Give Yourself a Deadlineĭon’t let work feel like a grind. If you feel your boss doesn’t in some way have your best interest in mind and want you to grow, you’ve got to have the confidence to move out. You have to make him or her smarter-about your industry, your customers, your competitors, your products, and technology-all the time. Every day, it’s your flat-out responsibility to make your boss look good. No matter where you are in your career, one thing never changes. That’s where you should be building your profession. We have a concept called Area of Destiny, which is the very rich territory at the intersection of what you are uniquely good at and what you love to do. Find Where Your Work Passion and Skills Intersect
If you’re feeling stuck at work, here are six operating principles that can put you on the path to a stronger career trajectory -and, we hope, to the kind of success known as happiness. How many people do you know who are truly happy at work? Are you one of them? Studies show that a third of American professionals feel trapped in their careers and passed over for promotions at work.ĭon’t count yourself among them.