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How to Create Professional Growth - Nat Eliason
The Pace of Growth
Whether it’s emotional, philosophical, interpersonal, or professional growth, people are not growing at the same pace.
Some people move light years if you don't talk to them for a couple of months, and others have stayed more or less the same for 3, 4, 5 years or longer.
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The Pace of Growth
Whether it’s emotional, philosophical, interpersonal, or professional growth, people are not growing at the same pace.
Some people move light years if you don't talk to them for a couple of months, and others have stayed more or less the same for 3, 4, 5 years or longer.
Stay Challenged
By staying challenged you do not slip into the dangerous comfort zone. You can stay challenged by:
- Doing anything that you don't know how to do.
- Doing more than you have time for.
This makes your brain cells work in creative ways for you to figure out new things and how to incorporate them into your life.
Big Goals
If your goals are mediocre and small, you will slip into distractions and routine work. It's always better to have an audacious goal.
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.
Friends Who Motivate
Spend time with friends who motivate you and bring out your best behavior and habits, rather than those who lull you into being mediocre and are just fun to have a drink with.
Read More
Nowadays TV shows, movies, and other media are more about quick action and fast engagement.
Pure reading, which requires world-building, time and patience is a lost art. To truly harness the power of reading, do not fill your mind with junk, but with quality books.
Harness your Willpower
It is very easy to slouch around and enjoy life, forgetting about your health and future, but it is your job to moderate yourself, use your willpower and minimize any indulgence that can harm you.
Taking breaks and relaxing should enhance our lives, not fracture it.
Fear of Failure
Fear holds us back. We don't ask for a raise in fear of losing our job. We don't have a tough conversation due to fear of conflict. The culprit is our fear of failure.
Once we get comfortable with failing, and use it as a learning experience, we can deal with life and grow exponentially.
Move On
A growth strategy that broadens our world is to just move on. We limit ourselves, in our small shell. We curb ourselves by doing one thing our entire lifetime. We need to move on and experience more of life. We need to quit what's holding us back and impeding our growth.
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Challenging yourself
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Ways of challenging yourself
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- They take you out of your comfort zone without putting you in serious danger
- They provide you an intense, accelerated learning experience
- They help you develop skills and attitudes that are highly valuable to you in life.
Meeting New People
This stimulates your social skills to grow.
You learn how to talk with all sorts of people and to keep conversations flowing. You also get better at
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Pretend You're Advising a Friend
Think outside yourself a little and pretend like you're offering advice.
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Limit The Information You Take In
We usually believe that the more information you have, the better decisions we can make. However, at some point, we cross a threshold where we have too much information. That's when we start to fill in gaps and add weight to information that doesn't matter.
This makes decision making way more difficult.
Reverse Your Assumptions
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Life is best lived with purpose
Life is best lived with drive and clarity. Our goals provide us with a navigating compass, helping us decide where to put our precious resources like time and money.
Shaping Your Life Plan
Having a life plan makes one get past the distractions and focus on what matters.Set aside an hour to do this planning exercise:
- List 1: Jot down your lifetime goals, listing everything that comes to your mind.
- List 2: Ask yourself ‘How would I want to spend the next five years?’ and note down the unbiased non-judgemental answer that comes in your mind.
- List 3: Ask yourself ‘If I was to die in six months, how would I spend the time I have?’
- List 4: Finally, list your most important goals, finding the common goals and aspirations from the previous three lists.
Drafting A Mission Statement
Looking through the most important goals, find the common thread and draft a plan of action for your life, a compelling Mission Statement, taking as much time as you want. Let it sit there for a few days and do not think about it.
Review the statement after a few days, see if it carries the magic that can be a guiding torch of your life, making any changes if required.
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