Shirley's Articles - Seven Secrets Of Successful People - Shirley Taylor
Everywhere you look on the Internet, you can see ideas for improving your life or achieving your goals. Regardless of what those goals are, it’s likely they somehow relate to being more successful – at school, at home, and at work.
Only compare you to your past self. If you happen to overhear your co-worker on the phone saying, “I got that 4% raise I was hoping for,” don’t get all bent out of shape because you only got a 2% raise. Instead look at where you where you are now and where you need to be to get another raise of an additional 2%. Or what can you do to make next year be a 5% raise?
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Be patient, but not too patient
You know how business works. Almost everything takes time, especially changes. Know that you probably aren’t going to ask your boss for a promotion today and get it tomorrow. So hang in there and keep on keeping on. Work hard and show them what you can do, but also set a reasonable time limit. If you time limit is three months and nothing has happened after four, then you should arrange an informal meeting to see what’s going on.