Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge for Success!

21 Ways to Enhance Your Image and Maximize Your Potential

by Gerry Reid

Edwin Thomas & Sons, Publishers

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ASK for Success!

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is a new model for personal and professional development!

ASK for Success! 21 Ways to Enhance Your Image and Maximize Your Potential, by Gerry Reid, presents This model describes the motivation, training and education needed for strengthening self-confidence and increasing the desire to thrive and succeed ASK for Success! tells the "what, why and how" secrets of becoming a more valuable asset and resource to employer, community, family and friends.

"One of my life's dreams was to write a book, and I am very proud how this effort turned out! Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge for Success! 21 Ways to Enhance Your Image and Maximize Your Potential has been enthusiastically received wherever I have spoken. " - Gerry Reid

ASK for Success! - Objectives

Direct from the book:

ASK for Success! will help you discover ways to expand and enhance the "people side" of your personal and professional life. Its objectives are:

• To challenge you to project more energy and enthusiasm about people.
• To empower you to become a more significant contributor to the organizations and people you serve.
• To enable you to obtain more personal self-satisfaction."

"The aim of ASK for Success! is to provide reasonable, simple, and easy-to-use techniques and strategies to answer these three questions:

• What can a person do to help reduce negative stereotypes of their profession?
• What characteristics help enhance professional image?
• What are some ways to discover, nurture and increase personal potential?"

ASK for Success! - Benefits of Reading

ASK for Success! will

• Activate Your Attitudes for advancement and achievement.
• Sharpen Your Skills for growth and gain.
• Kindle Your Knowledge for development and direction.

ASK for Success! is a

• Why-do-it motivator to boost your enthusiasm.
• How-to-do-it workbook to enable your self-discovery.
• What-to-do guidebook to empower your potential.

ASK for Success! answers

• What do people demand from you above all else? (See page 57)
• How can one be prosperous without workaholism? (See Part IV)
• What are the secrets of successful, professional people? (See Part I)

ASK for Success! helps you

• Enhance your reputation as a competent professional.
• Survive the next downsizing and get your next promotion.
• Find balance between dedication to work and devotion to family.

ASK for Success! is filled with

• Simple strategies to make more time available for you.
• Powerful techniques to reduce your stress.
• Usable processes to enrich your life.

ASK for Success! is written for adults,

therefore, it is based on the three forms of adult learning:

1. Motivation helps adults learn new Attitudes and answers "Why should I" questions.
2. Training helps adults learn new Skills and answers "How do I" questions.
3. Education helps adults learn new Knowledge and answers "What should I" questions.

Your Attitude Reflects Your Motivation and Answers "Why Should I Do It?" questions.

WHY should I study my Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge?

You should study ASK for Success! so that you can

• Allocate time for you and your personal interests.
• Balance a successful career with a happy personal life.
• Contribute, in a positive way, to the goals of your company, community, family and friends.

Your Knowledge Reflects Your Education and Answers "What Should I Do?" questions.

WHAT should I do to achieve success through my Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge?

To achieve success, be certain that you:

• Activate appropriate Attitudes.
• Sharpen strategic Skills.
• Kindle relevant Knowledge.

Your Skills Reflect Your Training and Answers "How Do I Do It?" questions.

HOW do I activate appropriate Attitudes for success?

HOW do I sharpen strategic Skills for success?

HOW do I kindle relevant Knowledge for success?

By getting your copy of ASK for Success! and reading it! Take a look at the table of contents, the objectives and benefits of ASK for Success! It will give you an idea of the specific things that will activate, sharpen, and kindle your abilities. By learning the details and following the examples in each chapter, you will be well on your way to discovering exactly how you can have a successful career and a happy personal life. Both are possible and both are necessary for a healthy and peaceful life. Order your copy of ASK for Success! today.

ASK for Success! - Table of Contents

PART I -- The Foundations of Success

• Pride in Your Specialization. (page 9)
• Accept Yourself as You Are. (page 15)

PART II -- Five of the Six Elements of Success

• ASK for Support. (page 27)
• ASK People. (page 33)
• ASK Relationships. (page 41)
• Knowing About Knowing. (page 45)
• Balancing Your Abilities. (page 49)

PART III -- Twenty-One Strategies for Success

• 1. Give Others What You Demand in Them. (page 57)
• 2. Do It Yourself and L.E.A.R.N. (page 69)
• 3. Educate Yourself -- Study Outside Your Field. (page 81)
• 4. Keep a Journal. (page 91)
• 5. Create a Humor File. (page 117)
• 6. Do Things with Urgency and Commitment. (page 123)
• 7. Delegate Whenever Possible. (page 131)
• 8. Stand Out from the Crowd. (page 139)
• 9. Enjoy Recognition. (page 151)
• 10. Have a Ten-Second Commercial. (page 169)
• 11. Describe Your Abilities Clearly. (page 179)
• 12. Sell Your Ideas Well. (page 185)
• 13. Ask Questions. (page 195)
• 14. Communicate in Parallel with People. (page 207)
• 15. Give Praise to Others. (page 213)
• 16. Have a Support Network. (page 223)
• 17. Volunteer for "People" Things. (page 229)
• 18. Be an Active Citizen. (page 235)
• 19. Embrace Change. (page 239)
• 20. Find Something Good in Everything. (page 249)
• 21. Believe in Yourself. (page 261)

Part IV --The Final Element of Success

• Freeing Up Time Means Reducing Stress. (page 269)
• Reducing Stress Means a Happier Life. (page 277)

Author

ASK for Success! was written by Gerry Reid, a dynamic and popular speaker at conventions, conferences and business meetings around the world. His engaging presentation style and practical advice on personal and professional development are captured and preserved in this friendly, easy-to-read book. Order your copy today!