Imagine
a scenario. You and another colleague of yours are holding important
positions in your company and the rank of both the positions is the
same. Suddenly, there is a chance for a promotion for both of you
because the person holding that position has resigned. The management
has to make a choice now between you and your colleague. How will
they decide? Let us find out.
You:
You
have all the qualifications required for the position. You have
experience as well. You have been winning accolades for the good work
you have been able to do.
Your
colleague:
Your
colleague is more qualified than you are. He has as much experience
in the field as you have. Thanks to the inputs he has been giving the
company, the management has been lavish in extending additional perks
to him.
The
question now is: Who will get the coveted promotion? Before answering
this question, let us find out what Phyllis Schneider has to say. In
an article entitled "Career Charisma," that he wrote in a
magazine called "Working Woman," he said, "The real
winners in business and in life, the women and men who are tapped for
golden career opportunities, have something extra.
The
people with charmed careers have a way of looking at the world that
takes top management feel they can do almost any job superbly, that
imbues everybody with whom they work with a kind of enthusiastic,
winning spirit. Their success is as much a matter of attitude as of
hard work and talent. They are optimists. That optimism is
astonishingly powerful, and it can be cultivated.
...................The
optimist almost invariably has an edge over less enthusiastic
colleagues."
In
short, if you have an optimistic mindset, you can certainly be
confident that the management will choose you for the promotion. So,
pause for a moment, and check if you are an optimist or not. If you
are not, don't lose heart. You can cultivate this attitude, and once
you master it, you can be confident of your career growth.
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