Posts Tagged ‘ career ’

Work to Win, and Nothing Less

Jun 18th, 2008 | By Career Snob | Category: Sustainable Living
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goal4 Work to Win, and Nothing LessHaving a job can be hard, but it can also be wonderful. The first thing is to realize is that work is everywhere. It is not just in the workplace, but also at home and in our personal life. I will focus this topic specifically on work in the professional level, but the same acts of perseverance, commitment, and inquiry apply to life outside the business.

Whether you are working for an employer or you own a business, you have to work to win. To succeed, you have to know your own personality type as well as the personality types of your colleagues and employees in order to create and participate in a team that works well together.

Know Yourself Understand what environments you thrive in as well as what makes you uncomfortable. Then choose the projects and tasks that you know you will thrive in to continue building and honing your skills. Also, know the personalities of other colleagues, so you know which tasks they can do better than you, and learn from them.

Challenge Yourself Start challenging yourself to consider other points of view if you are the type who must always be right. If you are the reliable type who does a good job at what you do, try new challenges to push yourself and aim for higher knowledge and expertise. Learn to speak your mind if you are the type who hates conflict.

Work to Win Find the drive and motivation to what you are doing, and always think about the next step. Definitely do what you are doing now, but have a direction so that you are not all over the place. Have the tenacity to dream big and go for it. Who says you can’t be the best? By being a leader of your own goals, you can take yourself or your company to new heights.


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How Much Do You Make?

May 12th, 2008 | By Beauty Snob | Category: Sustainable Living
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How Much Do You Make?If I asked you to post your job title and where you work, you would do it in a heartbeat. If I asked you to include your annual salary, you would never enter the numbers much less click “submit.” Perhaps you will just say “enough.” In today’s society, we see our income and spending habits as our own personal business. Perhaps we do not want to conjure up feelings of jealousy, incompetence, superiority, whatever. Money is a sensitive issue. If I want a nice new purse, I don’t care how much I make, because I will find a way to get it.

However, the Department of Labor is proving that not knowing what your colleagues make can hurt you. Time and again, we hear how women professionals make less than men’s salaries by 15% in tech and industrial businesses to even 35% gaps in sales. By not asking how much others make, and also not pushing for higher raises, we end up financially behind and undervalued.

It is time to start asking questions. Give your colleagues a call and talk privately about finances. Salary is an important topic to discuss so that you know whether you are being paid what you should be paid. If you are doing the same tasks and have the same experience as others, you should realize that you deserve just as much as them. Discuss with your manager or director about performance reviews, and push for more than the typical standard raise. You will not get what you do not ask for. Understand that you are an asset to the company and that you have a set of skills that they need. Be confident in who you are and what you do.

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