Too many people claim to do Self-Development, when what they do is mostly wishful thinking, with little or NO ACTION TAKING! The ideas I offer will help you practice results-focused Self-Development that yields tangible benefits!<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t rush like others to acquire the latest certification unless you\u2019re sure it can really help you improve. Don\u2019t feel inferior to another person for any reason \u2013 especially not because he has an MBA when you only have an M.sc. <\/p>\n
Ask yourself: Do I really need this qualification to get ahead in my job\/life \u2013 now or in the future?<\/em><\/p>\n There are people who have done similar things to what you wish to achieve in their time, and who have chosen to write about how they did it. Make them your role models \u2013 use their methods or modify to suit your self\/purpose.<\/p>\n Ask yourself who you work with that you have no idea what he does. Begin to show interest in understanding what your co-workers or subordinates do and how they do it. You WILL learn a lot and MIGHT have some useful ideas on improvement to pass on to them. And of course the personal interest you show in their work will do a lot to boost their morale.<\/p>\n Show interest in other parts of the business for instance. Be interested in knowing how the production department did last week, what their problems were and how they resolved them. Before long you'll begin to sound like you actually know a bit about what goes on there.<\/p>\n Better still; the department\u2019s members may begin to see you in a more positive light. Don\u2019t be fooled - all these will be noticed\/eventually filter to the decision-makers at the top and they will take note of it for the future.<\/em><\/p>\n Build a personal library. Buy books that teach you what you want to know. Apply what you learn from the books. <\/p>\n Always seek ways to improve the way things are done. Never avoid problems. Problems are challenges that present us with an opportunity to learn \u201ca little more\u201d (in addition to what we already know) by trying to solve them.<\/p>\n Be reflective. I do not mean that you should \u201cworry\u201d. Start doing the little things that others never seem to think matter. You must have depth. People who come to you should come away feeling that you have a lot to offer them.<\/p>\n They should feel that you have revealed something new about what they thought they knew to them. Others will enjoy working with you because they will get nourishment from you. <\/p>\n Never be superficial. Never lose interest in detail. It might appear fashionable, but it can be quite costly too.<\/em><\/p>\n To put it another way, never leave ANY job unfinished. You can delay or put off a job you started, but ensure you go back and finish it. It does not pay to have someone else come around to discover you did not do a complete job, when you had NO reason not to!<\/p>\n Your integrity automatically gets called to question...not good!<\/em><\/p>\n There are two sides to a coin \u2013 what you see depends on which side of the coin (the situation) you choose to look at. Do not fear failure \u2013 use it as a stepping stone instead.<\/p>\n Always try to be in the thick of the action. Be ready to take risks. <\/p>\n Some people will tell you to avoid being too out in the open, but you will gain absolutely nothing by doing nothing. Confidence only comes from doing. Only when you have been a member of a problem-solving or project team, do you begin to understand how such a team works, what they do etc. <\/p>\n This immediately takes away whatever fears you had about being in such team when next the issue comes up. The knowledge\/skill you pick up in the process will eventually serve you well if you get re-deployed or seconded in the future to an area where it becomes useful.<\/p>\n Free yourself from the discouraging limitations that naysayers may try to impose on you. That it has never been done before \u2013 or that they tried it and it did not work - does not mean you cannot do it. <\/p>\n What\u2019s the point of saying \u201cit\u2019s been tried before and it did not work\u201d anyway? We learn nothing by giving up! Conversely, we learn a lot by persevering through determination till we succeed.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ask those who have been there and done it before, then modify what you learn to suit the present situation. <\/p>\n Use the Internet to see what is available that might be of use. The Internet is filled with various tools and resources put online by generous minded individuals and groups with a view to ensuring they make it easier for others across the world to do solve their problems quicker and more efficiently. <\/p>\n If you use it intelligently, you will find that you save yourself many hours of work and become more efficient and effective in the process.<\/p>\n If you practice \u201cDeliberate, Performance Enhancing\u201d Self-Development, those around you WILL notice a major difference. <\/p>\n And they will eventually acknowledge you for it. <\/strong><\/p>\n If that does NOT happen, there\u2019s a good chance you are NOT doing it right \u2013 in which case, re-reading and diligently acting on - the 12 tips offered in this article may be what you need!<\/em><\/p>\n2. Find a role model \u2013 Within your company or outside it<\/strong><\/h3>\n
3. Stop begin afraid to stoop to learn<\/strong><\/h3>\n
4. Start knowing a little about everything<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n At a point, managers not as close to Production as you are, may begin to regard you as a reliable source of information about that department. <\/p>\n5. Read, Read, Read and Read! <\/strong><\/h3>\n
6. Develop the right attitude toward problem-solving: Be a change agent!<\/strong><\/h3>\n
7. Become a deep thinker<\/strong><\/h3>\n
8. Always finish what you start<\/strong><\/h3>\n
9. Learn from EVERY experience \u2013 be it failure or success<\/strong><\/h3>\n
10. Stay in the line of action<\/strong><\/h3>\n
11. Believe in yourself & <\/strong>Think Positive ALWAYS<\/h3>\n
12. Avoid re-inventing the wheel<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Final Words<\/h3>\n
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