Tag: Work

10 Things Successful People Do

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Leadership, Management, Workplace Learning

Successful people don’t get successful by accident. They know what the rest of us don’t know. And they do more for other people than they do for themselves. If you want to be successful, don’t talk about it, just get to work.

According to Polina Marinova Pompliano, ‘Pursue a purpose larger than yourself- find a shared vision.’ If you want to be successful, do not focus on yourself. Do more for other people than you do for yourself. Because what you do for others will come back to you.

‘Make sure you ask yourself: Who wrote the software running in your head?’ Because ‘it’s easy to find a bunch of stuff installed that shouldn’t really be there.’

You must ‘take an honest look at the content you consume on a daily basis. What do you read? What do you watch? What do you listen to? Who do you hang out with?’

Do not do what other people are doing. That is not where success comes from. If you want to see success in your life, you need to beat your own path. ‘Go off the old beaten path and consume unfashionable things or you’ll end up thinking the same way as everyone else.’

Do your own thinking. Because that is what is going to make you succeed. If you do not have the courage to think for yourself, you will end up like other people.

Doing your own thinking is good. But is not enough to get you to your own finish line. ‘In order to understand who you are, you must first understand who you are not.’ And you ‘must embody the version of yourself you want to be; behave like you’re that person already. If you believe, you become.’

The question is, ‘Do you believe in yourself?’ If you do not believe in yourself, you are not going to succeed. To succeed in life, you must be proud of who you are.

You must believe in your dreams. You must bet on yourself. Because ‘all successful people bet on themselves. And there is no bad time to start doing that. Create something that lets you tie your identity to something that actually matters- your own name. Nothing is more liberating, or more powerful.’

Ask yourself: ‘Who is the person living my dream life?’ Do not just ask, but act on it. If you are not going to act, to take action, then nothing is going to change.

Do not let fear stop you from living your life. Because it is the reason most people are where they are. If you want to conquer the world, you must first conquer your fear. You must ‘take lots of small risks regularly rather than huge ones rarely.’ Because ‘it’s a more antifragile way to make progress.’

Finally, if you want to be successful, you must ‘stress-test yourself through regular manufactured hardships.’

‘Remember that victimhood is always optional.’ And ‘avoid listening to yourself. Start talking to yourself.’

As always, you are not less; you are more!

Source:

Polina Marinanova Marinova Pompliano (2023). Hidden Genius: The secret ways of thinking that power the world’s most successful people

What You Need To Know About Your Career

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Workplace Learning

Remember that you are responsible for your career. If you want to grow your career, you must take action to make it happen.

If you do not do it for yourself, no one is going to craft it for you.

According to Tessa White, ‘If you want something, don’t come at it from why you want it. Come at it from why the company benefits from it.’

‘You are part of the problem. You could have a better work experience if both you and your manager were communicating.’

‘It’s easy to think that everyone else in the workplace can’t communicate, but I’m convinced you are part of the problem.’

‘The conversations you are avoiding are the exact conversations that can give you back a sense of control at work.’

There is nothing as humbling as realizing your blind spot limited your view of the one person thought you knew best of all- yourself.’

‘Every single piece of feedback you hear about yourself, whether neutral or negative, needs to be taken seriously. It’s a wastered-down version of how you are actually perceived.’

‘If your manager hasn’t indicated you are a top performer, you aren’t one. Top talent gets told they are top talent.’

‘Walk through the front door of feedback instead of waiting for it to come to you.’

‘Go where the low-hanging fruit is. Pick the gaps where you can win.’

‘If you want to gain influence in your company, become the expert of your industry, your competitors, and your company. It doesn’t require an advanced degree. It requires only your curiosity.’

‘You won’t have influence until you stop believing it’s everyone else’s job to figure everything out.’

‘You won’t grow in your career if you can’t get comfortable with conflict.’

‘Don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s the wrong job because it’s hard.’

‘The mistakes you make will feel big, but they are a great education you’ll carry into roles where the stakes are even higher.’

‘You have accountability for results by working with people you don’t manage and who may not be incentivized to cooperate with you. It’s like herding cats, except the cats have to actually go in the same direction.’

‘If you don’t champion for what you need, you won’t get what you need.’

If you want your career to grow, you must take action to make it happen. And you can make it happen. Do not give in to fear.