Winners Dream

Winners Dream will inspire you to get up and get moving to make your biggest goals happen by sharing the incredible rags to riches story of Bill McDermott, who went from humble beginnings to CEO of the biggest software company in the world simply by having a vision of what he wanted in life.

These days getting your dream job might seem impossible. So many companies require loads of experience for even entry-level positions. To make things worse, there always seem to be dozens of other candidates that are way more qualified than you regardless of the position.

So how can you really set yourself apart? The best candidates, the ones that usually end up getting the job, are those with the most passion and preparation. If you genuinely care about getting the position and can show that you’re determined to do it well, then you’ll get the job.

The author’s interview with his first job with Xerox is the perfect example of how this works. He impressed the sales manager by sharing his own experience of making it through hardship. McDermott expressed how much work he’d put in just to have a chance at getting the job, and he ended up being hired!

Passion will get you places but the real power comes when you combine it with planning and preparation.

Another experience the author had at Xerox shows just how this works. An open sales manager position that caught his eye, but company policy didn’t let people of his age or experience apply.

Keeping his dream in mind, McDermott had a meeting with the hiring manager anyway in which he outlined a thorough plan for how he would handle the position should he get it. His hard work paid off when Xerox made an exception to their rule and hired him even as inexperienced as he was!

In 2015 I graduated from college and got my first real professional job. It felt amazing to finally be an adult. I enjoyed it for a while, but it all went south when the management changed. My boss was ruthless, micromanaging, and mean. He turned what was once a nice place to work into a place I dreaded to go. Thankfully, I’ve been out of there for a while now, and I couldn’t be happier. I didn’t quit the company, I quit my manager. So what does it take to be a good leader? First, learn about your employee’s lives and what matters to them. Ask them questions about home life or their dreams, for example. This helps you make adjustments that will make their work experience and productivity better. You might, for example, find out you have a team member…