6 Things to Do for Your Career by 35
Even though it is important to have a flexible attitude in life, go your own way and pave your own path; there are certain things in life that must be done sooner rather than later. And this is true especially when it comes to your career. Why? This is to make it easier for you to reach an acme in your career or professional journey. This is also important to make your day-to-day work life easier and enjoyable.
In case you’re thinking things being talked here are not practical and professional work is something that you can hardly be in love with, consider ticking-off the suggestions in the list given below and you’ll find that it is quite possible to fall in love with your work each day of your career:
1. Conduct your SWOT analysis
When you know your strengths and weakness; you’ll not be only careful about the threats that come your way amidst the chaos of life but also smart enough to make the best of career opportunities that will be available for you. Although you may take the help of experts in conducting an in-depth analysis of your personality, it’s you who will always be the best judge of your personality. The best thing to do is sit back, analyze and conduct your own evaluation.
2. Know your career goals
Because there will be many opportunities coming your way in life, it is important to know what it is that you are passionate about and what are the things you would actually want to do. Once you have that clarity, there would be no wasting time on things that have got no significance in your life. It is recommended that you come up with a list of your career goals and use it as your guide whenever you feel stuck in your career.
3. Do something that makes you proud of yourself
By the time you hit 35, there would automatically be many things that would show up on your resume. You might become someone who has accomplished a lot in life and you might be a big name to the outside world. But what you feel about your work deep inside you is more important than what others think about you. It might not be possible for you to relate to this now but this is going to hit you really hard as you grow old. In case you don’t want it to happen to you, it is important to focus on doing something that you’re really proud of. Something you would not do for the sake of money or something that you would not do because others expect you to do but something that makes you proud of yourself.
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4. The art of delegating work to others
Remember, no one can do it all. As you gain more success and recognition in the field of your work, you’ll be required to shoulder more and more responsibilities in your life. In case you don’t want a fallback, you will have to learn the difference between spending time on things that can’t be avoided and things that can be avoided. In a nutshell, you can’t avoid mastering the technique of delegating tasks to others. You need to learn how to prioritize things and you need to do it right.
5. Expand your horizons
The sky should be your limit. You must never stop your learning and keep trying new things all the time. It is always good to step a bit outside of your boundary to discover your new self and learn things you never thought you were capable of doing. By staying flexible and by keeping an open approach towards learning, you’ll be amazed at new revelations that happen time and again about your own self.
6. Learn from your mistakes
No one is born perfect. It is alright to make mistakes in your life and career. The only time it becomes a problem is when you refuse to learn from your mistakes and start making them your habit. A right thing to do is to start learning from your mistakes as early as possible in your career so as not to have any regrets later in life.
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