| If you never give up, you really cannot fail. Success | | | | - - You are goal-oriented - you know where you're |
| cannot be denied a go-getter. | | | | going; |
| When I had a business in which I employed people I | | | | - - Challenges don't deter you - in fact you love a |
| liked employees who knew the work and how to do it | | | | challenge; |
| and who enjoyed doing it well. They had it all but | | | | - - Problems and adversities make you stronger |
| sometimes an employee or prospective employee | | | | rather than weaker; |
| was a bit deficient in one area. | | | | - - Obstacles are temporary inconveniences; |
| An employee who is a bit short on skills and | | | | - - You let go of criticism from others and don't let it |
| knowledge but has the right approach to their work is | | | | deter you; |
| preferable over one who has all the skills but a lousy | | | | - - You think positively and look for the silver lining in |
| attitude. | | | | situations; |
| Skills and knowledge can be learned. So can attitude | | | | - - Responsibility takes the place of making excuses; |
| actually but only if a person is willing to put in the effort. | | | | - - You'll break from tradition and be unconventional if |
| Certainly there are some who have a great aptitude | | | | necessary; |
| for some task and this aptitude enables them to learn | | | | - - You are always thinking of new ways to do things |
| the knowledge and skills faster than others with less | | | | better. |
| aptitude, but it's attitude that counts. To be successful | | | | Though all these features might not describe you, |
| both aptitude and attitude are needed but attitude is | | | | anyone can learn these basic go-getter skills. |
| the more important of the two. | | | | With determination and practice you can change your |
| With the right attitude one can always persist until | | | | thinking and actions. Over time it will become easier |
| they get the aptitude in knowledge and skills. But | | | | because each positive step will empower you and |
| without the right attitude it almost doesn't matter what | | | | make successive positive steps even easier. |
| the aptitude is. | | | | Work on both thinking and actions concurrently in 3 |
| As the saying goes: 'Attitude determines your altitude'. | | | | ways: |
| What is the right attitude. For any particular job we | | | | |
| could list a host of traits that signified the right attitude. | | | | 1. Consciously monitor your thinking and consciously |
| One characteristic of every right attitude would have | | | | change it to align with that of a go-getter. |
| to be described as 'being a go-getter'. | | | | 2. Examine your beliefs and work on changing them so |
| A go-getter doesn't give up. Obstacles are temporary | | | | that your thinking is positively influenced on an |
| inconveniences, merely setbacks which can be gotten | | | | unconscious level. This will alter your actions. |
| over, under, around or through. | | | | 3. Play the old 'Act-as-if game'. New actions, even if |
| So how does one become a go-getter? | | | | they don't align with the 'old' you, will produce new |
| A passion or enjoyment for the job at hand is a big | | | | results. These new results will be new evidence that |
| help, as is a belief in the value of importance of the job | | | | will help reinforce the new thoughts and beliefs you |
| at hand. | | | | are trying to accommodate. |
| Most of all though, you have to learn to think like a | | | | Becoming a go-getter doesn't mean winning at all |
| go-getter. | | | | costs or stepping all over others to get to your goal. |
| Here are the characteristics of a go-getter: | | | | |