MAKE IT SERIOUS.

I was serious ro ones when i told my girl that was changing for the worse. Yea i was.Here are some tips:
5. keep a straight face:One very important thing to remember when doing business is that money can be made and money can be lost. Business is not a game to be played lightly. The higher up you move, the bigger the stakes get. Thus, don't be the class clown. You have to keep a straight face and treat business as what it is: a serious undertaking among profit-minded individuals and organizations. It's the bottom line that counts, not the punch line. I'm not saying you should be boring, but you should be very careful about cracking jokes and generally acting like a goof. If your associates equate you with a court jester, then you'll have killed all chances of career advancement at that organization. Furthermore, word gets around fast. Playing it straight is the way to go.
4. set stretch goals:One of the best managers ever, General Electric's Jack Welch, has always been a strong proponent of setting stretch goals for his employees and for the company as a whole. Simply put, a stretch goal is a goal you set for yourself knowing that you may not meet it 100%. However, by coming close you will likely achieve more than if you set the goal to something you know you can achieve for sure. The stretch goal pushes you to work harder at meeting more difficult targets. If you are normally able to achieve "100" and set that as your goal, then the most you will achieve is "100." Suppose you set the goal to "110," essentially asking an extra 10% of yourself, and achieve "108." You have managed to achieve 8% more than if you had set an easier goal. These results add up quickly over time and those at the top will notice soon enough.Am i sounding serious. OK.
3. be pro-active:A good businessman will take a problem and fix it to streamline his company. A great businessman will see the problem before it becomes one and avoid it in the first place. This will save the company time, money and countless headaches. So don't wait for something to break before fixing it. If you see something at your company that could be improved upon and made more efficient, take the initiative and get things done. Don't be afraid to come up with a plan and shake things up. In business there is no tomorrow, procrastinators make bad businessmen.
2. do your homework;There is nothing worse than showing up to a meeting or having a discussion with someone, and not knowing business basics. If you were a general manager in the NBA, it would follow that you would know your team's roster inside out. If you named your guards and accidentally named a guard from another team, how credible do you think you would be in the eyes of those around you? My point is that whatever your business, the first thing you should do is learn the basics of it, not just what is necessary for your job. Learn about the competition, how their products differ from yours, who the players are, what future plans are, etc. Take the time to read your company's annual report or get the inside scoop from higher-ups if you work in a private company.
1. get results;You can posture as much as you like, but at the end of the day what really counts is results. This is where the talkers get hurt bad. Sure, they can deliver some great lines, but what they forget is that the only line that is important in business, is the bottom line. Have nice day.