A positive frame of mind is a powerful thing. It can bring you happiness through the ups and downs of life. And it can lead to meaningful success and growth in your career. Here’s how your mindset may be your most powerful ally.
Creating a Positive Work Culture
Our mentality creates the culture we live in. If we bring a positive mentality to our work, we contribute to a positive work environment for ourselves and for others. That can have a direct impact on your career because it’s what leaders do. By showing yourself as a leader within your team, be it through motivating others and working to build a positive team culture, business leaders will take notice.
Better Work-Life Balance
Success in your career is surprisingly dependent on your ability to maintain a good work-life balance. That means not allowing yourself to get burned out on late-night email exchanges or not taking the time off you need to live a balanced life. This is counterintuitive, but those who are able to approach positive boundaries between work and life are better able to intentionally grow their career.
Better Communication
Good communication depends largely on how you interact with others, the tone and appreciation you bring to difficult conversations. A positive mentality prepares you for tackling these challenges in a way that helps you work with people rather than against them. If you have a negative mindset, you are often focused on who’s to blame or what went wrong rather than how to make things better. Positivity addresses relationships in a different way. And the best way to succeed in your career is to uplift those around you so that you all succeed as a team.
Celebrate Little Accomplishments
Challenges and obstacles are inevitable at work. Some projects can seem to get too easily bogged down in minutiae or criticism. But every step forward is a step ahead. Celebrate those little accomplishments because when stacked together, they create large-scale progress. Be thankful for the wins you do have. Focus on the positive. That mindset will help motivate you and keep you going even when the works seem to get lost down in the weeds. Share your achievements with your supervisors, even if they are small in scope. Your manager wants to see you succeed, and even those little accomplishments add up quickly, especially on complicated gigs.
Growth Mindset
It’s amazing how quickly the landscape of work is changing across industries. In today’s era of fast-paced technology that can revolutionize an industry in a matter of years, it’s critical to keep ahead and continually learn new skills and adopt the latest technology. This can be an intimidating undertaking. Already, automation and artificial intelligence has replaced hundreds of different job functions in the market. But that same technology is helping businesses and skilled professionals to do their jobs better and to accomplish greater goals than ever before.
So rather than fear how technology will change your value to your employer, adopt the mentality of an eternal student. Always seek out information on how you can do your work more effectively, use new technology to get more done, and learn new skills that will maintain your value in the job market throughout the process of digital disruption. And lastly, keep a positive attitude about it. While it might seem like more effort to try to stay ahead, there is so much more you can do if you embrace the latest and greatest technology. Be grateful for the opportunity to work smarter and adopt new skills as they become relevant to your job.
For help growing your career, connect with the recruiting team at ESGI today.
