Career Success
In
terms of career success, the happiest people I know are the ones
who not only love what they do, they have a strong passion for what
they do. Their passion can get them up early in the morning and
keep them up late at night, enjoying every moment.
Success:
10 Universal Laws For Career Success
By Jeff Herring
The
Law of Passion - In terms of work, the happiest people I know
are the ones who not only love what they do, they have a strong
passion for what they do. Their passion can get them up early in
the morning and keep them up late at night, enjoying every moment.
The
Law of Do What You Love - Doing what you love is a great way
to spend you working hours. If you are not sure what it might be
that you would love doing, ask yourself these questions: What is
my life's purpose? How would I have to think, speak and act in order
to fulfill that purpose? What activities would I pursue? What would
get me up early and keep me up late, looking forward to every minute?
What would I do for a living if a I new I couldn't fail?
The
Law of Love What You Do - While those are good questions to
ask on the way to doing what you love, what do you do in the meantime,
if you are not doing something you love? How do you learn to love
what you do? Find something within the job that you can love, even
if it's simply something that prepares you to do something you love
later on.
The
Law of Your Personal Signature - One way to learn to love what
you do is to put your own personal signature on what you do. Barbara
Glanz, author of "care Packages for the Workplace" writes
about a bagboy with Downs Syndrome who had attended one of her workshops.
He had taken to heart her suggestions about putting your own signature
on your work. His signature was to slip a "thought for the
day" into customers' grocery bags. The idea was so successful
that customers would wait in line just to get one of his slips of
paper. What personal signature could you put on the work you do?
The
Law of Contribution - To realize what you contribute through
the work that you do, you may have to "redefine" your
job title. For example, a teacher shapes the future, a real estate
or car salesperson provides people's dreams, etc.
The
Law of Learning- The days of the 30 year career in the same
job with a gold watch at the end, are, for the most part, a thing
of the past. Most people change jobs several times in a career.
The important thing on each job is to learn the things that you
will use to your advantage later on in the next job, and then the
next, and then the next.
The
Law of Initiative - Whatever you do, wherever you do it, few
things are as powerful as taking initiative in your job. Don't wait
for someone to tell you what to do. If you see something that needs
doing, do it.
The
Law of Leadership - Whether you are a boss or an employee, you
are a leader. People are watching you, and will imitate what you
do.
The
Law of Self-employment - No matter what your pay stub or tax
return may say, we are all self-employed. Even if you work for someone
else, you are still working for the betterment of yourself and your
family.
The
Law of Your Most Important Job - While applying and using these
universal laws for our working lives, heres something that
is so very important to remember: no matter how much you like or
dont like what you do for a living, its not your most
important job. Our most important job is at our home address, with
our families.
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