Perception is Reality: Become a Winner in the Workplace
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How did that guy get that promotion? I’m a hard worker and I’ve been here longer, it’s just not fair ... some people are just lucky.
Sound familiar? Has it happened to you ... you friend ... your spouse?
Guess what, people, good hardworking people, get passed up for promotions and others are landing better jobs everyday; and does it have something to do with luck? Sure, but a lot, and I mean a lot, of people know how to create their own luck and now is your chance to do the same.
Perception IS Reality is the title of the book and the world we live. “Talented, dedicated hard working individuals need to get recognized for their abilities.” Most individuals don’t and it is not because of their lack of ability, expertise or work ethic, but rather because the perception of the individual is “less than reality.”
“Less than reality” is an ugly phase when it comes to describing a person, but in the business world, regardless of the size of the company or what the company does, “less than reality” is a real issue.
Unfortunately, the majority of work force today doesn’t understand what it takes to succeed and more to the point do not know what it takes to gain respect for the work they perform. Again, I’m not talking about a lack of hard work, dedication and skill level; I’m talking about the image they project.
Perception IS Reality, the book is about helping you develop a winning persona. Winners get raises and most importantly, winners get RESPECT.
This book is intended to give you some advice on how to get noticed for all your efforts and hard work with a chance that you may get a promotion, a better raise in pay and most importantly to help you gain the recognition and respect you deserve.
Yes, a great deal of what is written in this book is very, very superficial. Guess what, so is the world. The sooner you realize that talking the talk is just as important as walking the walk, or in English... you need to look and act as important as you are and hope to be in the future, and the sooner you do it, the sooner you will gain success.
One final thought on this book and respectability. In a recent survey on why good employees leave their current company and seek work elsewhere, the number one reason; 38% out of 100% said, “Because they weren’t given the respect they deserved.” The second biggest reason for leaving (33%) was lack of advancement. Pay and benefits were single digit reasons (8% and 6% respectively).
So, who should read this book? Everyone — including the owners of companies, because it my help them and it will definitely help their employees become the stars that every owner wants on his or her team.
Robert Raymond
Robert is the founder of Prairie Avenue Group, a consulting firm specializing in helping retail and small businesses to achieve greater levels of success.
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Perception is Reality
Become a Winner in the Workplace
Robert Raymond
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ISBN: 978-1-60414-396-6
People Eat With Their Eyes
While attending some of my first trade shows when I was in the food manufacturing industry, one of my brokers took me under his wing to explain
the food business. He said, People eat with their eyes
, if the food looks good and more importantly, if the packaging looks great, people will be convinced that the product tastes sensational.
Truer words were never uttered; although our products did taste good and looked very appetizing, when we upgraded all of the packaging for our products and our sales began to soar.
Think about the statement for a moment: people eat with their eyes. You wouldn’t eat a blue steak or a purple chicken. In today’s world, some of us are perceived as that blue steak and don’t forget how hard it was to get someone to try us to eat green eggs and ham.
Maybe the metaphor is a little off beat but unfortunately, many of us are or have been perceived as bad food, or more to the point, we don’t look and act in a manner that gets us accepted for who we truly are or the abilities we possess.
Packaging, or our outward appearance; from our maturity to our clothes to yes, our attitude these are what set the tone and expresses the image with which others see us.
This book, in a humorous and lighthearted manner, is about helping you to change your outward (and inward) persona to your fellow workers, your employer and future employer.
People do eat with their eyes and this book is all about changing you from that 3-day-old pizza left in the fridge to the filet mignon you truly are.
Nothing Succeeds Like the Appearance of Success.
Christopher Lasch, (1932-1994), American historian, moralist, and social critic.
Index
Introduction: Why the book?? Who’s it going to help?
Attitude: If you don’t respect what you do and who you are, why should anyone else?
Adapt: to your environment- Dinosaurs died because they couldn’t adapted; Sharks live on!!! Open mindedness Acumen: Wisdom, intelligence, expertise Appearance: Attire, personal hygiene, good grooming
Accountability: The bigger the mistake, the bigger the apology!
Diplomacy: The ability to say the right thing at the right time
Actuate: Initiative; get going…put into action
Some Simple Common Sense
"There are so many things that you really should know. And that’s why I’m bothering telling you so"
From the book Oh Say Can You Say? by Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Doctor Seuss
Introduction
Who Needs This Book?
Talented, dedicated hard working individuals need to get recognized for their abilities. Guess what? Most individuals don’t and it is not because of their lack of ability, expertise or work ethic, but rather because the perception of the individual is less than reality.
Less than reality
is an ugly phase when it comes to describing a person, but in the business world, regardless of the size of the company or what the company does, less than reality
is a real issue.
Conversely, untalented and the not-so-smart individuals are successful in the business world (and in many walks of life) because they have the right image. That right image includes everything, including their appearance, their attitude and their personality.
Politicians, movie stars, athletes and other individuals in the public eye all have consultants and spin-doctors to ensure that they project the proper image to get elected, get starring roles and generally get noticed.
In the business world, like anywhere in the world, perception is reality and fine-tuning that perception is the difference between success and failure. That fine-tuning can begin at a very early age based upon the environment you grow up in, the right schools and yes MONEY.
But what about those individuals that aren’t born with a silver spoon in their mouth; do not come from the best environment, don’t go to the ivy league schools and yet possess the talent, skills and dedication to make a difference in the workplace? Some learn quickly what it takes to succeed beyond their skill levels; others are just too talented at what they do so nothing else matters and they ultimately succeed. And I need to stress, this has nothing to do with the level of education you have or don’t have. One of the smartest persons I have had the pleasure to work with in my entire career didn’t have her college degree. I would have gladly traded all my college grads for more of her.
Unfortunately, the majority of work force today doesn’t understand what it takes to succeed and more to the point do not know what it takes to gain respect for the work they perform. Again, I’m not talking about a lack of hard work, dedication and skill level; I’m talking about the image they project. And this lack of respect has nothing to do with race, color or creed — so, don’t go there!
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