Two weeks ago I watched Attitude and Confidence in
action. I was attending a symposium about the changes taking place in how the
Air Force does business. I watched a soon to be three-star Air Force general
handle difficult questions from a group of people that make their living off
the various bases around the country. He had no problem dealing with any
question. And the attitude was, “I know what I am talking about so shut up and
listen.”
But the real show was as he walked off the stage to
return to his seat. There was a swagger that again said, “I am in charge here
and don’t you forget it.”
That is Attitude and Confidence.
Think of a Harvard MBA graduate. They don’t worry
about finding a job. They worry about how they will determine which of the job
offers to take. They are not hoping someone will hire them. They are hiring the
company.
When you have Attitude and Confidence you interview
differently. You look the person in the eye, ask the hard questions you have,
and give them the answers that say to the employer, “You will be lucky to have
me on your staff. I will make you money.”
When you don’t have Attitude and Confidence, you
spend your time in front of the computer hoping that someone will hire you. You
take any offer you can get and feel lucky to get one. And that comes across in
your interview and the employer thinks, “What can you bring to me? Nothing.”
When your job search is based on your strengths,
talents and skills and when you have Attitude and Confidence, you will act
different. And the responses you get from people will be different.
You are the one that makes the decision about your
Attitude and Confidence. Make the right one and start today.
