How to Hit the Hiring Ground Running in 2011

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

What do YOU see?


*What could I do in this moment

that would be the exact OPPOSITE

of everyone else?


So:


I have a commitmentand a confession:


Let meSUGGEST

this:


Let meASK YA

this:


Fortunately:


Heres thereality:


I have no ideawhat its like tobe unemployed in a

down economy.


Heres whatI do know:


I knowwhat its like tofeel like your career

is at a stand-still.


I knowwhat its like to have

to convince people you love that that your

endeavors are worth enduring.


I knowwhat its like to

have an unique identitythat you crave to bring

to the table.


I knowwhat its like to

sit across a table from someone that absolutely

doesnt want to takeyou seriously.


Thats whatI do know:


Thats myreality:


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Every speech I give is (actually) two speeches.


Its not about the nametag.


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You actually let your son wear a nametagevery single day?


Cool.


When youbring people

crazy ideas,whats the first word out of their mouth?


When peoplebring you theircrazy ideas,

whats the first word out of your mouth?


Its not about the nametag.


Whatsyour

nametag?


Practice.


Practice.Practice.


For you, 2011is going to be the year of

______________ .


TEXT your answer infive words or less

to Scotts cell:

314/374-3397(no sexting you perverts)


(314) 374-3397

For you, 2011is going to be the year of

______________ .


We did that for three reasons:


How toHit the Ground

Running in 2011:


1. Ruts are there for a

reason.


______________________________


Fortitude requires creativity, which is

nothing butactive listening.


Four words:


What you need is agame plan

for how to successfully navigate ruts

as they pass.


Its not aboutavoiding ruts:


1. Developing theself-awareness

to know when youre stuck in one...


2. Understanding whatthinking patterns

got you into it...


3. Strategizing how toget yourself out

as quickly as you can...


Let meSUGGEST

this:


Employ the diversity ofthe human spirit.


It is the companyYOU KEEP

that is responsible forkeeping you alive.


Let meASK YA

this:


Whom do you need to

from your daily life?


2. Create a wall of why.


Why trumps how.


Practice repetitiveself-questioning.


Let meSUGGEST

this:


Surround yourself withvisual evidence

of why you do what you do.


exercise


Ask the person next to you to offer their

3 BEST REASONSfor why they dowhat they do:


Let meASK YA

this:


*What will youhang on your wallto remind yourself that what you do, matters?


3. Choose to live larger than your

labels.


I was sitting on myMoms couch

when it happened.


Let meSUGGEST

this:


What identifies you isnt what

DEFINES YOU.


Over-qualification cancost you the job.


When you live larger than your labels, an entire

SYMPHONYof advantages

comes your way:


You expand your role repertoire.


*Which of mypersonal skillsam I not currently leveraging in my

job search?


You reengage with lifes possibilities.


*Now that I have this,what else does

does this make possible?


You open yourself to becoming more.


*Where do you want to grow next?


You make use of everything you are.


*What do I have to redesign to

achieve my whyin a different way?


When you refuse to rewritethe labels you stick on yourself, you rob the world of experiencingthe next versionversion of yourself.

to remind yourself that what you do, matters?


You have to upgrade.


whatspastisprologue


nolabelsnolimits


Be careful not tochoose a namefor yourself thatsnot big enough

to hold your lifes work.


Let meASK YA

this:


*What awesome part ofwho you arewill you need to let go of

to win?


How toHit the Ground

Running in 2011:


Epilogue:


00 Million Records

1Tuesday, December 14, 2010

What do you do?


Are you just exhausted?


Did youknow who

I was?


Thanks for treatingme like a person andnot a personality.


1. What do you see when you see people?


for a goodtime call...


Let meSUGGEST

this:


Lead withyour person,follow with your

profession.


People buypeople first.


Resist the urge to compartmentalize

people intoconvenient little boxes or categories.


Let meASK YA

this:


*Will you be remembered as ahuman beingor just another

candidate?Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Are you guystouring or recording?


What do you do?Vomit.


2. The first words out of your mouth.


I will literally murder

someone for this job.


Let meSUGGEST

this:


Nobody cares what you do, they care

what yourepassionate about.


Embed passion intothe pavement

of the conversation.


Dont forget to excavate the passion ofthe other person.


When you love it,you want to do it

wherever you can for whomever

you can.Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Let meASK YA

this:


*Do your customers know your passion?


America hasforgottenabout us.


3. Open yourself to new market possibilities


Repositioning yourself fornew typesof audiences.


Let meSUGGEST

this:


You cantbrainwash yourselfinto believing youre a

one-trick pony.


exercise?Tuesday, December 14, 2010

What personal skills have you

not tapped intoto make yourself more hireable?


Let meASK YA

this:


*What upgradeswill you makenext year?


This is a 14-hour fight, Im sure youre tiredand I dont want to

monopolizeyour time.


4. Set healthy

boundaries.


If you dont set healthy boundaries for yourself,

other people willset them for you.


Let meSUGGEST

this:


Follow up withgentle reminders.


Non-threatening.Non-salesyValue-driven.


Heres what I doevery day:


Let meASK YA

this:


*How will yourfollow up messageSTAND OUT

among the other 397 they got that week?


What did youdo right?


Success is more than one right decision.


5. What it takes to

sustain long term success.


Let meSUGGEST

this:


615 Million Phonebooks


It doesnt matter how old the dog is, if the trick matters

to your customersyou still have to

learn it.Tuesday, December 14, 2010

The problem isntold age.

Its old thinking.


Its impossible to be relevant if your

refuse to playthe technology game.


Let meASK YA

this:


*How will youretain relevancy?


*Hey ,am I actually going to

REMEMBERany of this stuff?


Yeah, but youdidnt.


Me


GOODBYE,your namewas Scott!


And if you thinkTHATS bad...


Four yearsof college.

ThanksMiami!


But heres theWORST

one...


But, look at the bright side:


Let meSUGGEST

this:


The Internet isFOR-E-VER.


EVERYTHINGmatters.

EVERYBODYS watching.

EVERYTHINGSa performance.


Let meASK YA

this:


*Do you wantto becomeKNOWN

for what youre about to do?


*Is YOURcommitment

unquestionable?


Consistency is far better than rare

moments of greatness.


I show you this fortwo reasons:


Thats funny thing about commitment:


The problem is not a fear of commitment;

but a failure to communicate to the

world that youre fully committed.


Because if your commitment isnt SYMBOLIZED

MEMORIALIZED PERSONIFIED

tangibly....Tuesday, December 14, 2010

When you commitwith both feet...


What do YOU see?


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How to Hit the Hiring Ground Running in 2011