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The New Year brings hopes for a prosperous and happy beginning. To inspire and motivate change, here are some wise words from those who have thought about what career success is and how career success happens.
Michael Jordon’s Thoughts on Success:
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career.
I’ve lost almost 300 games.
Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.
I’ve failed over and over and over in my life and that is why I succeed.”
Failure isn’t about making mistakes, failure is not learning from mistakes. Take each mistake as a learning opportunity this year. Examine why the mistake occurred and look at ways to prevent the same mistake in the future. Michael Jordan practices. So should you.
Thomas Edison was not afraid of hard work:
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it was dressed in overalls and looked like work.”
This year, don’t take the easy route out of laziness. Take a chance and decide to work hard. If you miss an opportunity because it looked too hard, decide to take a different approach the next time.
Anita Roddick makes a great point about effectiveness:
“If you think you’re too small to make a difference, you haven’t been in bed with a mosquito.”
This year, make a difference. Perform random acts of kindness on your coworkers. Be more patient and accepting of differences with colleagues, subordinates and upper management.
Here’s to a prosperous New Year that brings tremendous personal and professional growth to all!
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Get a Raise
More training and especially added credentials could mean a raise in pay. Check with your Human Resources department to see if an automatic pay increase happens when you attain a credential. Also, it is good to check with your Training Manager to see what training is recognized by the company and what training costs can be subsidized or reimbursed.
Feel More Confident on the Job
Knowledge is king, so gaining knowledge will help you feel more confident. Technology is constantly changing and so this means ongoing technical training is imperative to most workers today.
Be Recognized and Promoted
Being proactive in your professional development is seen as a big plus to employers. Your initiatives to better yourself could lead to recognition and a promotion especially if you develop advanced techniques or your leadership skills.
Challenge your Brain
It is important to keep your brain active. Life-long learning can be a terrific way to keep your brain power strong. Choose courses or workshops that will stretch your brain in a new direction.
Improve Processes and Procedures
The motivation to make productive changes in company policies and procedures can come from more up-to-date knowledge of technological advances, resources and market trends. Choose courses that will help you and your team adapt to changes and improve efficiencies.
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Variety of Tasks
In a smaller company, you tend to wear multiple hats. The smaller the company, the more hats you’ll wear and be expected to be flexible, adaptable and have a generalists skill set. For people that like variety, working for a smaller company can allow them to stretch and develop skills beyond the technical or hard skills required for the job. Often, your creative, marketing and business strategy skills will be utilized to think out of the box to solve problems.
Closer to the Bottom Line
Your work in a smaller company will impact the bottom line more directly than working for a larger company. This responsibility can be very positive as your contributions will be appreciated as the small team strives to build the company and increase profits.
Work with Subcontractors
Smaller companies tend to outsource more of their support services. This means that you could work with experts in their field instead of in-house staff that may not be as talented.
Smaller Teams, More Independence
In smaller companies, the teams (if there are any) are small and that means that independent work is not only expected by necessary. If you like working alone, or with minimal supervision, work for a busy start up. You’ll be highly accountable for your work, but your initiative, drive and ability to make decisions that respect the overall missions and goals will be appreciated.
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More resources
Larger companies have larger profits. This usually means that resources are easier to attain and maintain. Larger companies tend to invest more in technology and other efficiency improving resources.
Leadership Potential
You may have an assistant or other junior staff working under you in a larger company. This may be intriguing if you see yourself in senior management one day and want to develop your leadership, coaching and mentoring skills.
Ability to specialize
In larger companies, there tends to be multiple staff in each department. The opportunity to specialize in one aspect of your area of expertise tends to be easier to do in a large company where you are part of a larger team.
More job options
Larger companies tend to have openings more often and even if the opening isn’t in the same department, the work may be similar enough that you would be considered for the role. As an internal candidate, you have the advantage of knowing the company values, policies, procedures and strategic goals.
International Travel
If the company is large enough to have branch offices in other locations around the world, it could mean that international travel will be part of your job.
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Achieving professional goals can take great time, effort and money. Recognize achieving major career goals by celebrating in a way that will acknowledge the impact this will make on your professional growth. This list is meant to be a starting point. Get creative. Think of new and innovative ways to celebrate your career achievements either privately or publically.
Buy a New Suit
A new power suit that is fashionable and fits well can make you feel successful and confident!
Plan a Holiday
Reward yourself by planning a get away that will help you distress after a major goal is achieved. An all-inclusive holiday where you are pampered can be a terrific way to take care of yourself after a stressful period.
Purchase a New Work Accessory
A new blackberry, cell phone, printer or other gadget or tool can also be a fun way to celebrate achieving a career goal.
A Symbolic Gesture or Ritual
Be creative and come up with a symbolic ritual that marks the professional achievement. It could be lighting a candle in the feng shui career section of your house to cooking a nice meal and toasting your achievement with a glass of wine or champagne to climbing a mountain and shouting out “I did it!” when you reach the peak.
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