Chester’s Tips for Success

Tips on How to Live a Rich, Passionate and Meaningful Life

Entries from June 2008

The Illusion of Passion

June 17th, 2008 1 Comment

Living passionately is one of the three pillars of successful living that I believe in and live by. Having passion in your work and life is often quoted as a vital component of successful living. While I agree that passion is a great motivator and leads many towards success in their careers, by [...]

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How to Become Rich With Patience Part II - The Fast Road to Seven Figures

June 16th, 2008 1 Comment

The fast road to seven figures post is inspired by a book that I finished reading recently called Seven Years to Seven Figures by Michael Masterson.
As the title implies, the book is a compilation of eight success stories of people who achieved the fast road to seven figures, reaching $1,000,000+ net worth in seven [...]

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How To Become Rich With Patience

June 15th, 2008 3 Comments

How to Become Rich With Patience Part I - Saving Smartly - How I Graduated College With $10,000 in Savings
This is the first article in a series entitled How to Become Rich With Patience. Although I’m not “rich” yet, I am confident that I will get there before long. My definition of rich is [...]

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How to Identify Your Personal Strengths Part III - The Value of Assessment Tests

June 14th, 2008 1 Comment

When I started my training as a career counselor for my college’s career development center, one of the first things we did was take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(MBTI) and the Strong’s Interest Inventory assessment tests.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
The purpose of the Myers-Briggs test is to assess your personality type. The assessment is a set of [...]

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How to Identify Your Personal Strengths Part II - Common Pitfalls and Challenges

June 12th, 2008 No Comments

Dream Infatuation – Knowing When to Let Go
Discovering your strengths might sound pretty straight forward. Try a whole bunch of things, take some assessment tests and talk to people and voila, you’ve got it all figured out!
I wish!
While the relation may be unclear at first, dreams and strengths are intimately connected. [...]

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How to Identify Your Personal Strengths

June 11th, 2008 3 Comments

This is the first article in a series in which I will tackle the challenge of identifying personal strengths. My goal is to share my own journey on the path towards self-discovery and how that helped me identify my personal strengths as well as helping to clarify both my dreams and purpose in [...]

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How to Make Your Smile a Deadly Weapon

June 10th, 2008 No Comments

If you asked the average working professional whether or not they are a good communicator, chances are they will say yes. The term "good communicator" is vague enough to allow for pretty much everyone to say yes without blatantly lying.
Being a young 20 something, I’m always on the lookout for new opportunities and occasionally I’ll [...]

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Seven Tips for More Effective Phone Calling

June 9th, 2008 No Comments

Have you ever had to make a call to ask a favor? Perhaps the call was to a friend, a family member or even a stranger. How often do you usually spend time on the phone? Do you often spend more than you would like?
If you’re not sure, I would recommend logging the minutes to [...]

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Don’t Copy Others, Be Yourself

June 9th, 2008 No Comments

Have you ever wished you could be someone else? A gorgeous celebrity, a wealthy businessman or that kid you grew up with who seemed to have everything you ever wanted?
Who doesn’t?
I feel that on a daily basis. Often times I’ll read an article about someone like Brad Pitt or Warren Buffet and think to myself: [...]

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