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Mindset is helpful in creating more income. You must be coachable starting now. We are all self-employed - I will come back to this later...[Part of your mindset should be valuing helpful articles over SHORT ones which seem to be edging out more well written articles on Helium rankings!] If you assume that I have a plan to manipulate you, then you won't get much out of this article. Please assume that I am writing for your benefit. I actually want to do some good and that Helium pays me is a small bonus.

In a similar way, If you assume that your boss is a jerk, then you might miss good things your boss does and only notice stuff you do not like which will further reinforce your opinion that your boss is a jerk. Because you believe it, you will see the events which help make it true in your mind and ignore the ones that don't fit your preconceived ideas. But, if you choose to see your boss as an imperfect person who is doing their best, you will have more compassion and see more reasons to help your boss.

Helping your boss succeed is a great way to get more income in the long run. When you truly understand this, that being part of the boss's team is a way to create more income, you have knowledge that many people either choose to ignore or are clueless about. In some instances a person may find themselves working for someone who is truly unethical at a basic level. If that is the case, one solution is to find employment elsewhere.

I should mention that if you are part of a more bureaucratic organization, such as a government agency, you might NOT be in a position to create more income by helping your boss succeed. Some organizations do not reward entrepreneurial attitudes. If that is the case with you, I suggest you go to work for a company that does understand how an entrepreneurial attitude will help them and you to greater success in the long run. Or, you could start a business on the side while you work for your current organization.

One attribute of an entrepreneurial attitude is behaving as if profit matters. I won't go into all that that implies, but we cannot have a socialist wonderland mindset at a for-profit enterprise and expect that organization to reward us well. Your boss will have goals that are part of plan to create more profit for the organization. In helping your boss achieve those goals, you will be showing your value as an employee. When you have a review or take the initiative to ask for a raise, you can point to the ways you have helped

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