Janice Bryant Howroyd is passionate about her success.  The North Carolina native is one of 11 children who now runs the Los Angeles-based company Act*1 Personnel Services, a global temporary employment and personnel company that is expected to generate nearly $900 million in revenue.

Howroyd says one of her philosophies for success is borne in the following phrase: “I have everything I need to be to do what I want to do.” It’s an affirmation she encouraged everyone to repeat during the “I Am My Own Boss” seminar at the 2008 Unity Journalists of Color Conference. She used that philosophy as the basis to write her upcoming book, “The Art of Work, How to Use What You Got to Get What You Want”. Howroyd says she found the joy of her work after she learned to love herself and what she was doing. Earliers this year, she won a 2008 BET award as “Entrepreneur of the Year”.

Here are some tips from her wealth of experience:

* Follow the ‘ABCs’: Ask the right questions and listen carefuly; Believe in where you’r going to be or where you want to go; Communicate.

* Pursue your next step as if it was the biggest story of your life.

* Use your network: It’s at your fingertips.

* Don’t be shy about making money.

* This is about business so don’t take any of this personally.

* Don’t be afraid to stand out wherever you go when it comes to telling people who you are and what services you offer.

* Make them [people] love you in :30 seconds.

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