Comments on: One Definition Of Success http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/ Marcom - Marketing Communications :: PR/Marcom Pros Mentoring Students Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:28:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Chasity http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-10036 Chasity Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:13:13 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-10036 The importance of listening is very often overlooked. We're too busy or just not interested. However, this is a critical skill that everyone needs to grasp. There is actually a class at Auburn University dedicated to this very topic and it is amazing to learn how much we really do not listen to others. It really takes little effort to practice this, but it can mean the difference between doing your job and doing it well, as you stated. Thanks! The importance of listening is very often overlooked. We’re too busy or just not interested. However, this is a critical skill that everyone needs to grasp. There is actually a class at Auburn University dedicated to this very topic and it is amazing to learn how much we really do not listen to others.
It really takes little effort to practice this, but it can mean the difference between doing your job and doing it well, as you stated.
Thanks!

]]> By: Dana http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-9584 Dana Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:40:36 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-9584 This is such a good lesson for us to learn from. So often people think they know how others feel because they have been in similar situations. In reality though, every person is different and requires different attention to different areas to his or her life. When I start working with clients, I am going to be very cautious to make sure I am meeting their needs and not my own. I know it seems like a simple concept, there are many times that we get wrapped up in situations that we don't truly know what we are trying to achieve. This post has really made me think about really listening to what people want and not basing their needs on my past experiences. It is so easy to think things can be fixed a certain way because it worked with you before. There are always millions of ways to go about fixing problems and it is your job to present every way to your client and let them decide how things should be done. This is such a good lesson for us to learn from. So often people think they know how others feel because they have been in similar situations. In reality though, every person is different and requires different attention to different areas to his or her life. When I start working with clients, I am going to be very cautious to make sure I am meeting their needs and not my own. I know it seems like a simple concept, there are many times that we get wrapped up in situations that we don’t truly know what we are trying to achieve. This post has really made me think about really listening to what people want and not basing their needs on my past experiences. It is so easy to think things can be fixed a certain way because it worked with you before. There are always millions of ways to go about fixing problems and it is your job to present every way to your client and let them decide how things should be done.

]]> By: Lauren N. http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-9546 Lauren N. Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:52:19 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-9546 Thank you Andrea! I really enjoyed your post. It's nice to be reminded that the true purpose of all of our vocations is to do something for others. In today's world, it is too easy to get wrapped up in the technical aspect of a job and forget to really listen to clients. Your post is an important reminder that there is no golden formula to apply to every case. Instead, it is important to really listen to each individual client and find out his or her specific needs. When I first started out in public relations, I was a little weary of my field. My friends were becoming nurses, lawyers, and teachers. It was obvious that they would be directly helping people. I kept asking myself if I was being selfish by choosing a career that didn't seem to be truly altruistic. I liked your post because it reminded me that I am doing something for other people. I may not be curing cancer, but I'm helping people communicate. That may sound trite, but isn't communication what makes us human? Thanks for reminding me strive to be better at what I do because it IS important! Thank you Andrea! I really enjoyed your post. It’s nice to be reminded that the true purpose of all of our vocations is to do something for others. In today’s world, it is too easy to get wrapped up in the technical aspect of a job and forget to really listen to clients. Your post is an important reminder that there is no golden formula to apply to every case. Instead, it is important to really listen to each individual client and find out his or her specific needs.

When I first started out in public relations, I was a little weary of my field. My friends were becoming nurses, lawyers, and teachers. It was obvious that they would be directly helping people. I kept asking myself if I was being selfish by choosing a career that didn’t seem to be truly altruistic. I liked your post because it reminded me that I am doing something for other people. I may not be curing cancer, but I’m helping people communicate. That may sound trite, but isn’t communication what makes us human?

Thanks for reminding me strive to be better at what I do because it IS important!

]]> By: Virginia http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-9513 Virginia Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:27:49 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-9513 You bring up a great point not only for PR practitioners, but also for life as a whole. Too often do we assume that something is or isn’t a certain way. You know how the old saying goes about assuming… Well, it’s true. I have had to learn the hard way, through a PR internship and now in my current job to not push everything, but at the same time getting what you need out of the customer/client to perform your job. It’s a tough balance, but if you get it, as you put it, “it's the difference between just ‘doing your job’ and being a successful and skilled professional in the truest sense.� You bring up a great point not only for PR practitioners, but also for life as a whole. Too often do we assume that something is or isn’t a certain way. You know how the old saying goes about assuming… Well, it’s true.

I have had to learn the hard way, through a PR internship and now in my current job to not push everything, but at the same time getting what you need out of the customer/client to perform your job. It’s a tough balance, but if you get it, as you put it, “it’s the difference between just ‘doing your job’ and being a successful and skilled professional in the truest sense.â€?

