People in the business world have different expectations about eye contact, body language, dress code, and dining etiquette, just to name a few.
While many companies have shifted to a more casual culture, understanding proper business etiquette can go a long way.
Business etiquette is a type of behavior that team members are expected to follow in order to uphold the company image and respect each other.
Business etiquette may change from culture to culture, but when everyone understands and follows a particular set of standards, it can create a sense of unity for a fact.
I know that every person alive has hopes and dreams. People are faced with challenges on your way to that goal which makes success.
I have learnt that nothing worth working for is easy.
People work all their lives just to “live the dream.”
Their dreams could be as little as scoring the last touchdown on a big football game to as gigantic as going to the moon.
I believe dreams are sort of necessary in life otherwise what’s worth living for?
I keep thinking of all kinds of dreams there is.
Some of mine are: going to college, keeping good grades, and being successful in life and I wonder if mine look so huge for me, how do other’s look in comparison?
Some people, like the soldiers in Afghanistan, are hoping and dreaming of the day the war will be over and they can go home to their families.
Or like a doctor dreaming of the secret cure for COVID.
What is a life without dreams?
I have yet to meet a person that doesn’t have any dreams.
Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, regulate, and understand emotions in yourself and in others. Effective emotional intelligence skills can help you empathize with team members and overcome challenges. While emotional intelligence isn’t a direct rule of business etiquette, it will help you in the workplace, no matter what conflicts arise.
For example, imagine you’re behind on work and your boss suddenly adds a large, time-sensitive project to your plate. With emotional intelligence skills, you can speak with your manager to understand the relative priority of the work.
Since you’re already behind on work, you can express your worry about becoming overworked and work with your manager to come up with a solution of which work you can deprioritize or delegate less important tasks.
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Thank you …. For me it was a clear reminder that your attitude; or one’s boldness, demeanor, brashness or approach to a situation; not your aptitude—i.e. skills, ability, talents or gifts—will determine your altitude (height or elevation), or simply put, just how high you will climb in the business world or your personal life.
I see a lot of people who act like this universal truth does not matter, and from what I can tell, oh, they’ll get by for a time, but it won’t last, because when your focus is always on the ground—the rainy days, the dark and cold days—your opportunities will never show themselves, because you’re not looking in the right direction.
And it is hard to get power, keep power and maintain power if your attitude is always looking at the negative things in life—the rainy days instead of the sun that is just above the rain.
When I talk about attitude I just want to touch on the issue of attitude as one of the few things you can change about yourself by yourself. You may not be able to control every situation and its outcome, but you can control your attitude and how you deal with it.
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company … a church … a home, or an individual.
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The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for the day. We cannot change our past … we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes.”
I could not have said it better myself, and he is correct. I also like the quote, “It’s been said that a bad attitude can literally block love, blessings, and destiny from finding you. Don’t be the reason you don’t succeed.”
One of my favorite quotes is from Winston Churchill who said, “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
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I strongly believe that is your only choice for a successful life, because, although you might very well be the smartest person in the room, you might be the only one with the skills and abilities that can make big things happen. No one is going to seek you out and learn from you if your attitude is so off-putting that they’d rather struggle through than deal with you.
I talk a lot about your amazing gifts and talents because everyone I meet—believe it or not—has some gift that is recognizable to be of great use to others if we:
Knew you had it,
Wanted to learn from you,
Respected you enough to ask.
The conference I spoke to the other evening was dealing with power, and power is found in a lot of ways, but I find that the best use of your power is when others seek you out to learn from you, and that only happens when you’re the kind of person who makes others feel valued or, put another way, powerful.
It’s funny, they seek you to be near the power, and, if you’re good enough at the game, you will give them the vision to see their power to go and do great things.
Some people hope that their aptitude or intelligence will create a path for them, and I am sure in many cases it will, but I also know that when you treat everyone with respect, whether you consider them worthy or not, you’re doing a good thing to help them find their path because of your kindness.
Remember, your attitude, not your aptitude will determine your altitude.
Because my speaking engagement was across the country, I went a day early to rest before I spoke, and every time I looked out the window from my hotel room it was still raining.
I wanted to go and explore a new city to see what they had to offer, but, since I can’t afford to get sick in cold wet rainy weather, I opted to stay inside and rest…and work on my presentation, because I determined years ago that I wanted to be a great speaker.
I wanted my audience to learn something from me when our time was done. In a sense, I focus on my altitude—committing to doing the hard work to be the best in my area of expertise.
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