Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Three C’s To Success …

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
- Vince Lombardi

I was blessed with the opportunity to serve as a guest panelist for the GenX Council program “Putting on the Shine” this past Tuesday evening at the Hilton Garden Inn in troy, The GenX Council is a joint effort of the Albany and Schenectady chambers and brings together the GenX crowd for networking and professional development. Thanks to both Chambers for inviting me, by the way.

I was struck by a few observations:

  1. I was the only person in the room with grey hair. Of well …
  2. The 65 plus attendees wanted to know not the basic only – but rather a deeper meaning of what is required to achieve career growth and success
The bottom line: It wasn’t more education. It was not just a network (but they do help). Not just joining a group. As I thought about this more and thinking about the side-discussions after the program, I broke it down to the Three “C’s” than can help achieve career & life success, no matter how young or old you are:

Confidence … Commitment … Compassion

Three powerful words:

Confidence – People like to be around confident people. Those who project confidence have people gravitating to them. They inspire. They provide balance. They provide security. To be truly successful in career and life, one must achieve and truly believe in their confidence. Employers look for confidence in job applicants. Managers and executives look for the confident ones on their team to promote and give new opportunities too.

Confidence isn’t “born to you”. It is a state you must achieve on your own, and you must truly believe it. You won’t have to do anything extra to project it – it will just happen. You will be charged by the feeling; those around you will feel the same way and look to you for guidance.

Commitment – Those who demonstrate that they are truly committed to what they are doing – and not simply doing a job --- are the one’s given new challenges and provided opportunities to grow. Think about those around you in your career & life – look at those you feel are committed. See their smile? Others see it too – coworkers, managers, customers, significant others and the list goes on. Without commitment, you just go through the motions and others see it.

Compassion – One point I made on the panel was giving back, being involved in the community and serving as a leader in a community service or not for profit organization as a great way to develop a career brand. In other words – show compassion – for others, a cause or a special situation. Compassion means listening intently, understanding one's needs, reaching out to help, doing good for others. Not only does it build confidence and passion, it projects an image of one who cares, one who can be trusted.

Put the Three “C’s” to work in your life and career. Go where you want to go – be what you want to be.

Dan Moran
President & Founder
Next-Act
Career Management & Transition Specialists
125 Wolf Road, Suite #128
Albany, NY 12205
Office: 518-261-4212
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dmoran@next-act.com

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