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Ask for help

Ask for help

At first, asking for help might sound like the opposite of creating your own opportunities. 

Opportunities are tied to personal relationships. Consider the Ben Franklin effect: By asking someone for a small favor, you endear them to yourself. The reason is that, when you help someone, your brain rationalizes your actions by assuming that you must like that person.

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Specialize

Specialize

Every field has its standards. Once you’ve got the basics down, reach for a lesser known—but still needed at your office—skill or competency.

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Embrace conflict

Embrace conflict

Don’t create unnecessary conflict with your co-workers, but don’t run from it, either. See it as an opportunity to better understand someone you’ll be spending 40 hours a week around. 

Chances are, the other person will respond the same way. Goodwill is taken for granted less often t...

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Be a mentor

Be a mentor

As much as mentorship benefits the mentee, it can also be a professional boost for the mentor. 

Mentoring others develops leadership and communication skills: Spotting strengths and weaknesses, explaining things diplomatically, and giving supportive advice are key to mentorship as well a...

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Valuable discoveries

Valuable discoveries

At every company, how management thinks things get done and how they actually get done are two different things. 

But while managers often have good reasons for pushing certain processes or products, sometimes they simply haven’t thought of the more efficient method.

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Use the Ben Franklin effect - Ask a favor

Use the Ben Franklin effect - Ask a favor

The Benjamin Franklin effect is a psychological phenomenon that causes us to like someone more after we do that person a favor.

So asking for help is one of the best things you could do to be perceived as an influential person.

Facts Related To The Ben Franklin Effect

  • Research shows that being kind to someone increases how much you like that person.
  • Being asked a favor can make one feel acknowledged for their expertise, which can cause them to develop more positive feelings toward the person asking for help.
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Ask For Help

No one is truly successful alone and you can’t get different results by doing the same things. By asking for help, you benefit from someone else’s perspective and give them the opportunity to help solve a problem.

Just ensure that you ask someone whose opinion you trust and that h...

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