| Career success involves more than going
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| | training others specifically, they are
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| to work expecting to perform the regular
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| | placing the future of their company in
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| duties listed in your job description.
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| | the hands of your perceived abilities,
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| Just doing your job is part of the
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| | experience and expertise. If that's not a
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| work-for-pay deal you made with your
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| | tremendous vote of confidence in you, I
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| employer.
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| | don't know what is. Sometimes they've
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| For some, the day will come when the boss
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| | asked you because they have big plans for
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| asks for more. For example, you'll be
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| | your future; plans they haven't shared
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| asked to train others in a particular
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| | yet.
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| function, perhaps even your own job! It
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| | 4) Such an assignment exponentially
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| means more work, that isn't part of your
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| | increases your network and visibility.
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| current role, for the same pay. Should
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| | Career success is not about who you know;
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| you be professional and accept the
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| | it's about who knows you! People you've
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| training assignment or be assertive and
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| | helped train to be successful make great
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| refuse to take it on unless they pay you
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| | allies and supporters for you in the
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| extra?
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| | future. Nothing beats a word-of-mouth
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| Let's look at this situation a little
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| | testimonial for your professional
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| more closely. There's more to it than
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| | contribution, support and expert
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| first meets the eye. Here are 5 really
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| | knowledge.
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| good reasons you should always accept,
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| | 5) Stepping outside of your defined job
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| especially when training is not your job!
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| | role is the fast track to success. Quite
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| 1) Your paid job exists to further your
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| | often rapid career success happens
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| employer's interests. Hopefully the
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| | because someone in power was willing to
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| employment relationship is one where both
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| | take a risk on you (sometimes a risk so
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| of you get as much as you need and little
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| | large failure could cost them their own
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| you don't.
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| | reputations) even though the true extent
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| There's nothing wrong with drawing lines
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| | of your abilities is yet unknown and
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| in the sand if you're happy playing in a
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| | unproven.
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| smaller sandbox indefinitely. However, if
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| | Accept the challenge and you just might
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| the employer is not asking you to do
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| | find many of the career opportunities
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| anything illegal, unethical, or immoral
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| | that bring you the greatest satisfaction
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| you should give training others your best
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| | would never have been experienced if you
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| shot without expecting extra pay because
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| | hadn't. There's a pretty good chance they
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| it's not part of your regular job.
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| | were never on the list of things you
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| You earn the right to get paid more for
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| | planned to do with your life.
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| it by doing this training so well it adds
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| | We live in a world of unlimited
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| irreplaceable and/or immeasurable value
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| | possibility. Don't shut yourself off with
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| to your employer. Getting paid extra
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| | short-sighted thinking by not accepting a
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| doesn't have to be money, many other
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| | great assignment just because no extra
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| forms of compensation recognize
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| | pay is offered up front or it's something
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| outstanding contribution "above and
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| | you've never done before and you're
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| beyond" the call of duty. Several of
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| | afraid to give it a try.
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| these are even more valuable than cash.
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| | Does fear play a role in holding
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| 2) When an employer asks you to do
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| | ourselves back? It does, but only if you
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| something out of your comfort zone, it
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| | let it. Successful people don't have more
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| usually means they see potential in you
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| | courage than average people, they're just
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| that you may not have noticed yet and are
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| | willing feel the fear and take that next
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| willing to invest in you more than others
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| | step into the unknown anyway. And they
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| in the company. They gamble that you will
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| | are willing to do more than average
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| come through for them as needed. (After
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| | people will not, even when the payoff is
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| all, they are taking a risk you'll
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| | not immediately apparent and no extra
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| deliver an acceptable result.)
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| | cash is involved.
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| 3) When an employer asks you to take on
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