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IBM
SMART BUSINESS
15 Qualities of Smart Business People,
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7. RESOURCEFUL.
Smart people know where to get whatever
information, resources, supplies, training
and education they need when they need
it. They have copious resources. They are
well-networked and have many people to
call on for referrals. This type of resourcefulness
makes them successful as they are
never short of ways to get to their goals
8. INDEPENDENT.
Smart people habitually question authority.
They do not blindly accept what so-call
experts preach. They ask deeper questions
others do not so as to discover their own
truths. It is only through the discovery
of their own truths that they can validate
implementing new strategies.
9. LIFELONG LEARNERS.
Smart people use their minds to the fullest.
They are consummate learners. They are
not lazy in their thinking and see the discovery
of all new information as upgrades
to their skills, knowledge, cutting edge
information, attitudes and beliefs. Smart
people crave and gather the collective
brain power of others by reading books,
magazines and articles that assist their own
development. Learning is never a drag or
a bore because for smart people learning is
intrinsically rewarding.
10. LIGHTHEARTED.
Smart people do not take life or themselves
too seriously. They have a sense of humor
about things and recognize the importance
of finding the joy in the irony and comedy
of everyday life. Smart people find blessings
in the bummers, silver linings in challenges
and solutions in the problems. It is through
this that they continue to be successful and
personally satisfied in life.
11. EXPLORERS.
Smart people are willing to try new things,
knowing that if what they try at first
doesn’t work out as they had hoped, it is no
harm, no foul. They accept their failures as
cleverly disguised learning opportunities.
They take risks often. They are curious and
adventurous in their business pursuits.
They are willing to leap in to the unknown.
Their risks usually pay off.
12. BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.
Smart people, knowing who they are, believe
and trust in themselves first foremost.
They do not need the validation of others
to make decisions. They instinctively know
what is right for them and they go after
it. They do not want or wait for change.
Being in the holding patterns of waiting
or wanting doesn’t fit their style.They take
action and create change. They know the
only person they can count on completely
is themselves.
13. WRITE GOALS ON PAPER.
Smart people have well-developed life strategies
that include writing of goals, visions,
desires and dreams they want to achieve.
They tend to be avid journalers, list makers
and dreamers. Writing is their first step in
making their dreams a reality.
14. PAY IT FORWARD.
Smart people are the generously give
success, knowledge and information to
others. They are teachers, guides, mentors
and helpers. They put themselves out here
so the rest of us can benefit. Smart people
share. They uplift and make others better.
In exchange, their own learning grows and
develops because they are actively talking
about, researching, understanding and
expanding their own field of knowledge.
15. REINVENT THEMSELVES.
Smart people abhor status quo and cannot
stand being stagnated. They crave growth
and development and are willing to shift
their image, brand, logo, company name or
change their direction entirely if necessary.
To stay current or ahead of the game. They
know exactly with whom to collaborate and
are known to reinvent themselves over and
over again.
Smart people are always adding to their
knowledge and network base, while at the
same time removing relationships, customers
or strategies that no longer serve them.
Experience, intelligence, class, wisdom and
self-awareness are what set the smart apart
from the average.
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