Ignite Your Career

The information contained in this book is a tool providing you with inspiration and practical guidance to start your career.

This guide contains proven methods to use in your daily interactions with colleagues, managers, industry professionals, and customers—anybody that you will interact with during your career.

Read the book and gain access to my list of good advice that I know actually works based on my own experience.

1. Introduction
   1. About Soulaima Gourani
   2. No fairy tale
   3. Ultra-ambitious
   4. Thirteen-year-old girl missing . . .
   5. Happiness can be felt and should be appreciated
   6. Luck or hard work?
   7. VISION
   8. COURAGE TO EXECUTE
   9. TIMING
   10. LUCK
   11. You have to anticipate adversity
   12. Times are changing
   13. Individualism is a company asset
   14. ‘Soft’ skills are in high demand
   15. Your career is about relationships
   16. Networking involves value-based relationship selling
2. Trust is Key
   1. Trust is a relationship essential
   2. Trust-driven business
   3. Trust as a foundation
3. You Must Have the IT Factor
   1. Knowledge is meant to be shared
   2. Personal interest and involvement is a critical factor
   3. Human beings are guided by emotions
   4. You must continually develop yourself—there is no finish line
   5. “Shining eyes” effect
   6. The “Ctrl + C” is the opposite of authenticity
   7. Find your motivation
   8. The GROW model
4. Consider Meeting New People an Adventure
   1. Become someone everyone remembers
   2. How to be memorable
   3. Developing loyal relationships
   4. Be interested and interesting
   5. Handling encounters like a professional
5. Networking is King
   1. Why networking is king
   2. Motive and mission
   3. Identify and use your advantages
   4. Be accessible and approachable
   5. Be personable, not intrusive
   6. Relationship strength test
   7. Networking situations
   8. Business meetings
   9. Conferences and events
   10. TIPS:
   11. General TIPS:
   12. Networking correspondence
6. Network Maintenance
   1. Map your network
   2. Maintain your new relations
   3. Communication channels
   4. Expand your network
   5. First encounters with new recruits
   6. Allow for adequate talk-time
7. Conclusion