One of the challenge confronting individuals preparing to enter the corporate world today is, meeting the expectations of being able to do more than required. The current scenario is one of intense competition and it is this competition, which has altered the entire way of corporate functioning. Faced with seemingly insurmountable challenge of having in hand more than it can handle, companies today look out for people who can act as all-rounder’s, contributing in each and every aspect of business.
The bottom line today is that, an individual needs more than just qualifications and knowledge, which have become a necessity rather than being the competitive edge, to make his presence felt in the corporate arena.
It is here that an individual’s personality plays a critical role in enabling him deal with the unpredictable, demanding and ever changing corporate environment. The ability of an individual to Think, Communicate, and Action his ideas effectively, has become the key factor in differentiating a good performer from an average performer.
In case you’ve read numerous write ups on what all you could do to attain an effective personality, or to become more successful in your life, one question crossing your mind could be -
Where do I begin? or
What do you do next?
Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Do what you can, with what you have, right where you are.”
What he probably intended on communicating was that, the one thing that is really required at the onset is, that you take action on at least one idea existing in your mind that you feel can help you immediately. If you truly have the desire to improve your life - ‘Just do it and start right now’.
Almost 95% of everything we do is determined by our habits, good or bad. A habit can be defined as an ‘Automatic conditioned response’. So your first goal should be to form good habits which function in ways that enhances the quality of your life, thus increasing the scope of your rewards.
Moving ahead, your next aim should be to decide exactly what you want from yourself, as well as for yourself. Start by Penning down your goals for the month ahead, without being too cautious or careful in choosing them. Set big goals – goals that excite and inspire you – and make definite, written plans for their accomplishment. Create schedules and set deadlines. Make your activities and accomplishments measurable, and finally- Take action.
Action orientation is the most outwardly visible quality of any successful individual. The world is full of people who ponder too much on the thought that starts with “Someday I shall.” They spend huge amount of time in planning, preparing, and thinking about what they are going to do “Someday.” Ensure that you do not become one among them.
Thomas Edison wrote, “Good things come to those who wait, but only what’s left over from those who hustle.”
When you conceive an idea & decide to take action on the same, you are much better placed compare to the one who visualizes hundred’s of concepts but does nothing about them. Further, the speed of your action becomes critical in determining how smart and capable you become. Your ability to act faster on your ideas ensures that you cover more ground, meet new people and in turn increase the scope of discovering newer opportunities.
As you learn to apply your ideas every day, you develop the habit of ‘Action Orientation’. It is often said that, ‘Nothing succeeds like success’. So, the more you try, the more you shall triumph. Gradually you shall experience a shift from “Thinking Positive” to “Acting Positive”. You will feel a shift from only wishing and hoping to an absolute conviction that you can do anything you put your mind to.
Always believe that ‘You’ are an extraordinary person with talent and unique abilities. There are no pre defined limits to what you can do, be, or have, except for the limits you place on your own self.
Remember – Success is not forever and failure is not fatal. So Go for it…. Now!
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