Place Your Career on the Right Path
Legendary baseball executive Branch Rickey once said that luck is the residue of design.
Often when a person succeeds in a career or a profession, many observers will attribute the good fortune to luck and chance. But truly successful people know that while they may have had good breaks along the way, they did the little things that put them in a position to take advantage of opportunities. After all, you can’t win the lottery if you don’t even buy a ticket.
Here are a few tips for putting the odds in your favor in 2008.
Think in terms of experience and exposure — It might make sense to put money considerations on the backburner in the interest of growing your career. Take a course at the community college. Pay to go see a speaker. Invest in your career. It may not pay you back right away, but it will in the future.
Network, network, network: So what if the first 99 people think your idea is dumber than dirt. The 100th person might the one who falls in love with your idea or business
Be proactive – Sales and marketing are very much a numbers game. If enough people know about what you do, chances are a percentage of them — however small — will use your product. You don’t know if something will work if you don’t at least try it first.
Do one “extra” thing each day — Have you ever watched a NFL game where a running back stretches a short gain into a five-yard run with a second effort. Go the extra mile in your career. Keep plugging away when everyone else around you is packing it in. Make one extra call each day. Stay at the office one hour later. Say thank you one extra time. You’d be surprised how quickly small actions can add up to big results.
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