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Orangeman is right
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Raise the bar on yourself. Never settle for doing “enough.” Today’s world is competitive and moves so quickly that you will have to raise your stamina level if you expect to remain in the competition or to even get into the competition to begin with. Those words are not mine. They are from a little orange guy living in a white house in Washington DC. You may like the guy or not… I don’t care. The thing is that Orangeman is right. The business as usual is killing professionals, if not companies, if not countries. There are too many people worried in passing by unnoticed. “Don’t make noise, otherwise they’ll know you exist”. Some do it because if they speak up, they’ll receive more work. Not the nice one, the sh*tty one. You know what I’m talking about… Some do it because, they don’t want more work at all… They feel relief when the 30th of the month, there is a transaction with money in in their account… “I made it one more month”. As you are in this newsletter, probably you are in the first group. But don’t laugh… both are bad. Look. Don’t go unnoticed. As Lighting McQueen told to Cruz Ramirez… There is more in you than you realize… or something like that. Getting in rooms where decisions are made is not that complicated. A few concepts, clear. Adding value, when required. Be calm. Keep eye contact. And many other things that you can learn in The Room. ​The Room​ PD 1: If you liked this email, don't keep it in secret and forward it to a friend. They will thank you enormously one day. PD 2: If somebody has sent you this email and you want to receive emails like this yourself, visit vicentevalencia.com PD 3: If you want unsubscribe, click the link below. |
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