One of the best ways to get what you want is to be an extraordinary performer at work. Stars get more training, more mentoring, better projects and greater flexibility. Fortunately, you don’t need the perfect job situation in order to be a star, because most star qualities come from you; from taking your basically good skills and bringing them up a notch.

Most people have the ability to be a star, because most people genuinely want to be more productive, do their best, and live up to their potential, but they don’t know how to do it.

The traits that make stars different from everyone else are the strategies they use to do their own work and to work well with other people. What is probably the most unknown about star performers is that they are not just those who do well at work but are also those who are in touch with their human feelings and can fulfill their potential in their personal lives. (Yes, stars have time for both).

The following are the traits of star performers that you can actually teach yourself.

1. Initiative
Stars exceed expectations. Just doing your job is not enough. Stars do their own job well and then perform well in areas that exceed the job description. Generally star initiative includes helping people, taking risks and seeing a project through to the end, all in arenas that go beyond their job duties.

2. Networking
Stars don’t think of networking as something to do once a day at 3pm. For stars, it’s a constant. Nothing is a complete waste of time because you can always meet someone, talk to someone, or help someone. That last piece is important — stars know that networking is as much giving as taking. And there is an inherent humility in this way of life; stars know they can’t get what they want by acting alone.

3. Self-knowledge
Knowing how to do your job is expected. You need to know how to manage your relationships, your long-term goals, and your personal development. This is not a one-time goal, this is a life commitment to very regular self-assessment. And this is a commitment to soliciting and accepting outside input, because it’s impossible to know for sure how you appear to others.

4. Kindness
Average workers see the world from their point of view. Stars have exceptional empathy and act on it: They are good followers because they know it’s important to help leaders be the best they can be. Also, stars can give the right message to the right audience; and they can get an accurate big picture by looking and listening to the people around them.

The interesting thing about star performance at work is that it actually demands that you be the person you want to be anyway. Being a good person, seeking self-knowledge, and taking responsibility for where you’re going are probably key pieces of your core belief system. So you truly do not need to stray from your idea of a good life in order to be wildly successful in your career.

However, it is important to note that star performers are not people hanging out in the lounge relying on their stellar IQ or remarkable social skills. Star performers work hard to live up to the values they believe in. Emphasis on ‘work hard’

People who can be their true selves at work will be the outstanding leaders. Most of these kinds of people usually find themselves in a position to lead others but the most successful of them usually find the right balance between authenticity and adaptability: No grey areas.

To become your best self; a star, a great leader, a fulfilled worker, you need to know yourself and your goals very well. Start now. It’s a lifelong process, and if done honestly, it’s the process that makes almost any job fundamentally challenging and interesting.

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Please lalasticlala, mynd44 , Dominique push this to the promise land

Nice especially the networking aspect..