Are You Overdue for An Upgrade?

I know I wasn't the first to say it, but I firmly believe it is true: The best time to look for a job is when you already have a job. Along with that, I'll add that you need to constantly add to your skill set and knowledge base. Those of you who have sat on interviewing panels and/or been interviewed, like I have, realize that potential employers not only want to know how long you've done something, they also want to know how well you can do things, like working on the computer with various programs, using phone systems, working with teams, conducting research, and more.

Admittidly, I haven't updated my resume in a few months -- I plan to do that before the weekend is out, and I recommend you do it every 3 to 6 months. However, I am constantly upgrading my knowledge-base by using my www.ILearningGlobal.biz/maximo3 membership and soaking up as much information as I can on personal success and copywriting, including books, tapes, CDs, magazines, articles, and online resources. Earl Nightingale said it, years ago, and it still holds true, "You are what you think about, all day long." How about this one I just made up. You are consumed by what you consume. If your day is spent just watching t.v., then that's what fills your head. Now I like television, too, but to a limit. What's even more important that the fact that you watch a lot of t.v. or surf the net for hours is what are you watching, listening to, and taking in. It does matter and it does impact your life.

I love to do things in 3s. Three is a critically important number to me. I was the third child of four, and I was born on the 3rd. Here are 3 things I recommend you do to begin a serious upgrade in your life.

The 3 Keys to an Upgrade

1. Write down 3 major things or goals you want to have or accomplish, by this time next year. You must be as specific as possible. For example, if you want a better paying job, don't just write, I want to have a job that pays more than what I make, now. Instead, write something like, I want have a job where I earn $75,000 a year.

2. Write down 3 promises you will make to yourself to achieve to achieve the goals. If you're serious, this will involve doing some things differently than you have been doing them.

3. Write down 3 benefits you will gain from achieving the set goals. These benefits should include how the results will make you a better person and how they will help others.

Keep this page or document where you wrote your 3 Keys to An Upgrade somewhere where you can easily access it and review it, daily. This will help reinforce it in your present thoughts and in your subconscious.

Tips: Make your major goals things that are out of your present reach but are realistically obtainable. For example, the dream of becoming a professional football player, that I had as a child and a teen, is not going to happen at my age ... even if I bought a team. :)

With your promises, don't write you will try. Write that you will do. Even if you just say it or write it to yourself, making a promise is taken much more seriously than saying you will try. Some believe saying I'll try is simply giving an excuse not to do something, ahead of time.

Put a lot of thought into how accomplishing your goals will benefit you and others. In my study of millionaires, at least the ones I respect, I was amazed to find out that almost all of them don't treasure their money as much as they treasure the good things their money enables them to do.

Lastly, don't stop having fun and don't be too hard on yourself. If you are in a rut or really want a major change in your life, keep in mind that you didn't get to where you are, overnight. So don't expect to achieve a major goal, overnight. It's okay to have setbacks and frustrations. To be successful, you must focus on overcoming those challenges and get back on track.

Have the best of success! I know you can do it.