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Many years ago, over a twelve month period, I traveled across America interviewing twenty seven high profile CEOs focusing on one question: How has failure made you a better leader?

We’re all familiar with the written resume; it’s where we record our educational and professional history. It's what we hope makes us stand out from the crowd somehow.

Assumption: You already know your skills and talents, and now you’re looking for the best place to apply them.

Goal: To find the most effective and efficient way to identify potential employers and to meet someone at those employers who can make a hiring decision regarding you.

There are three key elements to this simple process: Focus, Discipline and what I call the List of Ten (L10).

Welcome to the first installment of Your Way Up. First, let me explain the goal of the column and its targeted readership. Then, I’ll offer some insights into my perspectives on your success as well as some of the topics to be covered in the weeks ahead.

The goal of this column is your success—period. Whether you are running a company or running to find a company in which to thrive as a professional, I will help you fit the pieces of the puzzle to your own individual success together.