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Who are you?
My name is Carlos Maia; born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I am
married for 43 years, father of a son and a daughter.
I Immigrate to Canada, in 1990, hired by a Canadian company based in Port
Coquitlam, BC.
Currently I am semi-retired.
The ‘Elevator Speech’
Also, the answer to: tell me about yourself
What do you do?
I started my career in Land Surveying at the Brazilian Army; becoming an
international specialist in the mapping industry for over 30 years as a
Photogrammetric Engineer.
I have also a Diploma in Business Management by the McRae Institute of
International Management at the Capilano University.
The personal intro
The professional intro
5. People (Employers) do business with (hire) people they
like and trust;
Employers are hiring to solve their money making
problem(s).
Not because they care about others;
Identify the potential employer problem(s).
And offer solution(s);
Talk (interview) will lead to:
> Interest OR lack of it.
> Thinking OR lack of it.
> Positive OR negative impression
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6. 15 minutes / day reading about a subject:
After 1 week, best among your peers;
After 1 month, best in your neighborhood;
After 3 months, best in your community;
After 6 months, maybe best in your city;
After 1 year, an expert on the matter.
(do you commute more than 15 min/day?)
(can you wakeup 15 minutes earlier/day?)
(can you watch 15 minutes less TV/day?)
(can you text 15 minutes less/day)
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7. Attitude > the mother of all actions.
2nd place, is the looser #1.
GOOD is the best enemy of GREAT. Why?
COURAGE = decision that something else
is more important than FEAR.
Faith and determination defeat fear!
Human problems are on the root. That is,
on the brain;
Mental control eliminates problems..
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How many resumes did you send
out?
Did it work ?
Are you ,
inadvertently
doing this? That is:
10. subject
Skills &
abilities
Passion &
hobbies local alternative
Photogrammetry Yes Yes No Yes
Driver Yes No Yes Yes
Tourism More or
LESS
MORE or
Less
Yes Yes
Percussion Yes Yes Maybe Maybe
Mentoring Beginner Yes Yes Yes
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market
Share your grid with someone you trust.
Skills &
abilities
Market
(local &
alternative)
Passion
&
hobbies
11. No one is fearless,
Hold to your fears and live the life the
way you want to live it.
Move from a place of pain, paralysis and
depression;
to one of power, energy, and enthusiasm.
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12. Impatience” is the biggest pitfalls of our life!
Being impatient is a way of punishing ourselves!
When ready to move forward – we will.
Until then, keep learning and progressing.
Life is an ongoing process of learning;
do not punish yourself for not having done it
(yet).
Commit yourself to pushing through the fear
Become more than you are at the present
Commit to learning how to bring energy to your
Higher Self.
Whatever it takes to get you there, Feel the
Fear and Do It Anyway.
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