How to Win SUCCESS BEFORE FORTY William G. Damroth 1956 CY Ho 2005 Peng Silong 2007 Outline • • • • • Introduction: SUCCESS? 3 Steps 21 Keys How to Succeed in Synopsys Summary Global View: 盛衰之道 • Create Value: Demand vs. Supply • Road models – USA: Many successful enterprises – Korea: Samsung • China & Shanghai – Provide ample workforce & market – Massive growing My SUCCESS ? 160 140 120 A B C I 100 80 60 40 20 0 Phase 1 2 3 4 5 Define SUCCESS • Very personal matter • Change over times • The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted. • A feeling of pleasure in accomplishment The 3 Steps • How to control your own destiny – Improve thinking pattern – Think success to be successful • How to pattern a successful life – Improve working pattern – Accelerate learning & experience • How to sell yourself & ideas to others – Improve relationship w/ others – Get others to put your ideas into action 1. Control Destiny • • • • • • • • • Expect big things of your life Fix yourself a goal Stop wishing & start wanting Put your subconscious to work Put your thinking straight Build up your self-confidence Be the boss of your emotions Develop your idea-ability Go where the breaks are plentiful 2. Pattern a Successful Life • Invest your free time in self-improvement • Organize your time & learn more on the job • Cultivate a positive attitude toward each new challenge • Be willing to take a chance • Let what you like to do determine what you will do • Balance hard work with rest and relaxation 3. Sell Yourself & Ideas to Others • • • • • • Develop more contacts Make a favorable 1st impression Serve the needs of others Learn to be a good listener Put over your ideas w/ salesmanship Treat your team as you would like to be treated Expect Big Things of Your Life • Don’t accept things as they are • Evaluate YOUR potential for success, & aim at 50% higher • Concentrate your thought-hours on your current job • Think success to be successful Fix Yourself a Goal • • • • Set up a target for your career & aim for it Let your goal determine your decisions Don’t place a time limit on achievement Develop faith in your ability to reach your goal Stop Wishing & Start Wanting • Convert vague day dreams into specific, strong desires • Give your list of wants a priority rating • Translate your #1 want into action Put Your Subconscious to Work • Stock your mental library every day • Give your subconscious a chance to help solve your problems • Draw on your subconscious for creative ideas Keep Your Thinking Straight • Get to the heart of the problem • Study all the facts • Make a decision & test it Build Up Your Self-Confidence • • • • Take stock of your special abilities Understand your feelings of inferiority Face your fears head on Keep busy; be a doer, not a stewer Be the Boss of Your Emotions • Substitute good emotions for poor ones • Act only when you feel morally right • Don’t be afraid to be yourself Develop Your Idea-Ability • Apply idea-ability to your present job • Let your ideas flow freely • Concentrate on the big idea, the idea will leverage • Back up your idea w/ positive action Go Where the Breaks are Plentiful • Seek out a growth industry • Join an expanding company • Work for progressive, young management Invest Your Free Time in SelfImprovement • Take specialized courses • Road to improve your know-how • Keep up w/ developments in your field Organize Your Time & Learn More on the Job • Use a daily-reminder calendar • Warm up your mental machinery every morning • Do similar work at one time to develop mental rhythm Cultivate a Positive Attitude toward Each New Challenge • • • • Look at bright side of things Be a fix-it, not a nix-it guy Accept fair criticism Associate w/ positive thinkers Be Willing to Take Chance • Don’t duck opportunities • Prepare for opportunity by saving your money • Push yourself into midstream Let What You Like to Do Determine What You Will Do • Rely on your mind, not your job, for security • Don’t be afraid to change jobs to find the work you like • Do your best at all times Balance Hard Work with Rest & Relaxation • Use moderation in all things • Refresh yourself through relaxation Develop More Contacts • Become more active in business circles • Become well-known thru civic activities Make a Favorable 1st Impression • • • • Be well dressed at all times Try to know your man before you meet him Get the other fellow do the talking Sharpen up your memory for names Serve the Needs of Others • Tailor your idea to fill a need • Emphasize the benefits to the other man • Talk “you”, not “me” Learn to be a Good Listener • • • • Practice concentration Hear the man out Don’t be embarrassed to ask “why” Avoid emotional “deafness” Put Over Your Ideas with Salesmanship • • • • Simplify your plan Organize it into a selling sequence Use showmanship Test your presentation Treat Your Team as You Would Like to be Treated • • • • Delegate authority Get the team into the act Assume the best of intentions in others Be generous w/ praise Summary • Degree of Success = • [(EE + CT + SP) * DD] ** b – EE: Educational background & Experience – CT: Creative Thinking ability – SP: Selling Personality – DD: Directional Drive – b: the Breaks