What do you need to do to get a promotion this year? Whether you’re aiming for an elevated position at a new job or want to move up in your current company, in order to do this thing right, you’ve got to think strategically. As I like to say ‘You gotta do the work to do the work.” (Even if you’re not jockeying for a promotion - these actions will help you be a better employee, leader and coworker.)
Many people who are trying to figure out what they want to do with their careers - want to DO IT NOW! They want to skip really important steps because they want to just figure it out right now. However they have some steps that they need to follow. I believe it every single person should start with some of the BIG “life questions” like “Why do I work?”, “What is Meaningful to me?” you know, “How do I want to be in the world?” You should start here, but there a lot of people that are just not even wanting to do those questions - they want to skip ahead. So, the next thing that they get to is “Okay, I'm going to write out a list of all of the things that I can do.” Then they write out a list of skills that they can do and they start looking at jobs that line up with the skill sets they have. That's actually the wrong way to go about it…
I know you want a successful career and you absolutely can accelerate your career, even now. The last few years have thrown us some curveballs, but there is a way to get ahead of the game. You just need to take tiny actions in order to create the career you crave. Yes, even now.
But no matter your job/career/business having status at the minute, you should know that you absolutely can accelerate your career right now.
How to recover from losing your job. "I lost my job" are some of the most dreaded words in any language. We’ve all been there. The start-up shuttered. You got yourself fired. Or it was just an out and out unexplained termination. Job loss happens. It can send you into a tailspin. But it also means that you have an opportunity to get another job. A better job. A job you really want.
