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How to set achievable goals
How to manage time for personal and professional life
How to avoid distractions
Find a mentor
A mentor is someone who is on the same career path as you, but further along.
They guide you through things like how to avoid potential pitfalls, and how you might approach the next steps of your career.
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Streamline your routine
Bad habits and time-wasting routines can keep you from moving forward.
Identify all the things that take up your time that are not helping to further your career. Eradicate or restrict them.
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Learn how to say no
If you say yes to too much, it could be sucking you dry.
It can be hard to say no, but it is usually better in the long run. It shows integrity.
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Be smart about money
Successful people often live below their means. They know that it sometimes takes money to make money, and they want to be prepared.
If you want to become successful faster, put away some of every paycheck in your savings account.
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Learn from your mistakes
Rather than seeing mistakes as the end of the world, see them as an opportunity to learn from.
What feels like a failure today could be teaching you a lesson that will help you avoid a much bigger problem in the future.
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Stick to a routine
There’s a big benefit to repetition. Routines help you establish good habits and keep you moving forward.
With positive routines in place, you often begin to see results quickly.
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Set concrete goals
To become successful sooner, you first need a road map for your career. What do you want to achieve in your career?
Long term goals help you create a framework for your career. With them in mind, create smaller goals. Set the bar high to ensure you always have a source of motiva...
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Why Seek Out a Mentor
A mentor is not someone who gives you direct answers, but someone who challenges you to know the right answer.
And in life, you can't be spoon-fed all the time. The role of a mentor is to guide you and give you the wisdom in knowing the answer.
Find A Mentor
Mentorship is perhaps the quickest way to take your skills to the next level.
A mentor helps you navigate your field by offering invaluable perspective and experience.
Find the right Mentor
Typical, run-of-the-mill bosses cannot be a good guide or teacher. You have to work towards finding your Mentor.
A CEO of a big company is not going to come and chat with you in your cubicle about how you can get to where they are now. It's your job to seek them out.
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