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Richard Brody has over 30 years experience and expertise in consultative marketing and sales, management, organizational, and hotel conference and convention organization, management and negotiation. ...

The most successful individuals, those that have contributed most to their organizations, their communities, and to society as a whole, have not aimed for or sought success. Rather, they have a dream, which they have nurtured into a vision, and strove to reach a goal or goals that they have set, to help achieve and/ or reach that vision. While success has often been the result, those that strive simply for success often neglect the essential process, and thus become inflexible and do not adapt to changing circumstances, nor do those people handle failure or adversity particularly well. Thomas Edison famously credited his thousands of failed experiments (failures) as leading to his successful and important inventions. Albert Einstein may have put it best when he wrote, "Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."

Some believe that if one does not strive for success that he sets himself up for failure. However, I feel that in most cases the opposite is often closer to the truth, that is, that adversity is part of the "growth" experience, and if one learns from his failures, and uses the knowledge productively, that he will be a more valuable individual in the long run. Often, those who merely strive for success don't get there because they are often seeking the credit without doing the work, nor taking the necessary steps. Seeking success, as the goal, is often more an egocentric approach than conversely planning thoroughly based on a dream that becomes a vision, and then working diligently to create and implement an action plan. This action plan must focus on its goal, which must be the value it provides in the particular circumstance.

1. Take for example someone in a leadership position in an organization. When they state as their goal, being successful or having a successful administration, this rarely has any true and worthwhile meaning. In order for this leader to have a meaningful and/ or important goal, it must be one that advances things for others, providing a value or importance for the individual or the organization as a whole. Unfortunately, far few leaders seem to possess this way of thinking.

2. President John Kennedy famously said, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for country?" He later asked people to consider what together we could all do to advance the cause of freedom. Clearly, President Kennedy understood the difference between a value- based goal, and just aiming for success.

Surely, most people would prefer being successful to failing. However, it is quite important to understands and to realize that the success will come as a result of the value and importance of the goal and the mission, and not merely as the primary goal. Leaders must focus on their vision, and assure that it creates value to their organization.

Richard Brody has over 30 years consultative sales, marketing, training, managerial, and operations experience. He has trained sales and marketing people in numerous industries, given hundreds of seminars, appeared as a company spokesperson on over 200 radio and television programs, and regularly blogs on real estate, politics, economics, management, leadership, negotiations, conferences and conventions, etc. Richard has negotiated, arranged and/ or organized hundreds of conferences and conventions. Richard is a Senior Consultant with RGB Consultation Services, an Ecobroker, a Licensed Buyers Agent (LBA) and Licensed Salesperson in NYS, in real estate. Richard Brody has owned businesses, been a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Development, as well as a consultant. Richard has a Consulting Website ( http://tinyurl.com/rgbcons ); a blog ( http://tinyurl.com/rgbstake ); and can be followed on Twitter.

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After being in College for quite some time, I think that everyone deserves a little break. For most people, this could possibly be their last summer vacation and then their "life" begins. I believe my life began since the day I was born, because it molded me into who I am today and for the future. However, everyone measures their life differently. As much as I want to relax and enjoy this summer vacation, it's come to my attention that I want to get going with my career. I get bored easily, and I think a week of staying home and staring at the computer screen all day sparked my motivation. There have been times where I would open up multiple tabs on my Internet browser, and all of them happened to be Facebook for no apparent reason. I think that point being was a sign that it was time for me to start my After College game plan. I can simply jump right in and apply for all sorts of jobs and "settle" for whatever job that takes me since we are going through some tough times. As much as I'm tempted to do that, I have also witnessed that the majority of my colleagues have shown some type of disinterest with the jobs that they work for. I'm sure the income they make pays the bills, and helps them survive. I on the other hand, will stay on this positive drive that I will pursue my dream job/work. There are several things that I want to do in my life, and I strongly believe that 24 hours a day is more than enough time. It's all time management, and as I had mentioned, having the proper "Game Plan."

Today, I had purchased a white board so I can map out what I want to do within the next couple of weeks. I write ugly on my white board, but it's only for me to understand. I chose 3 different colors since I plan to do 3 different types of work. I emphasize on work and not job, because when it's a job it's considered a 9-5. If I were to have 3 different full time or even part time jobs, then it would be impossible to have all 3 as a 9-5 hourly type deal. I would have to be Superman on steroids if that were the case. As for 3 different types of work, there are no limitations with time and income. At the same time there's a big risk where you can purely devote so much time and make little money, or even make a lot of money. I, myself, am a risk taker, and I think this is where having the right game plan takes place. Before I set out to go on my after college journey, I want to make sure that my white board is as descriptive as it can be. In other words, I added on my board what I plan to do every day, and as well the goals that I want to meet. One of the types of work that I want to do is music management; therefore, I would set my plan for the first week such as doing on calls, research, possible interns, and networking. In addition, I would set statistical goals: such as the number of contacts I want to have or call, and how many interns I may want to apply for and so forth. By hitting these small goals and sticking with the plan, will help me pursue my dreams. It's very important for me and for everyone else to set REALISTIC goals when mapping out their game plan. I think that is the main reason why people give up is because they set some unrealistic goals which discourage themselves in the long run. I strongly recommend that everyone starts with a game plan, and especially a plan that you believe will work for you. Now that I've set a game plan, the next is research. Until next time!