| Career success involves more than going to work | | | | vote of confidence in you, I don't know what is. |
| expecting to perform the regular duties listed in your | | | | Sometimes they've asked you because they have |
| job description. Just doing your job is part of the | | | | big plans for your future; plans they haven't shared |
| work-for-pay deal you made with your employer. | | | | yet. |
| For some, the day will come when the boss asks for | | | | 4) Such an assignment exponentially increases your |
| more. For example, you'll be asked to train others in a | | | | network and visibility. Career success is not about |
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| means more work, that isn't part of your current | | | | you've helped train to be successful make great allies |
| role, for the same pay. Should you be professional | | | | and supporters for you in the future. Nothing beats a |
| and accept the training assignment or be assertive | | | | word-of-mouth testimonial for your professional |
| and refuse to take it on unless they pay you extra? | | | | contribution, support and expert knowledge. |
| Let's look at this situation a little more closely. There's | | | | 5) Stepping outside of your defined job role is the |
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| good reasons you should always accept, especially | | | | success happens because someone in power was |
| when training is not your job! | | | | willing to take a risk on you (sometimes a risk so |
| 1) Your paid job exists to further your employer's | | | | large failure could cost them their own reputations) |
| interests. Hopefully the employment relationship is | | | | even though the true extent of your abilities is yet |
| one where both of you get as much as you need | | | | unknown and unproven. |
| and little you don't. | | | | Accept the challenge and you just might find many |
| There's nothing wrong with drawing lines in the sand | | | | of the career opportunities that bring you the |
| if you're happy playing in a smaller sandbox | | | | greatest satisfaction would never have been |
| indefinitely. However, if the employer is not asking | | | | experienced if you hadn't. There's a pretty good |
| you to do anything illegal, unethical, or immoral you | | | | chance they were never on the list of things you |
| should give training others your best shot without | | | | planned to do with your life. |
| expecting extra pay because it's not part of your | | | | We live in a world of unlimited possibility. Don't shut |
| regular job. | | | | yourself off with short-sighted thinking by not |
| You earn the right to get paid more for it by doing | | | | accepting a great assignment just because no extra |
| this training so well it adds irreplaceable and/or | | | | pay is offered up front or it's something you've |
| immeasurable value to your employer. Getting paid | | | | never done before and you're afraid to give it a try. |
| extra doesn't have to be money, many other forms | | | | Does fear play a role in holding ourselves back? It |
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| 2) When an employer asks you to do something out | | | | unknown anyway. And they are willing to do more |
| of your comfort zone, it usually means they see | | | | than average people will not, even when the payoff |
| potential in you that you may not have noticed yet | | | | is not immediately apparent and no extra cash is |
| and are willing to invest in you more than others in | | | | involved. |
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