It is not enough to have a career because you need to take extra steps to advance your career. You have been working with this cooperate body for 15 years now but no promotion yet. Do you think your boss is partial?  No; the problem starts from you. My idea of climbing the ladder of career is moving from an ordinary staff to an executive; from executive to a business owner and letting the sky to be your limit. So, if you are comfortable where you are and have no aspirations to move higher, this post is not for you but if not, read this and post your comments.

(1)ASPIRE FOR THE TOP: don't be too comfortable where you are but aspire to move hire and hire. Develop an image of where you want to be and desire to be there. You cannot pursue something earnestly if you don't have a[b] burning[/b] desire to to take actions. Seek and get inspirations from the right sources.

(2)SET YOUR GOAL: Pick up pen and paper and set an achievable goal for your career. This is where you define your image/vision as a real task. You can't aim a target except you have clear view of it in your front.

(3)USE THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING: there will always be obstacles trying to discourage you but you got to disallow it by believing in yourself and been positive about your self. If you believe you can achieve your goal, then you can. But, if you believe you cannot achieve it then you can't. Your mindset has a role to play here.

(4)DEVELOP AN ATTRACTIVE PERSONALITY this will go a long way to bring people to you and you to people. An attractive personality opens a door of success. Any thing you want in life will be giving to you through people; name it cars, fame, wealth, promotions and so on. It will be easier for you to climb the ladder if you have an attractive personality . To learn more on[b] HOW TO CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE PERSONALITY[/b] click
http://homeofachievers..com/2009/02/15-important-characters-to-develop.html

(5)PROMOTE YOUR SELF: if you want to earn hire, start by working hire. You need to be more hardworking. Form the habit of going extra miles in your duties. You will start by convincing yourself that you deserve a higher office through your hard work before you can convince people around to promote you.

A career man or woman should endeavour to take care of him/herself. You got to be health wise to enable your body work properly in thinking and in actions. Eat properly, have some excersices and stay healthy at all times.

CONSISTENCY is another watch word.

Thanks to janeob and Man ang for your nice contributions, you guys have great points there.

I will like to share this short story with my fellow Nairalanders; read and get inspired.

There was this guy called Mr. Smart who works with a big company in America. He is a man full of dreams and very intelligent. Due to financial condition of the family he came from, he could not finish his college education but he never allowed that to limit his potentials. He started as an ordinary staff in an accounting department and have always delivered more than his duties. He works as if the Company belongs to his father putting in extra hours at work. His diligence to duty got him the notice of the manager in his department and earned him his trust. But one day, something terrible happened, an important account file needed by the MD of the Company was missing and his manager's job is on the line if the file is not provided under 24 hours.

Mr Smart took it upon him to go through the document source files gathering together all the needed facts and organizing them into a new account file. This is a job that took the account personnels 6 months to do but, Mr Smart worked on it alone under 24 hours. To the surprise of his department manger and all his colleagues, he presented the new file that saved the day.
This extra step he took earned him his first promotion.
Today Mr Smith is the MD of his great company.

CAN YOU GO EXTRA MILE IN YOUR DUTY?

Do you think you worth more than your pay? Then stop lamenting, try this method and prove to others that you worth more than your pay.

Catch you next time!!!

Waooh!!! the story is interesting. Success don't come easy it needs extra work even when you own your own business you still need to go extra mile.

To whom it may concern,
This post is an article originally authored by Nnadi Jane
Thanks

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