Message of the Day - Finding Job Security

Good Morning,

My current read is Ken Blanchard's "Leadership Smarts"
(http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Leadership-Smarts/Ken-Blanchard/e/97815629
21248) which is a compilation of leadership quotes and some further details
on those quotes. Many of these come from his many books. One quote that got
me thinking was "The Only Job security you have today is your commitment to
continuous personal improvement".

Wow…

There are no guarantees in the workplace other than companies want talent,
and when times get tough, they want to keep talent. Top performers are not
just the top producers in their line of work. Rather, they are those who can
adapt to the changing needs of the workplace while still producing high
quality, high volume work in the shortest amount of time.

These people are not just born. They are created.

How are they created? They learn and improve themselves. They embrace a new
situation, learn from it and use that knowledge to help them in a newer
situation. Continual learning and growing, as I said many times before,
helps you become that top performer who can adapt. With the rate of change
in the world today, the ability to adapt then is critical to success.

Continual learning and your attitude and how you face the situations you are
in are two keys to improving your marketability and security in a job, or
when looking for a new one. Being committed to personal improvement then
means truly putting time and effort into self improvement (e.g., gaining
more skills, knowledge and or experience) every day.

Yes, EVERY day.

Added to that commitment is the personal attitude we bring to the table. We
must be positive, and yes, we are all human and need to de-stress from time
to time. My bosses all have heard me vent over the years. When being
positive, even in tough times, combined with continual improvement, we
position ourselves to succeed.

Doing this tomorrow only, though, will not help you, unless you do it again
the next day, and the next, and don't stop. Continual improvement takes
time, and while we are bound to have bad days, the key is never stop, never
give up.

Be positive, and make a commitment to improve yourself daily and you will
improve your job security.

Enjoy!

Sanford Berenberg
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