| Many young executives like to ask for career | | | | themselves because instead of warming up and |
| success tips. I usually start by saying career success | | | | stretching, they sprint. Eventually they end up injured, |
| doesn't come in a day. Yet, day-in day-out I see | | | | taking months and years to recuperate. |
| young people entering the working life pushing | | | | This is an important career success tip. Your career |
| themselves as if they will make CEO in a year. They | | | | like many things in life cannot be rushed. You succeed |
| have a tendency to compare their progress with | | | | by not rushing nor lazing off. Your career success |
| their contemporaries. You should not and must not | | | | comes to you when you do not rush yourself |
| compare your career success to your | | | | through it. But this also means you do not laze off. |
| contemporaries. | | | | When you rush you start to be careless. You forget |
| If you ask me, what is career success? Frankly, I | | | | the basic important steps in the race for your career |
| don't have the answer. But, I can give you a career | | | | success. If you sprint through at this early phase, you |
| success tip that works for me. However, ultimately | | | | risk overdoing it. On the other hand, if you laze off ? |
| only you can answer ?what is career success?? | | | | you won't put in the appropriate effort needed for |
| because only you can seek. No one can do it for you. | | | | success. For success to happen, you need to be |
| It is to be defined by your own values and principles | | | | moderate in your pursuit. That would be career |
| in life. You would have to define what is career | | | | success tip for you. There is a saying: |
| success for yourself. It means different things for | | | | Hurrying makes things too tight, |
| different people. And it is your career goals. | | | | Slacking off lets things get too loose, |
| The first step is to ask yourself ?What is career | | | | By not hurrying and not slacking off, |
| success??. It is not a question you should mull over | | | | We can succeed at what we do. |
| daily. You will have to spend time thinking about this. | | | | In this race, you are your own competitor. To end |
| The answer will not come easy. Ask yourself that | | | | this career success tip, I leave you with this thought |
| question, and then let it float in your mind for | | | | from Dao De Ching: |
| however long it takes - never force the answer. | | | | He who knows other men is discerning, he who |
| Remind yourself this - if your career is a marathon, | | | | knows himself is intelligent. |
| then it includes the preparation for the race - the | | | | He who overcomes other is strong; he who |
| warm ups, the stretches, the strength exercises, the | | | | overcomes himself is mighty. |
| stamina building, the constant practice runs. Constant | | | | He who is satisfied with his lot is rich. |
| effort is what will eventually get a positive response. | | | | He who goes on acting with energy has a firm will. |
| And that response is success. | | | | He who does not fail in the requirements of his |
| My biggest fear looking at many young first job | | | | position, continues long. |
| executives is that a lot of them embark on this | | | | He who dies and yet does not perish, has longevity. |
| marathon and end up hurting themselves. They hurt | | | | |