Gleaning Success Tips and Traits From Your Boss
What’s the difference between you and your boss? Seriously, what’s the difference between you and your boss? If you could narrow down the differences to tangible character traits, what would they be? Experience? Education? Knowledge? Determination? Honesty? Friendliness? Tenacity? Creativity? Relationships? Ambition?
Even if your boss is Michael Scott, there must be a reason they have that position and you don’t. Some of us may have many more skills than our boss, much more knowledge, etc, but how come they have their position and we have ours? What skills or traits gave them the opportunity for the job and not us?
There are two scenarios we may find our selves in – we are very similar to our boss, or completely different from them.
If you find that you are actuality very similar to your boss, you might get some great perspective by figuring out why. What exactly is holding you back from being more successful? Is it fear? Is it your education, experience? By finding those minute differences, you might find it very easy to obtain what you lack. Maybe it’s as simple as a couple classes, or knowing the right people. Whatever it might be, when we reduce it in this way, we can see clearly what we need to get to the next level.
Sometimes, however the differences may be large, you may be completely different than your boss? What can you glean from your boss then? In this case, I might ask if I was in the right industry, or the right area of that industry. If I was that different than my boss, I would have to wonder if I was really pursing something I’m passionate about. If I really have the desire to move forward and become more successful at what I’m doing, I have to have at least have some similarity with my boss.
Even if our boss is a micro-managing bozo, there must be some reason (even if it’s just plain luck) they have their position and we have ours. What’s holding us back from finding those differences and overcoming them?
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