaches to carry on Carnegie’s message. Peter Handal, the chairman, CEO and president of Dale Carnegie & Associates, shared some of Carnegie’s rules for meeting new people with CIO.com.

Smile: “This is such a simple, basic rule, yet people just don’t think about it,” says Handal. They’re so focused on needing to network at a conference that they don’t realize they’re walking around with a scowl on their face. Scowling, serious, expressions are forbidding, says Handal. People are more likely to warm up to someone who says good morning with a broad smile than they are to someone with a dour countenance.

Ask a question: Joining a group engaged in conversation can be awkward. The best way to do so is to pose a question to the group after getting the gist of the conversation, says Handal. “You build your credibility by asking a question, and for a shy person, that’s a much easier way to engage than by barging in with an opinion,” he says.

Listen: One of the most profound points Carnegie made in How to Win Friends was that people love to talk about themselves. If you can get people to discuss their experiences and opinions—and listen with sincere interest—you can have a great conversation with someone without having to say much at all.

Business cards: Always have them handy, says Handal. “They’re an effective way for you to leave your name behind so that people remember who you are.”

Say the person’s name: “People like to hear their own name,” says Handal, pointing to another one of Carnegie’s basic principles—that a person’s name is the sweetest sound to that person. So when you meet someone, use his name in conversation. Doing so makes the other person feel more comfortable, like you really know him and he knows you.

—M. Levinson

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The Inspiration Educator

Inspiration Education 101 – Ambition isn’t reserved for entertainers.

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Lil Wayne and Jay Z aren’t the only people in the world with big dreams. It’s perfectly normal for you to boost your confidence by projecting your future career, scholastic and business plans to the world. Don’t be arrogant but having a positive outlook on your future will inspire those around you. Start on your business plan, even if you have no money. Put a picture of your dream house on your wall, even if you stay in a shelter. List the characteristics of your dream job, even if you’re a freshman in high school. It’s never too early to start planning for your future wins.

Keep pushing and believing in your dreams but remember without hard smart work there will be no reward.

-Rise2Power

Kevin Liles – 10 Rules to Get You from Intern 2 President

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 Kevin Liles ascent from unpaid intern to president, author, philanthropist, motivational speaker and consultant to many entertainment and political boards began in 1991 when he became an unpaid intern for Def Jam in the Mid-Atlantic region. By 1993, he had become the Mid-Atlantic Marketing Manager and by 1998, after only seven years, Liles accepted the position of President of the Def Jam Music Group. During his tenure as President, Def Jam revenues doubled to $400 million. In addition to presiding over the label’s artist roster and day-to-day business at Def Jam, Liles oversaw the diversification of the Def Jam brand, including establishing Def Jam South, Def Soul, Def Soul Classics, Roc-A-Fella and Murder Inc. He also led the brand-extension efforts and cross marketing deals that linked Def Jam’s name to movies, television, DVDs, clothing, financial services, mobile content and video games.
Rule One: Find Your Will

You will need that passion to drive you to make it happen against seemingly impossible odds.
Rule Two: Do You
Once you have found your will you have to package it and present it to the world.
Rule Three: Walk This Way
Getting educated is the way to make it happen. Whether you study in college or the school of life, knowledge and experience will give you the tools you need for success.

Rule Four: Create A Blueprint

You’ll need a road map to success. Create a vision to help you see where it all fits. Focusing on the big picture will help you edit out the things that distract you from success.

Rule Five: Play Your Position

Don’t act like you are too full of it. Have the humility and respect to do your job to the best of your ability, whether it’s digging ditches or answering the phone. That’s how all great leaders get started.

Rule Six: The Come Up

Learning to love the hard times can make you stronger, wiser and more willing to take risks.

Rule Seven: Get Connected

Build relationships that last forever because success in business depends on positive human interaction.

Rule Eight: Step Outside Your Box (M.I.X.)

It will help you blow up your ideas to a global level. You have to be open to people from all walks of life because business is the only true melting pot.

Rule Nine: Don’t Let Cash Rule

Greed can trip you up. Money matters, but it’s only a means to more options, freedom and security for the future.

Rule Ten: Flex Purpose, Not Power

It’s never too soon in your career to pick up a few management skills and learn how to lead.

More on Kevin Liles
http://www.kevinliles.com/
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If in your heart you know that your ambition is valid and you have what it takes to achieve your goals don’t back down from progress. We all have a mission in this life but it’s up to you and only you to see it threw.

Keep Progressing

-Chanel Hemphill “The Inspiration Educator”
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