Posted on Mar 29, 2016
What do you think makes an individual successful or unsuccessful?
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PallyPoint Members share your thoughts on what makes an indiviual successful and what doesn't?
List at least three (3) positive things that you think make a person successful?
List at least three (3) negative things that you think make a person unsuccessful?
Share something different than the picture above!
List at least three (3) positive things that you think make a person successful?
List at least three (3) negative things that you think make a person unsuccessful?
Share something different than the picture above!
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Success is measured differently, but several traits help you get there:
Successful traits: Be a mentor always, respect differing opinions, and live your core values
Unsuccessful traits: Anyone that states it's not my job, no accountability when something is wrong, and lack of integrity. Sadly I worked in Finance for 12 years and saw each of these almost daily.
If you work hard you wont always win, but you will be able to live within yourself better. If you feel you have accomplished your goals and done everything in your power to better yourself and others around you- regardless of rank, job, or money- you are a successful person.
Successful traits: Be a mentor always, respect differing opinions, and live your core values
Unsuccessful traits: Anyone that states it's not my job, no accountability when something is wrong, and lack of integrity. Sadly I worked in Finance for 12 years and saw each of these almost daily.
If you work hard you wont always win, but you will be able to live within yourself better. If you feel you have accomplished your goals and done everything in your power to better yourself and others around you- regardless of rank, job, or money- you are a successful person.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs Love the chart, I agree, to be successful one must take full responsibility, for the good as well of the bad, look internally and not externally, for what you do today will effect your tomorrow.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
To be successful:
1. Be willing to get out of your comfort zone and take risks.
2. Learn from your mistakes.
3. Take on additional responsibilities without being asked. (Grow the job)
Unsuccessful people:
1. Hate their job, watch the clock, and are the first out the door
2. Do a poor job, and would not consider checking their work for quality.
3. Have a piss poor attitude.
To be successful:
1. Be willing to get out of your comfort zone and take risks.
2. Learn from your mistakes.
3. Take on additional responsibilities without being asked. (Grow the job)
Unsuccessful people:
1. Hate their job, watch the clock, and are the first out the door
2. Do a poor job, and would not consider checking their work for quality.
3. Have a piss poor attitude.
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Mel Kohr
I will add one additional thought on being successful. The ability to understand where the other person is coming from when they disagree with you.
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+ vision + empathy + determination
- selfishness - tunnel vision - sociopathological sub consciousness
- selfishness - tunnel vision - sociopathological sub consciousness
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I would not know Colonel I do not perceive myself as a leader.
I can only imagine:
(+) 1. It is a Team Thing and I am only the servant!
2. Understand & Rise above the issue at hand
3. Empower the team towards the end goal.
(-) 1. Being Bossy & Negative
2. Forgetting you are part of the team
3. taking any credit from your team
I can only imagine:
(+) 1. It is a Team Thing and I am only the servant!
2. Understand & Rise above the issue at hand
3. Empower the team towards the end goal.
(-) 1. Being Bossy & Negative
2. Forgetting you are part of the team
3. taking any credit from your team
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Positives:
1. Lead from the front by example
2. Subject Matter Expert
3. Mission first
Negatives:
1. Do as I say not as I do attitude
2. Lazy and procrastinate
3. Self Glory
1. Lead from the front by example
2. Subject Matter Expert
3. Mission first
Negatives:
1. Do as I say not as I do attitude
2. Lazy and procrastinate
3. Self Glory
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Integrity, Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment/Respect for self/others.
To: Failure of the above, Failure to recognize a power greater than yourself, distrusting your own instincts.
To: Failure of the above, Failure to recognize a power greater than yourself, distrusting your own instincts.
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POS:
1. Love God with all your heart, mind and soul.
2. Love thy neighbor as thyself.
3. Set treasures in heaven.
NEG:
1. Betrayel
2. Bearing False Witness
3. Not standing for truth.
1. Love God with all your heart, mind and soul.
2. Love thy neighbor as thyself.
3. Set treasures in heaven.
NEG:
1. Betrayel
2. Bearing False Witness
3. Not standing for truth.
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1. + Succesfully teach.
The greatest NCO's have always been those who are able to exert authority by respect instead of by command. He also must exert that command authority when required. These individuals always took time to train soldiers, or ensured you receive training.
2. # Accepts responsibility for their teams failure.
Many time a team fails, it is because the intended goals are not conveyed to the group. You can have a strong leader and strong subordinates on that team, but if there is no understanding of the concept, it is more likely to fail. Leaders look back at what they did and evaluate where they went wrong first. If it was in planning or communication, the leader does not say it is "CPL Doe's fault, he ruined it for everyone. If you want to lose respect in 3 to 5 seconds this "blame" attitude will help greatly.
3. + Watch your subordinates when they do not know you are observing.
You will be surprised to find out who the "real leaders" are by doing this. It also enables us to catch bad habits or traits and voice their concerns before any paperwork was involved. Every substandard evaluation I wrote I felt was my fault. From the military aspect, we should not want to feel these out substandard.
Why? Because they had to receive at least "standard" to graduate Basic Training. This means that between the time they graduated into an MOS and received their station, and were due their first evaluation, WE LET THEM DOWN!
That's right, somewhere along the line we failed them. Own up to those situations as well.
1. - Never teach their team.
Being told to do a job with no guidance is the roadmap to failure. Every person below you needs to understand your role. The only way that could ensure the safety of the troops.
2.- Blame an individual for the teams failures.
Do you want your subordinates perform this to save face for yourself. In contrast, if you stand up for them and accept blame, many will respect you unconditionally for life.
3. - Show no interest in your subordinates.
Horrible mistake. If you would rather sit in an air conditioned office and play solitaire than supporting your troops (help, bring water and Gatorade, etc), then they will always see you as a person who has no respect for the work they are doing. Respect is a 2 way street.
The greatest NCO's have always been those who are able to exert authority by respect instead of by command. He also must exert that command authority when required. These individuals always took time to train soldiers, or ensured you receive training.
2. # Accepts responsibility for their teams failure.
Many time a team fails, it is because the intended goals are not conveyed to the group. You can have a strong leader and strong subordinates on that team, but if there is no understanding of the concept, it is more likely to fail. Leaders look back at what they did and evaluate where they went wrong first. If it was in planning or communication, the leader does not say it is "CPL Doe's fault, he ruined it for everyone. If you want to lose respect in 3 to 5 seconds this "blame" attitude will help greatly.
3. + Watch your subordinates when they do not know you are observing.
You will be surprised to find out who the "real leaders" are by doing this. It also enables us to catch bad habits or traits and voice their concerns before any paperwork was involved. Every substandard evaluation I wrote I felt was my fault. From the military aspect, we should not want to feel these out substandard.
Why? Because they had to receive at least "standard" to graduate Basic Training. This means that between the time they graduated into an MOS and received their station, and were due their first evaluation, WE LET THEM DOWN!
That's right, somewhere along the line we failed them. Own up to those situations as well.
1. - Never teach their team.
Being told to do a job with no guidance is the roadmap to failure. Every person below you needs to understand your role. The only way that could ensure the safety of the troops.
2.- Blame an individual for the teams failures.
Do you want your subordinates perform this to save face for yourself. In contrast, if you stand up for them and accept blame, many will respect you unconditionally for life.
3. - Show no interest in your subordinates.
Horrible mistake. If you would rather sit in an air conditioned office and play solitaire than supporting your troops (help, bring water and Gatorade, etc), then they will always see you as a person who has no respect for the work they are doing. Respect is a 2 way street.
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