Accelerate your career advancement

There is nobody in the world who does not want to shine in his career. And because of this fact, workplaces brim with competition. Some rise to the top, some get to reach middle positions and some do not do as well as others. 

How can you accelerate your career development? While there could be several factors that may contribute towards it, the most important one is to be able to outshine others by skills alone. This can be achieved if you: 

• Make full use of your skill sets: If you do not apply your skills on ground and boast that you know everything, you will never get to be liked. Given the circumstances that prevail, it is unlikely that you will possess all skills; therefore, if you pretend as if you know everything, you will send wrong signals about yourself, thereby retarding your career advancement prospects. But if you do possess skill sets, you need too ensure that they are used well. Most of us do not make use of our skills to the maximum, as a result of which, unused ones wither away over a period of time. And the net outcome is that you get to be generally tied down to your current role. This degeneration is avoidable. You will have to exert yourself to emerge better with your skills and dexterities so that you are better informed. The foregoing will not be possible if you fail to make full use of all your skills.
• Never let your professional advancement aim get diluted: You simply cannot eliminate uncertainty in totality. You cannot be sure that you will continue with your present job. It is therefore, essential that you keep yourself in top professional form at all times. All organisations employ people want to employ people who are hardworking and persevering. The aspect of being committed to your professional advancement aims should invariably be incorporated in your career development plan in order to facilitate their attainment. Your employers will come to know about your outlook towards your job and career; and if their discernment is positive, they will support your endeavours. Considering the foregoing, you should take your career with due seriousness and if at all it calls for some sacrifice, you should be willing to make it. In this way, your image will go up and you will get to be regarded as an indispensable organisational asset.
• Don’t let your fervour dwindle: Unless you work and make efforts to apply your knowledge on ground, its possession is of no avail. In addition, you must also train others; this will help you to come into limelight and establish your credentials as a leader. You should also display a flexible approach and adapt to changing circumstances and working conditions. Your fervour has to remain high and this will be rendered possible if you have an open mind. if you display such an outlook, your employers will also understand that you are committed to add value to your company. Remember that your mental stirring has to be of a very high order; and nobody other than you can bring it about. It has been seen that as time rolls by, monotony sets in; the best of jobs are no exception in this context. And when monotony seeps in, you will become disengaged and detached. To overcome such a situation, you have to throw yourself to new tests and trials. This necessitates having an experimental approach and trying out new things; and shedding all predispositions to adhere to old things. You need to stimulate your mind while doing any work so that you delight in it.  

If you want to move forward in your career, it is essential that you think, feel and act dynamic. There cannot be any place for complacency, because if at all there is, your skill-sets will get unduly exhausted. That is precisely why your mind has to remain open, interested and busy. This may be rather demanding, however, there is no way out other than dreaming much beyond your  present job.  and enthused. While this could be very trying, you will have to dream beyond your job.  Your prime aim in this ball game should be to play the role of an initiator rather than an executor.