Do More

As Zig Ziglar used to say “There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.” If I could share one tip from my career it would be to do more than you’re paid for, it’ll pay off one day.

I’m just talking about showing a great attitude and deliver on a higher responsibility level than your current grade would suggest. This gives higher management evidence that you are capable of more than your current role.

Work hard, take on challenges, dress for the job you want not the job you have and stay as positive as you can. Managers will tell you, they would rather take a hard worker with a good attitude over a talented person with a lazy attitude every single time.

Things to watch out for as well – don’t cut corners (you’ll get caught out eventually), don’t try to wing it if you don’t know the answer (you’ll end up embarrassing yourself) and don’t try to be sneaky (you need to earn respect, being sneaky will get you the opposite of that).

Just my advice for giving yourself a chance to be a success.