Do you act mortally and ethically?
Do you stay above the law?
Do you remain objective, open to the ideas and opinion of others?
Are you sensitive to people of different cultures, lifestyles, religions and knowledge/experience levels?
As I was studying the BRC members, I sum up something in common between the CEO, professionalism. Dad eloborate that professionalism is not just in career wise but also as an individu in whatever you venture. Its not about who you know but what you know and maths by merit.
I have been blogging publicly for almost a year and privately has come to 6 years of aeroplane bumpy ride. In celebrating my journey, I am reminding myself of being a professional.
According to tipsforsuccess.com How you look, talk, write, act and work determines whether you are a professional or an amateur. For example, school graduate who cannot read can still miss 15% of driving test answers and still get a driver license.
Therefore, be it other bloggers have many explicit followers, I'm pretty happy with my implicit readers. The silent readers who acknowledge and appreciate my critical thinking, thank you. And what matters most, is how I write and why I start writing.
A professional learns every aspect of the job.
An amateur skips the learning process whenever possible.
A professional carefully discovers what is needed and wanted.
An amateur assumes what others need and want.
A professional looks, speaks and dresses like a professional.
An amateur is sloppy in appearance and speech.
A professional keeps his or her work area clean and orderly.
An amateur has a messy, confused or dirty work area.
A professional is focused and clear-headed.
An amateur is confused and distracted.
A professional does not let mistakes slide by.
An amateur ignores or hides mistakes.
A professional jumps into difficult assignments.
An amateur tries to get out of difficult work.
A professional completes projects as soon as possible.
An amateur is surrounded by unfinished work piled on top of unfinished work.
A professional remains level-headed and optimistic.
An amateur gets upset and assumes the worst.
A professional handles money and accounts very carefully.
An amateur is sloppy with money or accounts.
A professional faces up to other people’s upsets and problems.
An amateur avoids others’ problems.
A professional uses higher emotional tones: Enthusiasm, cheerfulness, interest, contentment.
An amateur uses lower emotional tones: anger, hostility, resentment, fear, victim.
A professional persists until the objective is achieved.
An amateur gives up at the first opportunity.
A professional produces more than expected.
An amateur produces just enough to get by.
A professional produces a high-quality product or service.
An amateur produces a medium-to-low quality product or service.
A professional earns high pay.
An amateur earns low pay and feels it’s unfair.
A professional has a promising future.
An amateur has an uncertain future.
Are you a professional?
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