Super-Strategies for Workplace Success

by Molly Luffy

Make finding happiness at work a priority and an initiative in your life. So maybe you don’t love your job. So what? Is that a reason to be miserable? Find the things that you do like about your job and focus on them. Remember, you can choose your attitude just as easily as any other decision you make in your life, so why not choose to be happy and focus on the positive things?

To continue on your path to workplace success, set out on a course of becoming the absolute best at what you do. Why not become the departmental expert in your particular field? No matter what you do ˆ you can always aim for improvement. And becoming the departmental expert is a great goal to shoot for. Not only is becoming the expert a great way for you to solidify your current position in the age of corporate downsizing, but it helps you stand out as a star. Think about it…who are the people that seem to get picked for promotion? The best of the best, right? And who better qualifies as the best of the best than the departmental expert?

A good way to start becoming the expert is by joining your local professional association. These associations have lots of resources and information on the emerging trends in your profession. You can network with other people, attend workshops and gain a wealth of information.

And after you've joined your local professional organization, get involved. Join a committee and help make your association the best that it can be. It’s a wonderful way to meet and get close to other committed professionals. Your exposure to those emerging trends is even closer since you'll be in on all kinds of interesting discussions during your committee meetings.

After you’ve served your association well, shoot for becoming a Board member. This is a killer enhancer for the old resume and most bosses consider this a major sign of professionalism, leadership ability and commitment so it helps you look good at your current job too!

Becoming involved in a professional association not only provides you with valuable information, but helps you become recognized in your professional community as an expert. And along with that comes future opportunities!

These are just some of the ways that you can aim for workplace success. A positive attitude and professional enrichment offer a number of benefits that will have a positive and lasting effect on your personal satisfaction and your ability to climb those corporate ranks.

Now go out there and be a STAR!

Super-Strategies for Workplace Success