Mr. Jeff Coleman MBA - Stop Crying and Get Paid: 10 Key Principles to Get Promoted and Get a Raise

Stop Crying and Get PAID

10 Key Principles to Get Promoted and Get a Raise

By Jeff Coleman, MBA

Stop Crying and Get Paid:

10 Key Principles to Get Promoted and Get a Raise

Copyright 2014 by Jeff Coleman, MBA

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Cover design: Jeff Coleman and John Coleman III

ISBN-13: 978-1515080725

ISBN-10: 1515080722

First, I want to thank God, who has made all of this possible.

I thank my parents, John and Delores Coleman. They raised me to do what is right, keep your promises and tell the truth, even when you dont want to.

I thank my most recent reminder of success, my business coach, Dr. Stacia Pierce. The Best in Class have a coach to push, inspire and believe in you. Dr. Stacia has done all of this and created a Master Mind group of others that I call my Success Mastery family. This group of Go Getters inspired me to better my best.

I thank my pastor, Dr. James Pierce for assisting me in refocusing during the roller coaster ride of this past year in which this book was written. I believe we all need someone to guide us toward a God conscious and keep us grounded in faith and focused.

Last but not least, I thank the wonderful extensions of my life; my son and daughter, Dallas J Coleman and Denise Marie Chante Coleman. Since their birth, they continue to inspire me, impress me, challenge me and give me purpose; a reason to keep going and do more. Denise is my Heroine and Dallas is my Champion .

Introduction

My Story

1. Get your MIND Set

2. Look Good, Get Paid

3. Let People KNOW, LIKE and TRUST You

4. Persistence Is EVERYTHING

5. Get on a Winning Team

6. Help Your Boss Help You

7. Be NiceTo Everyone

8. Be Prepared

9. BE the Leader

10. Do It NOW

Conclusion

This may be a breath of fresh air for youor maybe, it will hit you where it hurts. I simply wrote this book for the generation of Go-getters vs. the Whiners.

I have noticed a lot of newer generation employees (and sometimes seasoned professionals) working and whining like they are entitled to something more than what they are getting paid.

This sense of entitlement is what makes employers weary, agitated and annoyed. If you keep this in mind as you continue reading, you may understand your employers (boss) point of view as a person , not just as a boss.

Just think of how much you detest dealing with people who make you weary, agitated or annoyed.

This sense of entitlement that I speak of is this: a feeling where some people believe that they simply deserve morebut instead of proving their worth (to the satisfaction of the payer), they complain and/or try to plead their case.

This book is designed to give you some key principles so you can use to demonstrate that you are a valuable commodity as a person, and show why your boss should pay you more or promote you in order to keep you instead of those other crybabies.

Even if you do not agree with or like what you read in this book, keep reading.

Stop complaining.

Then, apply what you have read. You will learn how to earn the money that you think you are entitled to.

If you are ready to stop crying and get paid

Keep reading to learn the 10 Key Principles to Get Promoted and Get a Raise on your job!

So, who am I and why am I qualified to write this book?

I am more than qualified to give you tips for three main reasons:

1. Every job I have ever wanted, I got.
2. Every year I was employed, I was either promoted or got a raise (not a cost of living increase, an increase or bonus on my merit).
3. I have years of experience as an employer of hundreds of employees.

As you can tell from my age in the timeline, these jobs were not all after college and therefore did not require a college degree. In fact, I did not get my bachelors degree until I turned 33!

For the jobs that did require a degree, the degree was used to get interviews and the rest was up to me.

What I will also tell you is that I attained many of these positions without applying for them. What I did was

Well, continue reading to find out the steps I took.

These are simple steps to take and they have been working for centuries!

That is correct. I said CENTURIES!

I did not come up with these principles on my own; I learned them from studying other successful people in history as well as many I personally observed.

These principle still work today and they will work for youno matter your age, race or gender.

Ready?

Good. Here we go!

Most successful people know this already; that is why they are successful.

Look, I am not going to get into a whole book about mindset and spirituality and faith. But mindset is very important and that is why I made it the first chapter.

The first thing you must do is get your mind set . With the right mindset, you will be able stay focused on what you really want. You will see past all obstacles. You will ignore all the negative people telling you what cannot be done. You will not succumb to procrastination. With the right mindset, you WILL succeed!

What I mean by mindset is that you must be very clear on what you want. Be specific.

What do you really want?

These are very important questions to consider before you get started. You have to get your mind set for all of the obstacles that you will turn into challenges to make you stronger.

The last three questions are the most important:

Let me tell you a story

When I was 18, after realizing that college was not in my plans just yet, I set my eyes on being a District Manager for a fairly new cookie bakery chain in downtown Chicago.

Why did I want it?

I learned that the District Manager gets a salary, car allowance (I could get a new car and they would pay the car note) and a bonus check (valued more than the salary) every month made up of a percentage of sales from each of his stores.

I knew I was not going to make a living on an hourly wage, so I wanted the salary. I also knew that I could make as much as I wanted as long as I could assist my store managers to bring in sales. The bonuses would help me assist my family.

I skipped college to help my family financially, so I HAD to succeed. It was important.

How important was it to me?

This was the first job that I went out of my way to get because my family was going through hard times. Neither of my parents were working and we were in many situations where we ran out of food or had utilities turned off, and I knew they needed help to keep their house out of foreclosure.