Do You Have A Reasonable Career?

When I was preparing to graduate from UH I was fortune enough to have a really good mentor who was always willing to help me learn valuable lessons that I would be able to use in my career. One of those lessons happened one day when he asked me what I thought I needed to do in order to do a good job at work. I responded “Well, I would need to show up on time, turn in my work on time, make sure I am keeping up with what’s going on in my profession, develop my leadership skills and get really good with technology”. He looked at me and said “Well, congratulations, because after that you will be well on your way to being a mediocre employee.” When I didn’t get it right away he continued “My guess is this: If I asked 100 of your classmates that same question, 95 of them would give me just about the same answer. If that’s the case how can those things be what will make any of you successful?”

Thinking About Your Plans And Goals

If your future plans look that of your co-workers you really can’t expect them to lead to anything markedly different than the rest of the pack. The key to being different is seeking out uniqueness and way to distinguish yourself from the everyone else. To be more than average you have to take the risks that other people don’t usually take.