Believe in Yourself

 

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           That awkward moment when you realize you are the lowest paid (or underpaid) at your company when you thought your salary was comparable to some of your colleagues.  Initially, you’re probably infuriated then you more than likely fall into a mini-state of depression and your production declines.  After the realization that you are underpaid/undervalued you need to take the appropriate actions to ensure you are fairly compensated.  YPs you have choices, I believe in being grateful for employment but whether you’re stocking shelves or a mid level manager its not cool to feel like you’re not being fairly compensated for your work. What do you do to ensure you are fairly compensated?

Step One: First you perform a self evaluation.  Make sure you are performing your job and job duties adequately.  Then take a good look at your current position in the big scheme of things in regards to your company.  How vital is your current position?  Be honest with yourself because no position is created equally.  Some positions are held in a higher regard than others so look at your position in comparison to other positions within your company.  If your position is not vital then you may want to seek a promotion if your work ethic warrants a promotion.  If your position is pretty important then proceed to the next step.

Step Two: Take a look at your job description to assess how accurately it reflects what you actually do.  Most people do more or less or different tasks from what their job descriptions say they do in their positions.  Ask your [click to continue…]

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Watch your THOUGHTS for they become WORDS.

Watch your WORDS for they become ACTIONS.

Watch your ACTIONS for they become HABITS.

Watch your HABITS for they become CHARACTER.

We all have weak moments when we say to ourselves, “I’m only going to have one or I’m only going to do this one time or one time won’t hurt anything & so on,” in regards to things that may not be best for us now or later.  In your pursuit of happiness, minor/simple things can throw us off track so keep in mind the four sentences above.   Keep the negative thoughts, words, actions and habits to a minimal to ensure success detours are short lived.  Think positively, speak positively and behave positively to create good habits conducive to being successful YPs. 

 

 

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          I recently had a sit down with one of my favorite professors from my graduate program, Dr. Richard Cooper. Dr. Cooper graduated from Howard University with a Master in Social Work, and then attended Temple University and received his Ph.D. in Inter-Disciplinary Urban Education. I always enjoyed his class, and the enthusiasm he displayed each every time we met. He is a person that I look up to, so I wanted to get his opinions and gain some insight on how I could carve out my niche and explore different avenues once I graduate. Below are some important points that Dr. Cooper discussed, which I thought my fellow YP’s would find helpful as I did. Appreciate you Dr. Coop, and your knowledge!

Dr. Cooper:

  • After school, use your new spare time to create your own life’s treatment plan. Think about the goals you want to accomplish and work towards them.  Set goals for 1-3 years, and work in attaining them with hard work, and initiation.
  • Never fear rejection when you are working towards a goal
  • Reach out and network with people that you want to be apart of. Whether it is organizations, groups, attending conferences, free lance writing, consulting,  etc…
  • Read books of people who have been successful and who have done it! Read about these people so you can increase your knowledge, and gain a better understanding of how people become successful.
  • Your attitude and mindset is very important, you have to believe!

YPJimH, Young Professionals Writer

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#Lincredible and 10 Lessons Jeremy Lin Can Teach Us…

February 15, 2012

          In all my years of being an avid sports fan, I have never felt as connected to any other athlete, than I do to Jeremy Lin today. Yes, he is Asian American. Yes, he is an underdog; but I believe the story goes much more deeper than that. It starts with him not being recruited by [...]

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Motivation: “Keep Going” by T-Pain (Replay)

June 16, 2011

  Keep Going: T-Pain             Like T-Pain or not this short, simple song speaks volumes.  I bet when T-Pain started pursuing his dream of being an artist in the fashion in which he went about it (auto-tune), he probably had a handful of supporters and triple the doubters and naysayers.  But he kept going [...]

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Denzel Washington, Commencment Speech at UPenn, Urges Failure…

May 17, 2011

Denzel Washington has always been one of my favorite actors. Recently, he gave a commencement speech at his son’s school, the University of Pennsylvania. While speaking to the graduates he talked about taking risks in life, and not fearing failure, but embracing and becoming better because of them, which I believe is an inspiring message [...]

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Interview for Success!

March 29, 2011

In this tough job market, it is really important to make a first great impression once you finally land that interview that you worked so hard to get. How are you going to stand apart from the other candidates that want that same position?? Recently, I went on a interview for an internship at a [...]

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Motivation: “Future” by Musiq SoulChild

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  Musiq | Juslisen | Future           YPs this is one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite artists Musiq SoulChild off of his 2nd studio album “Juslisen” titled “Future”.  Musiq is simply relying the message to never give up on your dreams, goals, &/or aspirations in spite of your age, children &/or [...]

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EAT, PRAY, LOVE: Truth Quote

December 16, 2010

“If you’re brave enough to leave everything behind familiar and comforting.  And set out on a truth seeking journey and if you are prepared to face and forgive some very difficult realities about yourself.  Then the truth will not be withheld from you.”           Not sure if you have seen the movie based off of [...]

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The 7 Beliefs of Success! (Replay)

December 6, 2010

There is one thing that all YP’s have in common; we all want to be successful in life! Success for me has definitely changed throughout the years, and I think that just comes with maturation. When I was 18, my definition of success was getting a nice car, getting the chrome rims, getting money, so I can [...]

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Good Quote from Confucius

October 19, 2010

  “ The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”           Confucius is simply conveying the notion of practice makes perfect with this quote.  You never (or rarely) see someone that is successful that doesn’t have their “ducks in a row”.  Successful people have stories that include [...]

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Motivation: Airplanes by B.o.B. Feat. Eminem & Hayley Williams

June 3, 2010

Airplanes (Part 2):B.o.B. Feat. Eminem & Hayley Williams  “pretend he procrastinated had no motivation pretend he just made excuses that were so paper thin they could blow away with the wind Marshall you’re never gonna make it makes no sense to play the game there ain’t no way that you’ll win” [ Snippet from Eminem's [...]

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No Arm, No Leg, No Problem….

May 25, 2010

Good day YP’s! I received an email about two dancers a while back, one who lost an arm, and one who lost a leg that I wanted to share. Even though they were both handicapped, they were able to win 1st place in a dance competition.  For me, it was a reminder of the strength, [...]

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Good Quote from Colin Powell

May 18, 2010

“The freedom to be your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best” – Colin Powell Happy Tuesday YP’s everywhere! This is a great quote from Colin Powell because it talks about realizing your potential. We all have the ability to do great things on this earth, but it is really up [...]

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