Feedback is a great tool for your success. Use it. One of the most renowned personal development coach, Steve Pavlina, says that in life, there is a lot of churn at the bottom. It means millions of people compete for the low hanging fruit, for jobs that barely keep you above water.
But at the top, the competition is not so hard. Because few ever dare to compete to that level. Therefore, if you want to succeed, go the extra mile. Because few will ever go that route and it will make a world of difference for you. The irony of life is that it there is no secret to success, yet few people ever make it to the top. Because most people are okay with being mediocre. Most people never prepare for the game of life. So whatever it is you want to conquer — your career, relationships, fitness, or spirituality — put in thousands of hours in preparation before you expect the rewards.
You can be smart or talented, but you can never be successful without cultivating discipline and consistency. Body language. Have good posture. Stand up straight. When listening to someone, sit squarely and lean in. Make eye contact. Show people you are interested in them with your body language. Be upbeat. Get moving and get things moving. Make sure you get enough sleep and your nutrition is on point, so you can maintain your energy throughout the day.
Have a positive attitude. Instead, look at them as an opportunity to learn and grow. Develop a love for what you do. Delve deep into your job. Find the fire within you, and let it drive you forward.
Being coachable. Be humble. Be open to correction and feedback. Work on these 6 qualities that do not require talent. Make them a part of your life and the life of your creative team. Pingback: Maria Smith. I am a filmmaker, storyteller and musician who brings ideas to life. I got my start working in an edit bay building promos for a television station in a top-ten market. Ask them what you're good at and they'll immediately come up with not one, but several things.
Or you can use this cheat sheet. Failing to be aware of your skills, on the other hand, can be caused by: a low self-esteem, b being hung up on certifications and hard skills, and c underestimating everything you've picked up along the way.
All of those are easily remediable. You just gotta open your eyes and take account of all the things you can do. And I won't even start on certifications because it's going to take a whole other post. Your best certification is your confidence.
Finally, remember that you don't have to see how they can "fit in" your dream life, not yet. All you need to do right now is to knowledge them. Now, once you have a list of your talents AND your skills hard skills and soft skills, please , you can go about finding your passion. Doing things has the added benefit of getting you closer to your dream by piling up crappy experiences.
I have a mile-long list of things I hate doing. And I've done all of them. Babysitting, cooking, factory work, Photoshop, translating, painting, playing music, flyering, caring after old people, and so on. Yep, I've done it all, and then some.
But I don't regret any of it! It's brought me here, closer to my dream than EVER before. Many times I've been so close to giving up and taking on the first job someone offered me. Many times I've been close to giving up on my dreams. But when you truly hunger for something, it won't let you give up.
What do YOU hunger for? Do you know? Because if you can answer that question, you'll be ahead of many people out there who are still "finding themselves". And these same people are pursuing passion as if it's some unicorn that will give them all the answers, but sometimes it's about doing something for long enough that you fall in love with it. Olivier Emberton's theory is that passion comes from success. He explains:. Imagine you start a dance class. You find it easy.
That rising excitement you feel is your passion, and that passion makes you come back for more, improving your skills, and compounding your strengths. The enemy of passion is frustration. You learn to avoid it entirely, guaranteeing you never improve. Most people get this backwards. They think we discover our passion, and that makes us good at something.
You see, that moment when you realize you're good at something and you're learning fast - that's your talent. We already established you have it by virtue of being a human being.
And if you want to have your precious passion, you must bravely pursue your talents. As for your "dream", I have found it's a flexible thing. Let me give you an example. For as long as I can remember, my passion has been writing. My dream has been to become a published author of fiction.
And while my writing's never left me, or rather I never left it, my dream changes constantly. Maybe that's the curse of the multi-passionate or maybe there are so many cool things out there I still want to try!
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