10 essential career lessons to embrace before it’s too late
Hunkering down into a job that doesn’t stir you, always working solo and resisting the accrual of new skills and viewpoints can make you brittle and stagnant—personally and professionally.
This article originally appeared on PR Daily in April of 2018.
Keep your head down and your nose to the grindstone—or so we’ve been taught.
Is that really the best career guidance?
People often take this sort of advice to heart and then learn too late that there’s more to life (and success) than keeping busy.
Here are 10 lessons you should take to heart now:
1. Life is short. Life is too short to put up with a job you hate, a boss who demeans you, or a company with no soul. Many people convince themselves that they can put up with a job or career situation that makes them unhappy because they need the income, because they don’t know whether they could find another job, or for some other reason. No one knows how long we have on this earth, and spending too much of it in a bad situation will only make you miserable and regretful. If you’re in this situation, take a step today—no matter how small—toward a better situation.
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