How to change the attitude to work, to make a career faster

What are the career

If you had asked me at 22 years of career plans, I would have looked at you with blank eyes, and then to change the subject. And it does not mean that I do not think about work.

I was ambitious, wanted to gain financial independence and afraid to upset their parents. (They wanted me to become a doctor, because it is "very stable profession." I think they are still upset because I did not go into medicine.) And I was hoping to find a job that does not look at the clock, waiting for the end of the day.

However, I rarely think about it. I was even a little embarrassing to think seriously about a career. Too did not want to turn into a selfish suck-up who flatters his superiors in order to increase it.

In addition, in 22 years, I sat on his first job at a startup, where everything was happening too fast. There was no time to sit and reflect on the skills and experience that may be necessary for you. Who cares about the talk about a career when you're going to change the world?

But if you do not think about a career, you start up things take their course. Maybe it will lead you to what you've always wanted. Or maybe not. So why rely on the case, if you can manage the process?

That's the truth, I would prefer to know much earlier:

Your career is determined by the skills and the way you use them, rather than outward signs of progress.

However, the Company has adopted to judge the career salary, position, prizes or participate in prestigious events.

I often hear people say: "I want to climb the corporate ladder. What should I do "This is quite a normal question, but I suspect that he was hiding such a scheme: the promotion of the career ladder = encouragement. I believe this is wrong.

In my opinion, this is to say that you are a good friend because you were invited to the wedding. Of course, the wedding usually called friends. But if you want to be a true friend, you will not ask for it. You just do everything that they should be, and then you will surely get an envelope with an invitation, even if you have never dreamed of it.

With a career is the same. If you are primarily trying to pump their skills and bring more benefit your company or society as a whole, you will automatically climb up the career ladder, and your profits grow.

What to do with adverse circumstances

Of course, maybe in a different way. For example, you have a horrible boss, who believes that in order to move up the career ladder you must mostly silent, bringing him coffee every morning and do all the little work that he has on you It takes off. And then you check his mailbox and get promoted.

But how these skills will help you in the long run? This will improve your professional skills? It will make you a worthy contender for the position in another company? Of course not. Maybe you climb the career ladder, and then the authorities will change, and you just get thrown out.

And then it turns out that you have no skills other than the ability to bring coffee and dismantle foreign mail, and you will be very difficult to find a job with a high salary.

So do not ask yourself, "What do I have to have raised" Ask the question differently: "What skills do I need to develop in order to bring more benefit of the company or society?"

Even if you never raise employees, business collapses, and all the external indicators of success - the post and wages - are poor, your skills are not going anywhere.

No matter where you go, your skills and experience will go along with you. That's why you do not need to worry if your career does not go uphill fast. Perhaps a reduction in wages and demotion will open you the way to new knowledge and capabilities?

Your boss - the coach, not a judge

Quite a long time, I thought his boss a man who appreciates my work like a teacher in a school or university. It determines if I do a good job and a commendable.

My principle of dialogue with the leadership at that time it was possible to define in one sentence: "Do not act like an idiot." I tried to look better and more confident than it actually is.

When the chief asked me if I help, I need to say that everything is under control. If he had to intervene in the case, for which I was responsible, I considered it a failure. Me light up like a neon sign: "Caution! Employee not competent to deal with the problem on their own. "

It was not until as long as I was not able to work for yourself. Here then is my opinion has changed about the leaders. Chief task is to make the team work better and bring more benefits for the company. If you look at management from this side, it seems logical that your career will invest.

If you work better by automatically improving the results of your boss. So he is on your side, he wants you to succeed, and spends his time and energy on something to help you.

Imagine that you hire a coach, but instead talk about their weaknesses, tell him that you are in great shape and you do not need his help. Silly, is not it? I did not take his superior as a coach and therefore did not receive useful feedback on their work, advice and other assistance, through which could learn a lot.

Of course, the head still appreciates your work, and if you are lazy, unskilled and sloppy, you will soon learn about this. But if you carefully follow all the job and want to get better, head to help you.

Do not hide your feelings from him: what inspires you, what motivates that prevents work. The more honest you are with your supervisor, the better he will be able to help you. Remember: he is interested in your success almost more than you.

Create your perfect image and trust in him

In order to achieve something in life, you need to believe that it will happen. The phrase sounds corny, but it's not just words. one study It confirmed that, if a person clearly sees himself in the future with certain skills, it automatically starts to do anything to get them.

Many years ago, when I was faced with difficulties at work, was scared and did not know what to do, I wrote a list of things I should be able to the future. This list begins with "one day I will."

And the list is still relevant. Gradually, I supplement it with new desires and expunged what made. Skills, which then seemed to me an unattainable dream, is now perceived as something normal, like I always knew how. And it reminds me that I'm sure will achieve all that is recorded.

I look at this list several times a year. It simultaneously calms and motivates me.

If you're wondering what was on my list, here are a few points:

• stop being nervous days before public speaking;
• feel comfortable in meetings involving more than five persons;
• blogging, not worrying about what other people think.

But it has yet to learn how to:

• briefly and clearly explain what I want to do;
• good at telling stories;
• to organize large-scale events, where people have fun, and I do not suffer from stress.

Once you decide what will be your career

It does not matter who helps you, ignores you or even interferes with your career, as well as your life in your hands.

If you have to force yourself to go to work, ask yourself why. If you can not think of any difficult moments in the past six months, maybe you no longer evolve. If you are constantly looking at other people and waiting for what you praise, you may not want to take responsibility. If the work does not fit with your long-term prospects, maybe it's time to exchange her?

If you ever thought what would you like to do in the future, think about it right now.