Soar to Success November 2016

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We asked what three traits Ann felt were
important for an individual to Soar to Success.
First, Ann believes that constantly reading new
material is important for everyone in business.
Reading helps open the flow of ideas. She
encourages all of her clients to continually read
and be open to new ideas and information.
Her suggestion: read books of various content,
don’t just stay in one lane. Inspiration for the
best idea you ever have may come from the
most unlikely source. Ann said, “If you think in
terms of possibilities, if you allow your mind
to be open and imagine, it allows for ideas to
flow and creativity to evolve. You also gain an
understanding of how other people think and
communicate. We live in a multicultural world
and are touched by different cultures every
day. Being able to read and understand that
varied information is very, very helpful.”
Secondly, the person who is Optimistic and
Self-Confident has an advantage on the rest
of the field in business because they are less
likely to give up or throw in the towel. They also
will be willing to try new things and have the
ability to bounce back after a setback or failure.
The third trait Ann mentioned is Tenacity.
In his book about the Wright Brothers by
David McCullough, he chronicles the trials
and tribulations of the Wrights’ struggles over
several years fighting fierce public opinion in
order to accomplish that first manned flight.
They were tenacious and succeeded against
all odds.
Top 3 Traits to Soar to Success
park for example, they work
things out. You never see them
running to the Human Resource
department filing a grievance.
They look at each other,
understand the differences
immediately and deal with
them. A Great Dane acts like a
Great Dane, a Chihuahua acts
like a Chihuahua. Ann stated:
“They seem to understand the
differences. How they’re acting
and what they like and don’t like.
withoutharboringanygrievances.
They live in the present and don’t
worry about the past.”
This understanding makes
workplace differences easy to
relate and resolve. This concept
led to the creation of the book.
If you would like a copy of her
website.
If youwould like to talkmorewith
Ann Gatty about her systems
Ann loves to read comments,
suggestions, ideas and reactions
from the website’s visitors.
We encourage you to go to
the Podcast of our complete
interview with Dr. Ann Gatty.
You’ll hear much more about
her passion for finding the
hidden talents in people.
SOAR TO SUCCESS / November 2016 / Feature Article