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Today we are speaking with Robert Moment about his new book, "Starting a New Job: Career Planning and Job Promotion Tactics for Motivated New Employees."
Tell us a bit about yourself.
Robert Moment is The Get Hired Expert, Job Interview Coach, Speaker, and Author of “Starting a New Job” and “How to Ace an Interview.” Robert specializes in teaching recent college grads and experienced professionals how to interview using skills and strategies that will make them stand out, get hired, and make more money. He is using his exceptional skills and business acumen acquired working for iconic brands such as CitiGroup, Xerox, Manpower, Sprint, and Pitney Bowes as a Corporate Executive, Account Manager, Account Executive, and Business Development Manager to help new and seasoned professionals recognize, demonstrate and leverage their value in the job market and workplace.
Describe the purpose of your book in a few sentences.
The book, "Starting a New Job," is aimed at providing a road map to career success in your new role in any industry. This book provides a detailed breakdown of some proven techniques used by new employees who seek to attain success within their first 90 days of employment. It also includes a year-long career advancement success plan.
What inspired you to write a book on how to successfully start a new job?
Working with my coaching clients, I realized they did not have strategies on how to succeed in starting a new job in the first 90 days of employment. I decided to write a book that will give my clients and new employees proven methods to succeed.
Who do you think would most benefit from reading this book?
I believe that this book will be indispensable to recent college graduates and experienced professionals with starting a new job.
What are some common mistakes that people make when starting a new job, and how does it affect their chances of promotion?
During the first 90 days, some of the common mistakes new employees make are:
• A lack of a clearly defined idea of success.
• Failure to solicit feedback about their job performance from their manager.
• Failure to build quality relationships with team members.
• Failure to go above and beyond their job duties.
• Failure to learn (memorize) the rules and regulations of the organization.
• Failure to learn about the products or services the company provides.
• Failure to observe and learn about the company culture.
• Failure to build a good working relationship with their manager.
One of the themes in your book is that getting a new job can be easier than keeping it. Why is this?
It’s easier to get a job because during your job search you have a clearly defined plan of action; however, once you get hired, in most cases, new employees do not have a plan for success during their first 90 days of employment.
A major theme of the book is that employers are constantly assessing a newly hired employee’s performance. What are some things they look for?
An employer looks at a new employee’s job performance, quality of work, attitude, time management, productivity, and soft skills. How a new employee’s success is measured will be communicated by their manager.
You talk about the importance of having good habits for successful employees. What are some habits that a newly hired employee should incorporate into their work routine?
Great habits new employees should take up to be successful are:
• Go above and beyond in the workplace.
• Request additional responsibilities.
• Embrace leadership roles.
• Be a team player.
• Be a hard worker.
• Set realistic goals.
While writing this book and revisiting your work experiences, did you see anything from a new perspective?
Yes, to achieve career success starting a new job it’s essential to categorize and set goals in the areas of work performance, employee initiative, and personal development to maintain clarity and focus on achieving career success.
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What do you hope readers will gain from reading your book?
They will learn tactics and strategies on how to succeed in starting a new job in the first 90 days and beyond for career planning and job promotion in any industry.
How have readers responded to your book so far?
Responses have been very positive. Readers are saying, “This is an effective and timeless guide for starting a new job.”
Is there anything else you'd like potential readers to know about your book?
Yes, they will be able to effectively communicate their value and demonstrate their value in the workplace enabling them to stand out and get promoted.
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Today we are interviewing Robert Moment about his book, "How to Be Happy- Life Coaching Strategies and Ideas to Be Happy in Life and With Yourself."
Tell us about your new book, "How to Be Happy- Life Coaching Strategies and Ideas to Be Happy in Life and With Yourself."
I wrote this happiness book because so many people struggle with being happy with themselves and self love. One of the first life coaching questions I ask the reader - “When was the last time you felt and truly experienced sustainable and real happiness in your life?”. I ask the reader to be 100% honest with their answer. Happiness is a choice. One of the greatest life coaching lessons of this book is to show the reader the mirror and teach them how to love themselves and be happy when they see themselves in the mirror as a precious Gift to this world.
What advice do you hope readers take away from reading the book?
Happiness is not an emotion but a state of mind. I want the reader to know that everyone deserves to be happy. Throughout this book, I’ll help you take the steps you need in order to achieve greater happiness in your everyday life. I’ll not just tell you about those steps, but I’ll show you how those steps can get you from here to there.
This happiness book will provide enormous benefits to the reader such as:
- Learn to make yourself happy rather than relying on others to make you happy
- Learn how to make choices that offer you greater happiness
- Understanding key aspects of your life that may be holding back your happiness
- Learning the steps to create your own 'happiness formula'
What do you think is the biggest challenge trying to finding happiness in life?
We need to ask ourselves the right questions and define what happiness means to each and everyone of us. I help the read create their own 'happiness formula'. Try this coaching exercise: get a piece of paper and try to write a description of how you really feel about yourself this very moment. It doesn't matter whether it's 30 words long or 800 words; the key is to describe how you're feeling about yourself at this moment.
Use that piece of paper to get rid of your negative emotions. Get rid of that confusion or that doubt, the conflict, or the pain. Whether you verbally express your disappointments, discouragements, or negative feelings or you prefer to write them down, get them out. It's time to clear your mind and develop a wellness plan for your mental and emotional health.
The goal of this book is to help you along on your journey to creating a stronger sense of yourself that will create a better "outer life" for you on a daily basis.
What advice would you give someone trying to find happiness?
As a life coach I would coach someone trying to find happiness by asking them the right questions. In this happiness book I have a chapter with powerful questions that will help the reader find happiness and meaning in their lives.
Here are a few life coaching questions that will help the reader find happiness and meaning in their lives:
- Who are you?
- Why does your life matter?
- What do you think is missing in your life?
- What do you need to make you happy?
- Why are you unhappy with your life?
What are 5 keys to being happy that could help someone right now?
Here are 5 keys to being happy that could help someone right now:
- Choose to be happy by loving yourself first
- Be your own best friend and celebrate your uniqueness
- Find your purpose
- Be a giver
- Forgive
What 5 benefits will the reader get when they read your happiness book?
Here are 5 benefits that reader will get when they read, “How to Be Happy: Life Coaching Strategies and Ideas to Be Happy in Life and With Yourself":
- Learn how to discover everlasting happiness by loving yourself FIRST. Powerful questions will help you not only find happiness, but also help you find your true meaning and passions in life.
- Learn the amazing 10-Step Happiness Formula to create your own abundant happiness no matter how unhappy you may currently feel in your own life.
- Find out why being happy “from the inside out” is the TRUE SECRET to expand your own happiness in all areas of your life. The choice is yours to make.
- Discover the KEY PRINCIPLES that fuel happiness and learn how to tap into these principles on a regular basis to feel utterly excited to be alive and live the way you want to live.
- You'll discover all the essential elements to happiness plus so much more in this easy to read happiness book that has the power to TRANSFORM YOUR ENTIRE LIFE !
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