10 Tips to Help You Master the Art of Networking
By: Patricia Napier-Fitzpatrick Technical skills and knowledge account for 15 percent of the reason you get a job, keep a job, and advance in a job. Eighty –five percent of your success is connected to your people skills. Based on research conducted by Harvard University, The Carnegie Foundation, and The Standard Research Institute. 1. Arrive →
Dining Do’s and Don’ts for Holiday Celebrations
“The Meal is the emblem of society. The most important human relationships are all celebrated with or nourished by the sharing of food. “ -James and Kay Salter, “Life is Meals” It is food that brings together friends and families to celebrate all the special occasions in our life. Following is The Etiquette School of →
The Ten Commandments of Success
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF SUCCESS Adapted from Charles M. Schwab “Success is not final, failure not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” -Winston Churchill 1. Word Hard: Hard work is the best investment a person can make. 2. Study Hard: Knowledge enables a person to work more intelligently and effectively. 3. Have Initiative: Ruts often deepen into graves. 4. Love Your Work: Then you will find pleasure in mastering it. 5.Be Exact: Slipshod methods bring slipshod results. 6.Have the Spirit of Conquest: Thus you can successfully battle and overcome difficulties. 7.Cultivate Personality: Personality is to a person what perfume is to the flower. 8.Help and Share with Others: The real test of business greatness lies in giving opportunity to others. 9.Be Democratic: Unless you feel right toward others, you can never be a successful leader. 10. In All Things Do Your Best: The person who has done his best has done everything. The person who has done less than his best has done nothing. “ I am a success today →