1. Set yourself apart from the crowd. Differentiate yourself by determining what you are passionate about, what you can do better than others around you and what brings you the highest rewards in life--be it fame, fortune or a brighter future.
2. Become a lifelong learner. Embrace learning for the sheer pleasure of learning new skills, enhancing your abilities and raising the level of personal and professional knowledge. Having more knowledge used to equate to power, and knowing how to use that knowledge, is where the real power builds.
3. Dream and envision big. For example wheere do you want to be in five, ten or twenty-five years from now, as a CEO of a major corporation or the owner of a small business. Dreaming small will garner small. To get to where you want to be, you have to dream it, believe it and then live it.See yourself as taking advantage of every opportunity available to you.
4. Find the meaning in all professional activities and opportunities. When you are faced with big decisions, stop and take the time to find what moving up the corporate ladder means to you on a personal level, to your family and friends, and to your co-workers.
5. Read books, articles and research written by other professionals in your field and related fields. Keeping up with all of the newest business books will give you a new perspective and spark ways to approach or solve problems.
6.Surround yourself with creative people who like to think out of the box and like to experience different perspectives. Creativity has a place in every profession. Creativity is also a great motivator.
7. Help others develop their professional lives. When you have achieved the advances and the goals you have set along your professional life, the next step to your progression is to pass on your ability to persevere.
8. Get involved with your community. Helping your community by volunteering with senior centers, youth programs, community events, the human society or other non-profit organizations will help you give back and again help build a better society.
9.Stay focused on your dreams, visions and goals. Ignore the nay-sayers and negative thinkers you will encounter along the way.
10. Above all else, believe. Make believing a part of your fabric so that you always feel that you can and will accomplish the professional life you want and you deserve.
