Sunday, September 2, 2012

Charm and personality - the secret to success


I said a few weeks ago to talk to the students of my alma mater, St. Norbert College. There was an article in our local paper about the significance of turning 22. The reference to a book by Brad Dunn called "When they were 22:. 100 Famous People at the turning point of their lives" Brad suggests that 22 is a critical age of enlightenment for the young.

College students, as a whole, they feel an enormous amount of stress as close to graduation. "What I'm going to do with my life?" seems to be the main issue. I know it was for me. My lighting hit about 27. One thing I told the students was to relax and give yourself a break. Keep an eye out and look for opportunities, but know when to let life take control. I also shared with them the importance of the personality in a job interview. Charm goes a long way. We are human and we can not help but be drawn to people who have a certain charm about them.

We take the charm and allow people to showcase their talents then. Talent must surely follow. Case in point, last night I was watching American inventor. Have you seen this show? Inventions few peoples' pass based on the product itself. There were two inventors particularly delighted that the judges in different ways.

In one case, two of the four judges were pulled from the inventor's story of how and why he came up with his invention. A second was an elderly lady in her 60 that had the personality of a good old Italian mother, insisting on good manners and respect. He brought in silk as the paper he had bought in a shop and launched the idea of ​​disposable sheets for elderly care and hospitals. His charm and his style has got to the next round.

Business leaders must understand that the charm and personality in your organization are the key to attracting new customers and retain old. It 's more important to your product! It 's been shown that physicians on average spend three minutes longer with their patients and showing sincere attention to their patients are 90% less likely to be sued if you make a mistake.

Your advertising and marketing must touch on the fundamental values ​​of your customers. You must focus your message on these values ​​to construct a convincing message. Too many times an ad will be creative and fun and that is sensational. While customers may take place, the ad will simply draw more as entertaining and not recognize the call to action or advantage to using this product. The failure of the Taco Bell Chihuahua is a perfect example: creative but not convincing. Once the agency is back to product performance, sales began to climb again.

Put a lot of stock in this truth. Remember that no person can be trained, but you can train a person who has personality. Charm comes in many forms from mild to bold. Look. You already are, however, only you do not realize it .......

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