Career advancement seems to be the dream of many people because it not only proves their ability and talent but also brings a stable source of income and a more prosperous life. So what are the important factors that will help you advance your career path?
1. Come up with ideas every day
A simple habit you can practice every day to improve your work performance is to brainstorm ideas before going to work. This makes you more flexible, easily respond to unexpected situations and not worry too much about whether the decision is wrong.
In addition, practicing the habit of generating ideas every day will increase your confidence in your value. Moreover, this habit also helps you be more proactive in your work, and you will be more satisfied when you see clear results in your work.
2. Care for physical and mental health
Taking care of and prioritizing your health is a smart and sustainable investment in your future. An unhealthy lifestyle can also seriously affect your psychology. In addition, physical activity has a positive association with mental health, such as reducing some symptoms of schizophrenia and treating comorbidities associated with mental disorders.
Therefore, when we are healthy, we can maintain a happy and fulfilling life, and achieve optimal performance at work. Therefore, you should learn to care for and prioritize your health to live a more fulfilling life!
3. Complete all assigned work
A solid foundation for you to be able to advance smoothly in your work is to always complete all the tasks assigned to you. This seems to be a minimum requirement because it demonstrates your sense of responsibility and prestige. In any working environment, working on time is always important for superiors and partners to evaluate the capacity and quality of an individual.
You can get into the habit of making a list of tasks to do, dividing them in order of importance from large to small, and setting clear goals for each day and each week to be able to solve them most optimally.
4. Stay away from artificial sources of dopamine
Dopamine is a hormone that plays an important role in the human brain and body, it has the effect of improving mood and creating a feeling of happiness, concentration, and creativity. However, artificial dopamine is often used to refer to an excessive increase of dopamine in the brain that is not produced naturally. These sources can come from addictive behaviors, stimulants, unhealthy foods…
Abusing dopamine can increase your risk of psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, or chronic stress. In addition, it also negatively affects your ability to concentrate and remember, making it difficult for you to maintain social and work relationships, and not being able to achieve maximum efficiency at work.
For example, some of us often have the habit of surfing social networks for hours before going to bed for entertainment or relaxation. However, this habit greatly affects the quality of your sleep. In the long run, you will feel tired and no longer have enough energy for the new day, which leads to health consequences.
5. Prioritize difficult tasks first
When starting a new day, our minds are often the most alert and focused. Therefore, the habit of prioritizing difficult tasks from the beginning will help you solve them effectively, reducing pressure and stress throughout the rest of the day. Besides, overcoming challenges from the beginning will help you feel more confident in yourself and motivate you to continue to complete the remaining tasks more easily and quickly.
In addition, this habit also helps you practice effective time management skills because you will learn how to allocate time reasonably for each task.
6. Don’t overwork
If you are always overworked, you will easily experience burnout, exhaustion due to work pressure and prolonged stress. At that time, it will be difficult for you to make wise decisions or solve work effectively. As a result, instead of progressing further in your career, you may face stagnation, loss of motivation and even feeling “obsessed” with your work.
On the contrary, when you know how to maintain harmony between work responsibilities and personal needs so that both do not negatively affect each other, you will strengthen and maintain important relationships, while improving your physical and mental health. In addition, “work-life balance” is not a fixed state and it needs to be flexibly adjusted to suit each person’s life and work nature.
7. Practice “body-scanning”
Body-scanning is a technique often used in meditation. It is similar to traditional meditation, but you focus on feeling sensations such as tension, pain, or relaxation in parts of your body such as your forehead, eyes, and jaw. As you move your focus from one part to another, notice the sensations and do not try to change them. If you notice tension in a particular part, you should release it to calm and relax that area.
This method helps you focus on the present, and minimize distractions to find peace of mind. Thanks to that, you will improve your ability to remember and process information effectively.
8. Make a good impression on important people
At work, instead of just doing “enough” to complete the task, you can proactively come up with creative ideas and seek opportunities for self-development. From there, you not only enhance your own value but also make a good impression in the eyes of those around you, creating sustainable and positive relationships.
This is also a smart strategy to help you promote your career because you will be seen as someone with potential and dedication to work.
9. Don’t try to change yourself
Changing yourself to suit each stage of life or when exposed to different environments is extremely necessary. However, this does not mean that we lose our core values and pursue temporary values just to please others.
