Hello Readers,
It is this time of the year we make a fresh beginning and our whole approach is to make this an eventful and successful year. The following mantras will go a long way in establishing yourself in the society.
Develop a clear Vision
This is one aspect, which needs a greater attention today than ever before. Having clarity of vision helps you in building a career. For this first assess your strengths and weaknesses, this will help you to focus on your strengths and overcoming the weak spots. Having a vision greatly helps you being motivated and keep achieving the milestones set for yourself. Create a specific milestone this year and you will surely realize the power of purpose!
You should also set realistic milestones towards your journey of realizing your vision. Upon reaching your milestones you need to celebrate small victories. This not only boosts your self-confidence but also helps you to stay on course.
Help others
Most of us are good at seeking help forgetting that we need to do something in return. This is one critical factor for sustaining the relationships. This is a year when you can be different. Do not hesitate in extending your helping hand for those who are in need. You can make a great difference by offering help to those who might require. It could be pure volunteering for a cause or for doing your bit helping others.
While helping others keep in mind do not expect any thing in return for you. This means that once we set our expectations to receive accolades we may be in for disappointment. Primary reason for this is that as a rule people hesitate to acknowledge what you did to them. The moment they come to know that you have a hidden agenda in helping all your efforts will go astray!
Create and nurture a network
The world is indeed flat and the best way to enjoy life is to have long lasting relationships. Creating a circle of friends is always easy. It is keeping the network going that is proving to be the biggest challenge. Here is where you can use technology to the maximum. Making full use of various modes of communication you can nurture your list of friends whom you wish to keep informed.
Contacts helps you to keep in touch and also aware of the on goings around us. The network built can be tapped in case you are looking for some genuine help. It is here that loads of knowledge and experiences are being shared within the community. Networks also contributions from you and be prepared to put your shoulder for any work.
Honesty is best policy
With an increased focus on the background verification, it is always better and prudent to put the right things in the resume. While talking to others also it is all the more better to be true to you. It does not take much though to make out what is true and what is false. Being honest will get you more recognition and regard in your community. This will also help us avoid untoward embarrassments when the truth is out, why face the music when you can play it safe and secure?
Even successful people acknowledge that they have achieved success since they were honest with themselves and also with others who deal with them. Ultimately as we all know truth prevails and those who are caught lying will lose their image. Once this is lost it takes enormous amount of effort to retrieve the goodwill.
Never Miss an opportunity
Do you feel that your efforts are not recognized and you are not really enjoying what you are doing, thing again. This may be just the right time to ring in a new opportunity. Upping the ante is one thing that will keep you in touch the happenings around you. With newer companies ramping up the workforce, this is a time when exciting offers do come your way. This is not a right time when you can switch off to what is happening around you. !
Talk to the people who worked with you earlier. Most of the recruiters are now gunning for the passive job seekers than those who upload their profiles on the job portals. The recent trends indicate that headhunters are stalking the social networking communities and make sure to put your presence in these networks!
Rolling Stones
If you are having a great time in your present assignment why rock the boat? There is certainly a premium for those who dig in there. People who stay longer may go faster in their career. Frequent hopping for new opportunities will result in an assessment by the company as an unstable resource. If you are contributing and have job satisfaction this may not be the year you should spoil the party!
There are many instances where in their hurry executives make a hasty exit even while they are doing a good job and their work is widely acknowledged. After sometime wisdom dawns and people realize that they did a mistake by moving out. It is also a well-known fact that the ‘diggers’ the folks who stay long in a company command a premium and have juicy jobs waiting in the wings.
Learn something new
To be ahead of others it is better to learn new thing now. For instance you can join language classes and pick up at least one foreign language. With the increased globalization the focus will be on the people who actually know an alien language. This will also keep challenging your mind giving enough fodder is the best way to keep it busy.
We crave for food when we feel hungry. Similarly have you thought of keeping enough food for thought? This means solving puzzles / sudoku or just reading books on the topics which you like the most. These exercises keep the brain busy thinking, just like we sweat for doing exercises while we are in a gym.
Keeping in touch
Communication has become so cheap that the costs are no longer a hindrance for many of us. Keep in touch with your contacts. Make a rule that you should keep constant touch with your known folks – friends, relatives and colleagues. This does not mean that you are having an agenda when you communicate with others. In this materialistic world be different and let not people assess you for approaching then only when there is a need.
Looking at the current trends this looks like another exciting period for all of us. Making New Year resolutions and breaking them is a common practice. We can all make a difference in making resolutions that are achievable and meaningful will help us to stick to the same.
Best Wishes
Raghav
Chief Editor
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