]]> By: Allison http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-9493 Allison Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:14:42 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-9493 This is such important advice for both professional and personal aspects of life. I find there is so much noise surrounding us, whether it be from the distractions of the outside world, or internally trying to process everything we are worrying about or need to do. While I listen and pay attention to others, I find it hard to actually listen sometimes. Yes, I hear what they are saying and yes I am looking them in the eye, but if I am preoccupied with something else, I am not truly listening. Thank you for reminding me how important listening is. I think this skill is crucial in the professional world, especially public relations. We have a responsibility to our clients to pay attention to their wants and needs and thus design a campaign, message, etc. based on them. I want my clients to trust me and to know that I am listening to them. Thank you again for this post that reminds us of the importance of the "relations" part of public relations. This is such important advice for both professional and personal aspects of life. I find there is so much noise surrounding us, whether it be from the distractions of the outside world, or internally trying to process everything we are worrying about or need to do. While I listen and pay attention to others, I find it hard to actually listen sometimes. Yes, I hear what they are saying and yes I am looking them in the eye, but if I am preoccupied with something else, I am not truly listening. Thank you for reminding me how important listening is.

I think this skill is crucial in the professional world, especially public relations. We have a responsibility to our clients to pay attention to their wants and needs and thus design a campaign, message, etc. based on them. I want my clients to trust me and to know that I am listening to them. Thank you again for this post that reminds us of the importance of the “relations” part of public relations.

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]]> By: Monica http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-3801 Monica Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:24:21 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-3801 Your post reminds me of something my parents always used to tell my sister and I while growing up and that is to...listen! One of the most important values and virtues an individual can possess is the ability to listen to their others, whether that be in a social, academic or professional context. But the real key to success, in PR, goes with what you are saying in that we must truly listen to our clients. We need to not only listen and pay attention to their needs, requests, wants, etc. but also to what their underlying message may be. This is difficult because sometimes clients will say one thing and then mean another, or sometimes they will all together just expect you to read their minds! While reading people's minds is impossible to do, it is possible to be a good listener and be able to identify and access any client and their particular messages. Your post reminds me of something my parents always used to tell my sister and I while growing up and that is to…listen! One of the most important values and virtues an individual can possess is the ability to listen to their others, whether that be in a social, academic or professional context.

But the real key to success, in PR, goes with what you are saying in that we must truly listen to our clients. We need to not only listen and pay attention to their needs, requests, wants, etc. but also to what their underlying message may be. This is difficult because sometimes clients will say one thing and then mean another, or sometimes they will all together just expect you to read their minds! While reading people’s minds is impossible to do, it is possible to be a good listener and be able to identify and access any client and their particular messages.

]]> By: Meredith http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-3452 Meredith Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:03:50 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-3452 This was a great post to read about. I think that too often today's society gets caught up in the speed of everything. It's not fast enough, it needs to be done faster, get things to me quicker, etc. Because professionals get caught up in this state, they forget that the person they may have hired for the job is not a good enough fit. When an applicant goes in for an interview, I agree that it it up to them to make sure that they are going to be a good fit for the job, but it is also the person's doing the hiring job to make sure the interviewee selected is going to be up to snuff. The professional world demands many things and it is everyone'e responsibility to figure out situations before something catastrophic may happen. This was a great post to read about. I think that too often today’s society gets caught up in the speed of everything. It’s not fast enough, it needs to be done faster, get things to me quicker, etc. Because professionals get caught up in this state, they forget that the person they may have hired for the job is not a good enough fit. When an applicant goes in for an interview, I agree that it it up to them to make sure that they are going to be a good fit for the job, but it is also the person’s doing the hiring job to make sure the interviewee selected is going to be up to snuff. The professional world demands many things and it is everyone’e responsibility to figure out situations before something catastrophic may happen.

]]> By: Mary Martin http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-3004 Mary Martin Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:24:41 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-3004 The definition of a successful professional that you present in this post is undenyably accurate in many ways. I completely agree that 'just doing your job' does not make you a success. You have to be willing to take that one extra step, ask that one hard question, and push for that one little change. You have to possess a drive to get it all done, but all the while still be listening for the little things that may never have actually been said or done. What you described in your post rang so true to me and I'm glad that someone put it out there for the other students who read these articles to learn from. Thanks Andrea! The definition of a successful professional that you present in this post is undenyably accurate in many ways. I completely agree that ‘just doing your job’ does not make you a success. You have to be willing to take that one extra step, ask that one hard question, and push for that one little change. You have to possess a drive to get it all done, but all the while still be listening for the little things that may never have actually been said or done. What you described in your post rang so true to me and I’m glad that someone put it out there for the other students who read these articles to learn from. Thanks Andrea!

]]> By: Jaclyn http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-2697 Jaclyn Tue, 23 May 2006 19:12:57 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2006/04/18/one-definition-of-success/#comment-2697 In any business especially in Public Relations the personal relationship is important. I really enjoyed reading this article because I got a good idea of what you are trying to get across. In order to be successful you have to have more than just technical expertise. You must appeal to people personally and take care of your clients needs. I think more people should recognize that what the client needs, like in this case where a woman dying from AIDS has to make very important decisions, and it was wise of you to be aware of her feelings. In any business especially in Public Relations the personal relationship is important. I really enjoyed reading this article because I got a good idea of what you are trying to get across. In order to be successful you have to have more than just technical expertise. You must appeal to people personally and take care of your clients needs. I think more people should recognize that what the client needs, like in this case where a woman dying from AIDS has to make very important decisions, and it was wise of you to be aware of her feelings.

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