Best Strategy for Career Success
Job Search September 28th, 2007As we all know, there really isn’t such a thing as job security anymore. Diane Hess wrote, “The best strategy [for career success] is to be excellent at what you do, keep your skills cutting edge and love your work.”
So, if we practice Diane’s advice, are we…
- Excellent at what we do? I know that for myself, I’m continually attending 2-3 annual conferences and weekly teleseminars, ordering and reading books, talking with colleagues and anyone who is willing to talk about their career. Excellence and improvement are very important to me and a high priority.
- Keeping up your skills cutting edge? My answer would be that I am continually working at having my skills cutting edge. I’ve joined a group where we work with each other on our coaching skills. Also, I am looking at registering soon at a coaching school to improve, again, my coaching skills. Other skills I am continually upgrading.
- Love your work? I really look forward to Monday morning and each morning as much as I do Friday afternoon! I love helping people that are frustrated transition to a career/position that aligns with their strengths and what is most important to them! Sometimes my clients go through the coaching process and their perspective changes 180 degrees, so they stay in their current position, loving each Monday morning as much as Friday afternoon!
Diane Hess wrote, “There are many options for people who want to turn a creative passion into a solid career. Read this article about a musician who did just that: “How I Got to Where I Am Today: An Orchestra’s Operations Director.”
If you wish you enjoyed Monday morning as much as Friday afternoon, contact me for a complimentary initial consultation.
