Thursday, December 10, 2009

A successful career path is...


I read Johhny Bunko - A Career guide and learnt a successful career path is when...

1. There is no plan - Life changes and so do you along with your aspirations. Choose paths that you know you will enjoy doing. You cant practically work on something 40 hours a week if you dont enjoy doing it.

2. Focus on strengths rather than weaknesses - Rather than working on improving weaknesses, you can bank on what your strengths are. No matter how much you improvise on your weaknesses, you will still be better with things that are your strengths.

3. Its not just about you - Its also about improving other people' s lives such as your clients, your boss and bringing out the best in others.

4. Persistence trumps talent - There are so many talented people, what differentiates people that succeed from the ones that dont, is that they dont give up. Persistence comes from intrinsic motivation rather than external reward such as a reward or promotion. So, let it come from within

5. Make excellent mistakes - Nobody reached the top until they took a risk. Even the basic investments involve taking risk to get returns in the form of interests. Making smart mistakes by aspiring to do something that nobody else has done is way to go!

6. Leave an imprint - Wherever you go, contribute something to make a difference in the community. At the end of the day, you will feel that some purpose of your life has been fulfilled.


2 comments:

Shrutzz said...

good one!!!!

Also, loved the blog template :)

Pesto Sauce said...

I need this more than anyone else. High time made some sense of my career