A Few Urgent Tips to Grow in Your Career

In a short story entitled The Mist, authored by Stephen King, David Drayton, the protagonist, runs away from his place because he is afraid that he will be killed by the giant insects that have invaded his home, thanks to a wrong experiment carried out by the US Army. At the end of the story, you will find David sitting with monsters surrounding him. He is alone and the fuel tank of his vehicle is empty. No one is there to help him at the gas station where he is sitting. But what saves him is a word that is spelled "H O P E." 

The purpose of narrating this story is to tell you that hope, persistence, and sincerity alone can help you grow in your career, despite all the difficult and seemingly impossible situations you face. You will find the following few tips useful as well. 

1. Learn to survive.

This is one of the most important steps because only if you survive in your organization, you can plan to grow. You should not only be savvy but smart as well for surviving and overcoming the difficulties that you encounter so that you can hold on. If you succeed in holding on, you can find and keep the hope and faith that is very much needed in such situations and take the steps required for achieving the growth you have been aiming at.

2. Vow to work harder than how you do now.

You may have heard the life stories of your parents. In fact, they may have told you the hardships they faced umpteen times and these stories may have got etched in your memory. But despite the hardships they faced, they continued to work hard. Never forget that hard work is the antidote for difficulties. You are waging a fight against those difficult situations. The only way to win in the fight is to sacrifice a lot. Remember the Armenian expert's words that go like this: “Work is Holy.”

3, Cut wasteful activities.

Your sole aim is to grow in your career. So, all the other activities that do not feed or strengthen this goal of yours are wasteful activities. This includes watching FOX News or CNN or even reading the New York Times or other newspapers. These activities will not help you grow in your career. On the contrary, they will distract you so much that you will not feel like putting forth your best efforts on your work. Instead of indulging in such wasteful activities, use your time to think of creative suggestions to help your company grow. 

Many a time, your boss or the company management may discard or laugh at your suggestions. But if you keep firing your suggestion-salvos, your value and amazing resourcefulness will soon be recognized.

4. Never lose sight of your vision.

Whatever may be the circumstances you face, you should never lose sight of your career goal. If you take your eyes off your goal, you cannot use your energy, resources, or optimism for achieving your aim. This may ultimately lead to quitting. 

So, now is the time to not let your hope and perseverance go limp. Now is the time to harden your stance and persist. And now is the time to compete with yourself. Good Luck!