In a world where nothing is really new anymore except changing technology and the size of our networks all of us need to focus on success strategies.

(Pictured Above: Patty DeDominic, Sabrina Burton, and Senator Hilary Clinton.

Expand your network.

Don't wait till you are looking for a new job to "plant this crop." Include people of other disciplines e.g. finance, legal, HR, sales, marketing, entrepreneurial, and corporate.  Cross discipline contacts are more difficult to cultivate but are essential for expanding your links.

Know the Top Talent & Exec Recruiters in your industry & professional associations.

Your success will depend on getting good info fast. (Real facts, not rumors.) You'll need more than what you can find in public records and on search engines, which are great tools now a days. So cultivate your relationships as an ongoing exercise and don't wait till you are out of work to meet your headhunter.

Publish and be known as a cool headed, future thinking authority. Blogs, Newsletters, letters to the editor, career days & professional.

Associations all offer you free exposure and give you added credibility in your profession.

The time to get exposure in the most positive vehicles is when you least need it and once you are better known as the consummate pro, your opportunities multiply exponentially. Read and listen to as much as you can about your profession, trends and those of your clients.

All work and no play makes you boring.

You may take pride in being a work-a-holic but your boss or your clients expect you to DELIVER MORE tomorrow than you did yesterday.   If all your learning is on the job, you will shortchange your self and your partners.

Give your life and your professional education some diversity. It will pay off in spades when combined with your ferocious dedication to work! Not just golf. I am talking about birding, book clubs, sports, travel, philanthropic & volunteer activities.

Patty DeDominic recently sold one of her more successful businesses in the Business Service Industry to a private company that is now over One Billion Annual sales. www.dedominic.com.