ref: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/six-secrets-success-work-jack-welch
1. Find Where Your Passion and Skills Intersect
Your career is like a maze, taking multiple directions over the years. On the ultimate path you arrive at the perfect company and do ideal work. In reality, it is difficult to know exactly what you want out of a career ... in fact, it is difficult to even begin to think about it. You took a job that looked good and just kept working at it day in and day out. No longer. It s time to transition to do the work where you belong, at whatever stage you are.
Ask yourself the five critical questions below:
2. Don’t Fear Failure
You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Defeat is not the worst of failures, Not to have tried is the true failure. It is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. You have to believe that all past failures and frustrations were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.
3. Never Stop Reinventing Yourself
Who wants to just “retire”? Banish that word from your vocabulary. You have got to constantly reinvent and take a chance on something you’ve always wanted to do - it’s what keeps you alive. You’re never done. Change is the only constant thing in life.
We have had to change careers several times. Sometimes because our interests changed. Sometimes because all bridges have been burned beyond recognition, sometimes because we desperately needed money. And sometimes just because We hated everyone in the old career or they hated us. What ever the reason, every day you reinvent yourself. You’re always in motion. But you decide every day: forward or backward ..
4. Give Yourself a Deadline
Don’t let work feel like a grind. If you're unhappy or you just are not all-in, you have to put a time-frame on how much you are going to put up with before making a change. With a deadline, you are constantly reminded of how valuable and precious your time is. You’re able to see resources and opportunities that would otherwise remain hidden.A deadline encourages you to do the best you can with what you have. And that’s a skill that reliably leads to great accomplishment again and again.
A deadline provides a firm boundary for your efforts, yet it does not limit or constrain those efforts. On the contrary, a deadline will focus your efforts toward a single point, giving them more power and practical effectiveness. Without a deadline you can exhaust yourself and still not arrive at any meaningful accomplishment. A deadline compels you to prioritize and to expend your best efforts in the most meaningful direction.
1. Find Where Your Passion and Skills Intersect
Your career is like a maze, taking multiple directions over the years. On the ultimate path you arrive at the perfect company and do ideal work. In reality, it is difficult to know exactly what you want out of a career ... in fact, it is difficult to even begin to think about it. You took a job that looked good and just kept working at it day in and day out. No longer. It s time to transition to do the work where you belong, at whatever stage you are.
Ask yourself the five critical questions below:
- What is your career?
- Where is your career right now?
- What do you really want to be?
- What are you really good at?
- What do you really love doing?
2. Don’t Fear Failure
You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Defeat is not the worst of failures, Not to have tried is the true failure. It is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. You have to believe that all past failures and frustrations were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.
3. Never Stop Reinventing Yourself
Who wants to just “retire”? Banish that word from your vocabulary. You have got to constantly reinvent and take a chance on something you’ve always wanted to do - it’s what keeps you alive. You’re never done. Change is the only constant thing in life.
We have had to change careers several times. Sometimes because our interests changed. Sometimes because all bridges have been burned beyond recognition, sometimes because we desperately needed money. And sometimes just because We hated everyone in the old career or they hated us. What ever the reason, every day you reinvent yourself. You’re always in motion. But you decide every day: forward or backward ..
4. Give Yourself a Deadline
Don’t let work feel like a grind. If you're unhappy or you just are not all-in, you have to put a time-frame on how much you are going to put up with before making a change. With a deadline, you are constantly reminded of how valuable and precious your time is. You’re able to see resources and opportunities that would otherwise remain hidden.A deadline encourages you to do the best you can with what you have. And that’s a skill that reliably leads to great accomplishment again and again.
5. Make Your Boss look Smarter
If your boss is successful, there’s a greater chance you’ll be successful too. See yourself as a complement to the person. Find a way to compensate for his weaknesses. If he is not good at seeing the big picture, ask questions that help him pull back from the details. If he does not understand the technical ins and outs of your product, offer to cover the part of a meeting where the features will be discussed. Offer up ways that he or she can use you better. No matter where you are in your career, one thing never changes - Every day, it’s your flat-out responsibility to make your boss look good. You have to make him or her look smarter.
If your boss is successful, there’s a greater chance you’ll be successful too. See yourself as a complement to the person. Find a way to compensate for his weaknesses. If he is not good at seeing the big picture, ask questions that help him pull back from the details. If he does not understand the technical ins and outs of your product, offer to cover the part of a meeting where the features will be discussed. Offer up ways that he or she can use you better. No matter where you are in your career, one thing never changes - Every day, it’s your flat-out responsibility to make your boss look good. You have to make him or her look smarter.
