Tip of the Week

While our lives are not all about our jobs, most of us do want to move up the ranks.

After all, a promotion typically means more money, which we can use to fund all the other important things in our life.

And it’s an important marker on the road to life-long success.

To get that promotion, you have to excel in your job, of course. But there are many other traits to develop for life-long success, including:

• Curiosity. Being curious about people, places and things helps you learn and discover things about yourself. You’ll find out what interests you and who you want to become.
• Empathy. Practicing empathy shows how much you care about others, but it also helps you. After all, you can’t worry about your problems when you are thinking about others.
• Confidence. Confident people are not boastful people. Instead, because they are confident, they are secure in their abilities and that shows in their work and in their actions.
• Gratitude. Anyone who’s had a successful life knows that they wouldn’t have that success without the help of others. Don’t forget to thank others for their help.
• Perseverance. There will be challenges throughout life and perhaps you’ve already experienced some. If so, you’ve already learned how to deal with adversity and how to become resilient, and that will be important for any future success.

If you are on your way to meeting some of your career goals, you’ve already developed some of these traits.

Continue strengthening these traits and you’ll ensure success for many years to come – not only in your job but in the rest of your life too.

By Catherine Mueller