The only person responsible for your future success is you. It does not matter from what position you start if you are strong and determined enough you can do anything you want. It may take time, patience, and you may have to struggle a lot to get where you are going, but if you can focus on what you want, and push aside all distractions, you have the power to succeed.
Here are some career tips:
Never stop learning
Your career will take you down new paths all the time. Never be arrogant and think you know it all. Invest time in learning things that will help you progress. You need to think about what kind of career you want and ensure that what you learn will help you achieve that goal. It may be an idea to take an extra course in accountancy or something. Perhaps you could complete a degree part-time, or even invest in some skills, like a front end loader course if you want to excel in construction. You can’t know too much about what you want to do. As time goes on, your thirst for knowledge will suit you well when new technologies come along, and the old ways need to be thrown away.
What are your strengths?
Figure out what your strengths are and make them even better. If you have a natural ability for something, let it shine, and the only way to do this is by practice and continual improvement. If you want to be the best, you have to do the leg work. You cannot afford to be lazy in the cut-throat world of business, and if the thing you excel at is the difference between you getting the job and someone else, work on it. Once you have mastered your strengths, hone new skills that will help you get you the job you want.
Network and build relationships
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. In business you have to network. But you need to do this wisely, who are the people who can help you progress? Are you cultivating the right circle of influence? Be a team player, learn from everyone and anyone, ask questions where appropriate. Ensure you listen to the people on the ground, and you will pick up valuable pieces of information. Develop a good relationship with your boss and be the go-to person. This is where your habit of learning will be essential. If you keep doing everything correctly, then you will not have a problem negotiating pay rises and climbing the ladder.
Balance
As well as focusing on your business goals, ensure you take time out to build loving relationships and a good home life. Without this, what is the point of doing well? Knowing you have the love and support of friends and family can drive you to excel even more. Also, being able to break away and think about something else will mean you can approach a subject differently later. Sometimes, it is when we are not thinking about something that the answer becomes blatantly apparent.
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