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Cover Story: Maimah Karmo - A Survivor of Breast Cancer Helping Other Young Women Become Survivors - Maimah Karmo is a testament to living her life with courage. She’s like a lily of the valley with spreading roots and multitudes of beautiful buds. Those buds are the lives of the people that she touches everyday. She is using
her life experiences to help other women affected by breast cancer to become strong and beautiful.
- Celebrity Fitness Guru John Basdow shares his ideas about success.
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Marcus Gilbert saves the life of his employee.
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Best selling author William Patterson shares the secret key to wealth.
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Divorce - from a male perspective. Fred Zimmerman shares his experience.
Projecting a Professional Image
by Annemarie Cross
Whether you are representing the company you work for or are operating your own business it is vital to maintain a professional and successful image when interacting with existing or prospective clients and when networking with other business owners and professionals. You may not even realize that the messages you are conveying to others may be viewed as negative or weak, and by projecting anything less than your absolute best you could potentially harm your reputation as people may not take you, the company you represent, or your business seriously.
To avoid becoming a casualty of communication catastrophe and undermining yourself and your abilities try some of the tips provided below:
Avoid using weak and ineffective communication when promoting your ideas such as “You probably won’t like this idea but how about…” or “I’m probably way off track but …” Instead use strong communication when presenting your ideas; if you don’t believe in what you are saying or what you stand for, how can you expect others to?
Emulate the physical ‘presence’ and mannerisms of self-assured and confident people. Stand tall with your head held high. Use a firm (although not hand crushing) handshake, smile, and remember to speak clearly and maintain eye contact with the person to whom you are communicating.
Don’t beat yourself up if you make a mistake, but rather view it as an opportunity for continued learning and personal development. Everyone makes mistakes, but it is in the way you learn from these and pick yourself up that makes all the difference. One of my favorite NLP presuppositions is ‘There is no failure, only feedback.’ So, if a situation did not deliver the outcome as planned, review it and understand how you can improve on it, so that next time you are in a similar situation you can achieve the right result.
Learn to accept congratulatory praise and compliments and don’t lessen the impact of your achievements by saying “Oh it was nothing really.” Be proud of what you have accomplished!
Avoid using negative comments about yourself or your skills as this not only projects a poor self-image, but does little to enhance your self-esteem. Stop feeding your negative self-image by diminishing your skills and abilities, but rather be proud of who you are and what you have to offer.
Don’t portray or describe yourself as a victim when faced with a problem but rather take on a proactive demeanor by demonstrating your ability to face challenges head on, even if that means asking for support from those around you.
Remember, how we interact and communicate with people around us and with ourselves (through internal communication/thoughts) can impact how we are perceived. Ensure you are perceived in a positive and professional way by adopting some of the above tips! All the best!
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