It’s so easy to get into a rut because your work is monotonous, or when you feel over-qualified for your duties. And sometimes getting into a rut means lounging around in your comfort zone, which can be more harmful than you realize!
The best solution is aspiring to move up!!
Here is a list of five things that cost nothing, and will help you achieve any promotion!
1) Now that you know how to learn, use it!
Never rely only on the things you learned before! Knowing how to learn is a great habit to have and skill to cultivate! Find any way you can to expose yourself to new information that will help you improve. Subscribe to different news sources and use free educational materials. You might not get official ‘credit’ for the classes you take, but the knowledge will get you much further than more certificates.
2) Bring diversity to your own portfolio!
Don’t wait for someone else to discover you. Instead, go outside and put yourself in situations where you might be discovered! Branch out and get creative, because life is always handing us golden opportunities.
3) When you take on a project, always follow through!
It’s important to build a reputation that you’re reliable. This means showing up and being on time. It also means finishing projects that you commit to, and completing them efficiently.
4) Be yourself more.
Don’t be average, in a sea of averages! Show that you go above and beyond, and that your solutions are well-thought-out. Become useful in more ways, and maybe even take on assignments that are better suited to your other talents.
5) Become more active about “doing”.
Instead of passively waiting for opportunities, seek them out! Expand your network to other areas where people are likely to align with what you’re going for. In addition to reading up on different things, go out and put them into practice! Take calculated chances and be confident in your impending success!
You’ll be moving on up in no time, and progressing way out of any rut that might’ve snagged you before.
Give yourself credit and know that you deserve this promotion!
Yours in Calmness,
Dr. Inessa
Calmness.com