The first quarter of the year is a good way to set your priorities straight. Career wise, it is the most crucial time. That is why if you are planning to boost your career this year, you must consider this tips from career experts.
1. From Triggers author, Marshall Goldsmith.
She suggests that you take your career as if you are dying and that you are given another shot at life. She said, "Imagine that you are 95 years old and just getting ready to die. Imagine that you have been given a beautiful gift. The ability to 'go back in time' and help the 'you' who is reading this have an even better life. What advice would the 'old you,' who is facing death, have for the 'you' that is reading this now? Do that!"
2. From marketing strategy consultant Dorie Clark.
Have a set of people who would act as your board of directors. Let them guide you and help you succeed in your career path. Learn from these important people and seek for their advice.
3. From career strategist and workplace consultant J.T. O'Donnell.
"Step back and 'unlearn' everything you've ever known about building a career. In the last several years, there's been a dramatic disruption in how we work. Today, every job is temporary, and studies suggest as much as half our workforce will be Independent Contractors by 2020. We are in a gig economy now. Those that see it and embrace it will survive and thrive. Those who bury their heads in the sand and try to keep building their career the old-fashioned way will suffer."
4. From Lindsey Pollak, the leading voice on millennials in the workplace and author of Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders.
Make sure your professional network is generationally diverse. Meaning to say, be sure you have access to people from different walks of life and from different generations. It is helpful to have different people who have different view of life and who have been into different experiences and fields of expertise.
5. From Ora Shtull, C-Suite Executive Coach and author of The Glass Elevator.
"Everyone can benefit from a two-step strategy for blasting their career upward in 2016. Most professionals intuitively grasp the first step, but it's the second step they often ignore. The first step is: Change your Act. To advance professionally, enhance your presence, delegate the weed pulling, and engage in meatier strategic work. The second step is: Change your Audience. To avoid stalling on your personal path to success, extend your reach and deepen your connections both internally and externally."
