It’s almost New Year’s, and it’s time to get serious about investing in yourself, your career and your immediate future. January is just around the corner and that’s reason enough to take action and hold you accountable for a new beginning.
1. Smaller networks of influential people: Invest in a smaller, more focused network of people that can add value to your career and assist give you the insights you require to broaden your perspective. Making the right choices in people will save you time, money and frustration.
2. Improve your speaking and negotiation skills: Speaking and writing represent two of the most significant skills for career success. Mastering the art of communication is more important than ever at a time when trust and relationship building is at a best.
3. Develop your wealth in resources: Entrepreneurship isn’t just a business term anymore; it’s a way of life. You don’t require being an entrepreneur to be entrepreneurial. In fact, entrepreneurship isn’t just about making cash but rather about creating the wealth in resources that authentic relationships can bring.
4. Play a more active role in the industry you serve: If you want to advance in your career, give back to your industry. You may be a hero inside the corporate walls, but what do you mean to the industry that your company is serving? Make a mark and leave your legacy on your industry. Be active, contribute and earn respect from your peers. Down the road they may assist your career. Learn how the industry allowed them to be successful.
5. Evaluate your investment and your own progress each month: Always work to get better yourself by evaluating your own performance. Write your career goals down, and the steps wanted to get there. Evaluate the outcomes each month and course-correct as required. While getting feedback from your peers and your boss is extremely significant, over time you must learn how to evaluate yourself. If you believe that you need to get better your self-discipline – hire a coach.
2012 will be your year if you focus, invest, and stick to your plan!
1. Smaller networks of influential people: Invest in a smaller, more focused network of people that can add value to your career and assist give you the insights you require to broaden your perspective. Making the right choices in people will save you time, money and frustration.
2. Improve your speaking and negotiation skills: Speaking and writing represent two of the most significant skills for career success. Mastering the art of communication is more important than ever at a time when trust and relationship building is at a best.
3. Develop your wealth in resources: Entrepreneurship isn’t just a business term anymore; it’s a way of life. You don’t require being an entrepreneur to be entrepreneurial. In fact, entrepreneurship isn’t just about making cash but rather about creating the wealth in resources that authentic relationships can bring.
4. Play a more active role in the industry you serve: If you want to advance in your career, give back to your industry. You may be a hero inside the corporate walls, but what do you mean to the industry that your company is serving? Make a mark and leave your legacy on your industry. Be active, contribute and earn respect from your peers. Down the road they may assist your career. Learn how the industry allowed them to be successful.
5. Evaluate your investment and your own progress each month: Always work to get better yourself by evaluating your own performance. Write your career goals down, and the steps wanted to get there. Evaluate the outcomes each month and course-correct as required. While getting feedback from your peers and your boss is extremely significant, over time you must learn how to evaluate yourself. If you believe that you need to get better your self-discipline – hire a coach.
2012 will be your year if you focus, invest, and stick to your plan!
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