{"content":[{"text":"Influence, Unexpected Opportunities, Solidify Your Brand, and Accelerates Your Career. It is \n an easy read and worth your time. Here is the link if you are interested in learning more.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.090906,"width":0.764966,"height":0.032907000000000006}},{"text":"If you have something of relevance to say, speak up, and have a voice. It is essential for your \n success and the success of those around you.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.140174,"width":0.764551,"height":0.03303300000000001}},{"text":"Be Visible and Willing to Promote Yourself \n Is it arrogant to want to keep calling attention to yourself? If you are not genuine, if you are \n sharing false accolades or being less than a professional when promoting yourself, yes, it has \n the opposite effect. It singles you out as insecure, bossy, arrogant, and all the things you \n don’t want to be seen as to others. However, if you have worked hard to bring success to \n your team, your company, and the industry, you should absolutely be willing to talk about it \n when appropriate. Share it with others; teach what you have learned. Let me emphasize one \n area again – teach and share what you have learned as often as possible.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.189813,"width":0.765118,"height":0.13445399999999996}},{"text":"If you want something be willing to self-promote and ask for what you want. On a side note, \n you may want to be careful about what you ask for as you just might get it. I have heard it \n said, “I shouldn’t have to ask to get promoted, to get a raise; it should be obvious that title or \n raise belongs to me.” I say, “Bologna!” That is viewing your future through the filter of pride.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.340666,"width":0.7651230000000001,"height":0.06591199999999997}},{"text":"Be willing to share your efforts, your successes, and how they have positively impacted your \n company’s vision and mission, as well as the bottom line if that applies.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.422939,"width":0.764412,"height":0.03303299999999998}},{"text":"Value your work and be your own best advocate. Don’t be caught sitting around waiting for \n others to notice you. Charge the hill!","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.472333,"width":0.763961,"height":0.03303299999999998}},{"text":"Build Alliances","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.521821,"width":0.142961,"height":0.019364000000000048}},{"text":"Allies are associates who provide support and, often, \n friendship. They can help validate your views and causes. \n They help find solutions to problems and provide guidance, \n and the right alliances are a great resource to any number of \n circumstances. Many times, you will find these people \n promoting you throughout your entire career.","bbox":{"left":0.384984,"top":0.541146,"width":0.497502,"height":0.09879099999999996}},{"text":"When building these relationships, remember that effective communication is critical; you \n must treat your allies as your equals, exhibit professionalism, spend time together, always \n put forth your best effort when working with them, keep your promises, quickly resolve \n conflicts and disputes, and, most importantly, return the favor by becoming their ally in \n return.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.656297,"width":0.7650840000000001,"height":0.08242800000000006}},{"text":"Let us not forget to never backstab or blindside an ally. \n process that can quickly go astray.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.755123,"width":0.4670539999999999,"height":0.03303300000000009}},{"text":"Building relationships is a delicate","bbox":{"left":0.595473,"top":0.755123,"width":0.28696599999999994,"height":0.016518000000000033}},{"text":"Build alliances throughout your entire career.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.804517,"width":0.376623,"height":0.016518000000000033}},{"text":"Show Appreciation \n For the first ten years of my career, my focus was seeking out problems, fixing them, \n streamlining processes, tearing things apart, and rebuilding them. The tendency to find \n weaknesses and fix them crept into all parts of my life, and I found it was much easier to find","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.837343,"width":0.764882,"height":0.06717200000000012}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.117647,"top":0.545455,"width":0.254412,"height":0.110606}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.117647,"top":0.545455,"width":0.254412,"height":0.110606}]}