By: Shawn Desgrosellier
When you hear the phrase, "the right place at the right time" what resonates with you? It has relevenacy for so many scenarios, however I want to talk about how it relates to you and your career. As you can see from the title of this article I added CAPS to the words "YOUR" and "PLACE" so why are those two words so important?
YOUR career may look very different than it did 12-24 months ago and the next 12-24 months may continue to be both very uncomfortable and unpredictable. You have had 12-24 months to get adjusted to the volitility, so what are you doing about it? Have you at the very least changed your work habits? Are you getting in early and staying late? Are you working on your business development skills and are you investing your time and energy in an area that will help deliver revenue? If no, then have you at least worked on YOU and I mean character traits that need to be improved upon, such things as: reliability, creativity, attitude, energy, compassion, committment and trust? Now is the time to invest in yourself and your future.
What about your PLACE of employment, are you working for an organization who is taking advantage of this time to retool, make changes, cleanse itself of unproductive operations and people? Are you surrounded by people who are making you better at what you do? Are they the best in the business- the elite of the industry? What are they doing to push themselves to the next level? How do they stay motivated? How are they adjusting to the new economy? If you are not surrrounded by these people then the timing might be just right for you to consider your career options.
You are one of the highest sought after people in your industry and your career options have never been better.
Are you in the right place at the right time?
