Author: Tracey Dawn / Source: Lifehack
It’s easy to blend into the crowd at work. The majority of workers choose to settle for mediocrity and anonymity; especially if they work in a large or virtual work environment. It’s much easier to go to work every day and contribute just enough to meet your job’s requirements than it is to leave a lasting impression on your coworkers.
What isn’t easy is standing out. By setting personal goals for work, you can intentionally work towards getting noticed which will propel you towards getting your dream job.
Do not settle for mediocrity and do not settle for anonymity. Dream big and stand out from the crowd. Here are 15 personal goals for your work to help you stand out from your coworkers:
1. Practice self-mastery
Self-Mastery is all about deepening your awareness of your skills, strengths and weaknesses. Once you identify what makes you unique and what you’re most passionate about, use that awareness to develop your skills even further.
Use your awareness of your weaknesses to identify areas of improvement. By practising your self-awareness in these areas, you will demonstrate an ability to self regulate your development and growth.
2. Be grateful for where you are
Take a moment and reflect on how hard you worked to get where you are today.
How many times did you apply to your job? How many interviews did you go through? How many hours have you put in?
You’ve worked hard to get to where you are today. Be grateful of all of the hard work you’ve put in to get you where you are today.
By practising gratitude, you open yourself up to receive what’s next.
3. Be excited for what’s next
The perfect vibrational stance to be in to be actively working towards your goals is to practice gratitude for your current situation and to feel excitement for what’s coming next.
Expect better things to come. Anticipate that you will accomplish your goal and that you’re working towards your dream job. Be open to receiving what’s coming your way next.
4. Celebrate each others’ differences
As coworkers, we all bring different strengths to a team environment. Introverts bring deep thought to current issues and extroverts do well in busy meetings and discussions. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is an excellent measurement of personality differences and brings an interesting review of your team’s personalities interact with each other.
If possible, request to have an MBTI done with your coworkers so that you can learn more about your similarities and differences; or recognize the differences in your team’s personalities and appreciate that they each contribute different values to the group.
5. Use your team’s differences to your advantage
Once you learn more about the different personalities on your team, you can work more strategically with your coworkers. Some coworkers may present as introverts who prefer to take time away to review information before making decisions. Other coworkers may present as extroverts who excel in group discussions and facilitating presentations.
Once you identify the different strengths of your coworkers, you can plan projects and group work according to each other’s personality strengths.
6. Manage conflict effectively
If conflict arises between yourself and another coworker, take time to assess how you’d like to work through the situation rather than reacting in the heat of the moment.
Request a private meeting with the other…
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