Land Your Dream Career With Tips From Tracey Edmonds

The business mogul reveals her secrets to success.

Learn to Cope With Stress - “About five years ago, the spiritual side of my life opened up more, where I learned things like meditation and yoga and quiet time in order to keep the stress away from you. One thing that’s really stressful is when you’re around negative people. Even if you’re going through something challenging in your life, it really helps to have people who are lifting you and supporting you as opposed to people who are pulling you down.” (Photo: OWN TV)

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Learn to Cope With Stress - “About five years ago, the spiritual side of my life opened up more, where I learned things like meditation and yoga and quiet time in order to keep the stress away from you. One thing that’s really stressful is when you’re around negative people. Even if you’re going through something challenging in your life, it really helps to have people who are lifting you and supporting you as opposed to people who are pulling you down.” (Photo: OWN TV)

Tracey's Career Tips - Award-winning TV and film producer, entrepreneur and business mogul are just a few of the accolades under Tracey Edmonds’s belt. Her on-screen credits include the critically acclaimed Soul Food movie and television series, Jumping the Broom, as well as the groundbreaking reality TV series College Hill, for BET Networks. She’s also president and COO of Our Stories Films and president and CEO of her own production company, Edmonds Entertainment Group Inc. When she’s not killing it in the boardroom, you’ll see her navigating her long-distance relationship with NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders on his new reality series, Deion’s Family Playbook, a series she also produces. In an exclusive interview with BET.com, the multi-tasking mogul shares her best tips for landing the career of your dreams. By Britt Middleton (Photo: OWN TV)

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Tracey's Career Tips

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Follow Your Passion

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Get a Plan

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Step Outside the Box

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Make a To-Do List - When taking on the responsibility of larger projects, try breaking things down into smaller, less intimidating pieces that are easier to accomplish. A to-do list is a simple way to manage the needed steps, but the key is to make a list and stick to it. (Photo: Tom Grill/Getty Images)

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Stay Organized

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Always Be Prepared

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Ask Questions

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Never Stop Learning

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Be a Master Negotiator

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The Power of Mentors - “I can say early on in my career, I had a mentor that helped me, Suzanne de Passe. I looked up to her and how diverse she was, having a career in music and television and film, and still carrying herself with grace and style. A lot of time, unfortunately, people have to do it on their own without having anybody there to guide you or hold your hand. You can’t really wait for a mentor. If you’re blessed to have a connection with someone, that’s great, but you’ve got to be independent and just go for it.” (Photos from left: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images,  Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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The Power of Mentors

Less Stress - Doing the do helps you keep your cool in typically high-stress situations, such as speaking in public. It can even help keep anxiety at bay, too. (Photo: laflor/Getty Images)

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Get in the Trenches

Be OK With the Balancing Act - “As women, we really can have it all,” says Edmonds, who has two sons from her previous marriage to Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. “It may not work out perfectly for us, we may have to be pulled in different directions, but we can have careers and we can have love lives, and we can be moms and be happy with it all.” (Photo: Courtesy of OWN TV/Discovery Communications)

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Be OK With the Balancing Act