flavour talks
Standing out
from the crowd
Follow Flavour’s advice to get on the fast track to success
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f you want to be rich and successful in life you Follow up with people quickly – Make it a habit to
can’t do what everyone else is doing, you have follow-up with people promptly. If anyone leaves you
to make yourself stand out from the crowd, but a voicemail or an email, get into the practice of
how can you do this? The most important thing responding to them as soon as possible as it’s bad
is to be yourself. Do you, not anybody else. Think manners and bad business not to.
about the best assets and skills you possess and see
if you can make a career or your own business out of Show, don’t tell – It’s not enough to just talk the talk
doing what you are most passionate about. Here are letting the world know you’re going to do something.
some other helpful tips to get you started: Show them, don’t tell them. Unless people are directly
involved in your venture, wait until you unveil your
Be creative – Following a trend doesn’t make you plans to tell them. The impact will be greater this way.
different, creating a trend does. Don’t be scared to
break down barriers or push boundaries regardless Be a good listener – Self improvement lecturer and
of what other people think or say. People expect the writer Dale Carnegie once said: ‘To be interesting to
expected of you. Why not do the unexpected? other people, you have to be interested in them first’
so make sure that you give people your full attention
Knowledge is power – Think about the things that when speaking to them. Be interested in what they
you love to do and what you know a lot about. Take have to say instead of just waiting for that moment
the things that come naturally to you and use them to where you can jump in with your own agenda to get
get what you want from life and business. what you want straight away.
The power of humour – Humour shows creativity, Don’t hang out with losers – Have you heard the
intelligence and personality. The people who count saying: ‘Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you
always give points for wit and it’s natural to be are’? This means that if you’re hanging out with losers
instantly attracted to a man or a woman with a good then you may be one too. Change your social circle,
sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh mix with people that will inspire, encourage and uplift
easily you are bound to remember them. you. If your friends are successful don’t be jealous of
their success. Shout about it.
Be a leader – When a leader strolls through the door
of a party their swagger attracts every eye in the Feed your mind – Read an autobiography of some-
room. Or he or she commands your attention in a one you admire, surf the net for research and watch
boardroom meeting or isn’t afraid to say ‘No!’ when others who are brilliant in your field and borrow the
everybody else says ‘Yes!’. That person isn’t following best parts from each one. Invest time in your personal
the crowd. They are leading from the front. Set and professional development and listen to tapes and
yourself apart from the rest of the crowd by being a the words of wisdom from the experts in the fields
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leader and don’t let yourself go unnoticed. and areas of your life that you want to improve.
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