Simple Ways to Be a Better You
We all have goals in life. We have something beyond us to look
forward to or to work for every time we do a task or we begin
the day.
Very few of us have achieved what we wanted. At times, some can
get it simply by having lady luck on your side. However, most
people get what they want when they work hard to achieve it.
Still, there are times that working too hard can't get you what
you want. This applies when there are many people who work just
as hard as you do to get what you are aiming for. In these
cases, you have to stand out from the rest.
Let take for example an employee who wants to be promoted to a
supervisory position since his current supervisor will be
elevated to be a manager in a different department. Almost
everyone in the team will work hard to make the management
choose them for the vacant position. Since everyone will be
doing his or her own job excellently, what will give a person
the edge to be chosen?
Therefore, simply doing your job well is not enough proof that
you are capable of handling a leadership post. One has to strive
to be a better person.
Improving oneself cannot be compared with the progress one's
co-workers are making. Unlike the performance statistics that
can be compared among the workers, you can only determine how
much you have improved by only gauging what new skills have you
learned or can you perform. In short, you compare your "present
self" with your "old self," and not with your co-workers.
Consequently, how far you go or how much you improve depends on
you, too. Usually, nobody tells you what you should do to make
yourself better. You have to assess what new skills you needed
to improve yourself or to make yourself qualified for your dream
job.
Making yourself better is not a difficult task. You may choose
to enroll in a course. If you don't have that much time and
resources, just attending seminars, reading books and learning
new skills or methods to do things will do. Just make sure that
you practice it everyday. In fact, if you get used to doing it
everyday, you will not notice the effort that you are making.
Or, it will not take that much time and effort anymore. Here are
some simple ways to give you several ideas on how to start.
* Be creative
When you start doing creative things, you release stress. Being
creative may be practiced at work where you can experiment on
other methods to do your job, or by having a hobby that you
enjoy doing or that has just caught your interest.
Practicing your hobby may not directly mean your professional
growth. However, just keeping your creative juices flowing means
that you are prepared in case your work requires variations that
need your creative skills.
* Keep on reading
Reading shouldn't stop when you graduate from school. In fact
you should read more when you're no longer attending a school to
refresh your knowledge and gain more information. Moreover, do
not confine your reading in your work-related materials. Read
anything - newspapers, books, advertisements, flyers, and even
street signs. You don't know when the information will be handy.
* Meet people.
Apart from being sources of information or from having a
mutually beneficial professional relationship, the people you
meet and associate with help you know yourself better. When you
meet different types of people in various situations, you learn
what skills you may need to develop in yourself, what is really
important for you and what direction you are taking.
* Prepare yourself.
While many people rely on fate or are dependent on the company's
outlined contingency plans, you can also prepare yourself by
checking what other areas have been overlooked in the
contingency plans. When you get the opportunity, you may present
your suggestions to the administration or implement the plan
yourself.
Also, managers prefer that their employees can look at the
situation from outside the box. They value people who are
observant, creative, and well organized to know what they needed
to do when things are not as they should be.
These are just the basics. From these you can devise your own
ways to improve yourself. Just don't forget to share what you
have learned especially those who are just at the beginning of
their careers.