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Being Nice Makes Good Business Sense
By: Harrison Barnes
Employment Research Institute's Chief Executive Officer, A. Harrison Barnes, in a webinar discussed the importance of being nice to others.
When you are nice to people, you invite them to be nice in return. According to Harrison there are various forms of energy. He firmly believes that when you send out negative energy, it comes right back to you and when you send out positive energy it comes back to you as well. There is nothing more important than having positive energy dir...
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If You Want to Earn More, You Need to Be Worth More
By: Harrison Barnes
A. Harrison Barnes, CEO of Employment Research Institute, discussed the relationship between your contribution at work and your paycheck.
Harrison firmly believes that your worth in the job market does not depend on what your financial obligations are or the amount of money you would like to take home; it is dependent on how significantly you can contribute to the bottom line of your company.
He says that that when you begin work at a company, it does not matter whe...
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Never Get Too Comfortable
By: Harrison Barnes
A. Harrison Barnes, CEO of Employment Research Institute, as he advised you against getting too comfortable with your job and resting on your past laurels.
Harrison says that perhaps one of the greatest causes of failure is the success people experience in their careers. According to him, when you are given a new title, a raise, or a better position, you are often tempted to think that you have earned the right to relax. He says that although security and comfort are desirable and...
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Seize Every Opportunity That Comes Your Way
By: Harrison Barnes
A. Harrison Barnes, CEO of Employment Research Institute, in a webinar as he discusses the importance of seizing the opportunities that knock at your door.
Harrison recalls a day in April when he was at the University of Virginia Law School. Having nothing much to do that day, Harrison along with a friend attended the annual election of a student group called The Law and Graduate Republicans. There his friend nominated him for the position of secretary as a joke. Harrison played a...
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Are You More Motivated by the Opinions of Others - or Your Own?
By: Harrison Barnes
A. Harrison Barnes, CEO of Employment Research Institute as he analyzed in a webinar whether you are motivated more by your own thinking or by the opinion of others.
Harrison feels there are two kinds of people: those who are internally motivated and those who are motivated by what others think of them. Internally motivated people are most likely to make decisions based on what they think is right or wrong. For these people, their own opinions and manner of thinking takes preceden...
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Goal Setting
By: Harrison Barnes
A. Harrison Barnes, CEO of Employment Research Institute, in a webinar discussed the importance of goal setting.
Harrison states that goal setting is an extremely important aspect of one’s career. How you use your time and the way you organize things and set your priorities go a long way in determining whether you would be successful or would fail at your endeavors. Most people at the top in almost all fields, such as business, entertainment, and sports, have one important thing...
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Discover What You Do Best: We All Have Something
By: Harrison Barnes
A. Harrison Barnes, CEO of Employment Research Institute, discussed the importance of discovering what you are truly good at.
Harrison states that everyone is good at least at one thing, and that if you figure out what your skill is and nurture it, you can become truly successful. To corroborate his viewpoint, Harrison gives an example of Greg, his friend from school.
Greg was a “nobody” in school. A true underperformer, he was not good at studies or sports or,...
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Fight for the Right to Work
By: Harrison Barnes
A. Harrison Barnes, CEO of Employment Research Institute, as he discussed why it is important to not give up and to fight for your right to work.
Harrison says that the most important thing that you can do in a bad market is to not give up and keep trying. The problem with most people is that they often give up at the very first sign of trouble. He says that giving up will not get you anything but disappointment; on the other hand, if you keep trying hard and put in your best effo...
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Cattle, the Importance of Maintaining Fences - and Your Career
By: Harrison Barnes
Employment Research Institute's CEO A. Harrison Barnes in a webinar discussed the importance of having fences around everything and knowing exactly who can and who cannot enter into it. Harrison believes that this is by far one of the main factors that could either lead to success or to failure.
Drawing from his law school days, Harrison relates his observations while living on a cattle ranch in Albemarle County. He learnt that the farmers made hundreds of thousands of dollars a y...
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You Do Not Necessarily Need a New Reality
By: Harrison Barnes
Employment Research Institute's CEO A. Harrison Barnes in a webinar talked about how you do not necessarily need a new reality; you need to believe you are complete and whole within yourself.
Harrison believes that there are many people out there who want to prove to you that you need to be guided. Most people harbor a feeling that they are born incomplete and need some kind of assistance to get through their life. In their quest for guidance, these people feel the need to worship...
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