Simple is Beautiful: 2008

Life Line
Placement: Mid to Lower PalmThe life line begins somewhere between your thumb and index finger and runs downward toward wrist. Life line is generally curved.
Basic Life Line Meanings:
· Long Line: Good Health, Vitality
· Short Line: It is a myth that a short life line means a short life. If the life line is short, look closer to other signs (broken, deep, faint, etc.)
· Deep Line: Smooth Life
· Faint Line: Low energy
· Broken Line: Struggles, Losses
· Chained Line: Multiple Walks (meaning that your life path is multifold)
· Forked Line: Various meanings depending on fork placement on the hand. Generally forks indicate diversion or life change. Although they can also mean scattered or split energies.
· Double Line: Partner with Soul Mate, or there is someone near (friend or family member) that serves as a guardian or caretaker.
· Absent Line: Anxious, Nervous

Chances are that you are a skilled technical professional, trained in some highly disciplined field of science or engineering. But if you are a regular reader of Street Savvy ScienceTM, you may be realizing that your success in our industry involves a variety of skills – not all of them technical. I don’t mean to diminish the value of your core abilities, but there have been too many examples of brilliant scientists and engineers who have failed to move up the corporate ladder.You might agree with me that there are some rules of success that don’t get disclosed in the early years of a career.
Learning From O.P.E. For years I have written about what I call “O.P.E.” This term, which stands for “Other People’s Experiences,” has been one of my most often discussed concepts.
Your Relationship With The Boss
1. “A lot of your personal success will depend upon the boss’s reputation in the company. It doesn’t matter as much whether he/she is a ‘good’ boss or a ‘bad’ boss – what matters is whether or not he/she’s going places. Before taking a new job or moving into a new department, find out as much as you can about your new boss’s inside reputation.”
2. “Your boss is not your friend. Despite whatever relationship you have developed with him or her over the years, when it comes to certain topic areas, don’t seek advice from that person. Those areas include anything that has to do with leaving the fold; for example, another company’s job offer.”
3. “Have a strong sense of urgency. This is a positive trait that some people carry with them wherever they go, and the boss will always reward them for it. It is the number one aspect of any hire that I make.”
4. Do what's right, regardless of the consequences. Have the best interests of your company at heart and you will do well, despite obstacles from management that may come across your path while you are staying your course. Don't spend too much time ‘managing up.’ Instead, spend the energy trying to figure out the optimal solution.”
5. “Don’t be afraid to take a stand, or to speak your mind. In order to move up, you need to be noticed. You need to have the confidence to push bold ideas. Just go for it! If you don't ask for it, you don't get it. And if you don't do something that will make people take notice, then nobody will!”
Your Expectations On the Job 1. “Expect not to be appreciated. It is so easy to become addicted to praise. Go in with the attitude that you can create your own satisfiers, your own pats on the back. This way, you’ll appreciate the few that come from up above even more.”
2. “Don’t expect someone else to develop your career for you. There will be no H/R organizational plan in which your future is mapped out by those in management. Instead, your career will develop in fits and starts. Opportunities will come along to make dramatic moves overnight, and it is equally possible to have long, drawn-out periods of stagnant career growth. Just remember that you are responsible, no one else is, for whatever happens to you in either situation.”
3. “Always be ready to move ‘sideways’ instead of only aiming ‘up.’ Your versatility will pay off on the long run, especially in a small company setting.”
4. “If you are going to work in an entrepreneurial industry, learn to think like an entrepreneur. Whatever you are doing, research included, you are serving clients. You are in the business of generating revenues.”
5. You’ll need to talk yourself up on occasion. No one else will do it for you. Keep track of your accomplishments and be ready to talk about them at strategic moments. This isn’t looked at as egotistical. Instead, it is expected as long as it is at the right time and place.”
Your Relationship With Your Teammates
1. “Dilbert is right most of the time. Real teamwork happens rarely, and is usually because a group of people have found that they can reach their personal goals faster by working with each other. Sadly, a lot of ‘teamwork’ is pure Human Resources hogwash.”
2. “Always admit to your mistakes in a prompt and forthright fashion, especially if they relate to a client or a boss. Never shift the blame. And always be prepared with an effective means of resolving any problems that arise from that mistake.”
3. “Never make a promise you can't keep and keep every promise you make.”
4. “Your chances of succeeding with radical ideas in our organization are directly related to power people's views of you. Great ideas are discarded when offered by talented individuals who do not respect the established ways of getting things done in their organizations. Brilliant, arrogant people fail more often than they succeed.”
5. “Back off the email and voicemail and sit down in your colleagues cubicle every now and then. Isn't it strange that in spite of having the latest high-tech devices available to us from multiple e-mail addresses to cell phones, from videoconferences to fax machines in hotel rooms, we continue to have communication problems. Isn't it time to focus on the human element and try to look behind the computer screen and really listen to the people we work with?”
6. “Be politically astute but don’t play politics.”
7. “Never burn bridges within your company. People are mobile and might have something to say about you sometime down the road. If you always treat people as if you will see them again, your opportunities will multiply and your name will stand out in the community.”
Supervising and Leading Others
“Anyone who has raised a child knows that it isn’t what you say, it is what you do that really counts. Likewise, managing people is much the same. Managers who do not ‘walk the talk’ simply don’t get the respect and the best efforts of their people.” “Never discuss your peer’s shortcomings with those subordinate to you within the company. Keep those thoughts to yourself, because they have the most unpleasant side effects by the time they work themselves through the organization.” “Always surround yourself with the highest quality people. As they move up, you move up with them

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