It doesn't matter how long you
have been in your current career or job. It doesn't matter if
you have been laid off yesterday or for several months. Looking
for a job now or finding that new career has much more
competition in times of recession.
It's not just about who you know,
it's also about who you are. You must have something that will
give you the edge. Help you stand out among your business peers
and help companies make the correct choice to hire you for the
job.
Having a degree is a symbol of
your discipline. It is your area of expertise. If you want to
have career success then remember success comes with hard work
and the right attitude. You're in charge of both your work ethic
and your attitude. If you have the work ethic with the wrong
attitude then you are harming your chances for promotions and
damaging your reputation.
Companies don't hire someone
they think has a bad attitude because companies know, no one
likes a bad attitude. No one wants to work with, or spend time
on a project with a bad attitude. In your career if you chose
between having the right attitude or the right skill sets to
help you win your next promotion, the right attitude will most
likely win you the job promotion.
A company can always teach you
a new skill set and will usually invest in training the right
person. What makes the right person? Always your attitude,
companies look for individuals who can add a pleasant
disposition to the work environment. Practice avoiding these 3
career pitfalls and you will become a trusted member of a team,
a leader and someone others trust. It will catalyze your career
success.
Don't let yourself:
-Continue daily usage of
limited negative thinking habits.
Even in the smallest amounts
limited thinking destroys all of your personal aspirations
before they even begin. Not understanding what limited thinking
really is predisposes you to use it all the time without you
knowing it. Most people do not examine where they have limited
thinking patterns, then they let these limited habit patterns
run the rest of their lives, creating destructive self-sabotage,
anger or fear along the way. Avoiding this pitfall may seem new
to you, however the truth is people do not want to work with,
hire, or be led by someone with limited, negative thinking. It
brings the whole office and work environment down. It causes all
kinds of work issues and will damage your success.
-Believing that you are what
you think.
You are not what you think.
Thinking is a tool not who you are. You are not the bad thought
you are having or the bad feeling you feel. However, you can
experience what you think. There is a big difference here. When
you understand this principal you will tap into the most
powerful knowledge and skill you can have, which is the science
of results oriented thinking. This is the understanding that
things show up in your life because you are creating the
thinking, actions and circumstances that produce them.
-Not understanding the plays in
your play book.
Everyone has a play book that
they use to play the game of life from. When you understand what
plays you have in your book you can find the plays you use to
sabotage your results and replace them with plays that produce
the experiences you do want. Learning this can propel your life
and chances for that new career as well as, giving you that
secret edge you need to get hired at a new job.
When was the last time you
looked at having an attitude adjustment? If you are serious
about having a fulfilling career and being an important part of
a team, then the same way you practice other skill sets is the
same way you need to practice your attitude skill set. When you
have continuing education courses to hone your professional
skill sets, remember to add your attitude skill sets continuing
education course also.
Protect your winning attitude.
Don't hang around or be associated with a person with a toxic,
poisonous attitude. Stay away from them. Do not socialize with
them. You do not want to have management think that you have a
bad attitude because you are socializing with the toxic person
at your job. If you have a winning attitude you will win at your
life.
