Hi friends!
What does excellence at work amount to? Why is it that two people work in the same office, under the same conditions, and one excels at his work while the other does not? Do you know anyone who excels at what he does? What does he do differently from the rest of us?
You see, to excel is to perform above average. In fact, it is to over perform. To excel is to be distinct and to be preferred above others.
What’s The Essence Of Work?
Work was created so we can express and exercise our God-given talents. That is the basic essence of work. Whatever else you get from your work are gratifications, rewards for your talents.
The 5 Secrets Of People Who Excel At Work
i. They Know Their Job
The fundamental secret of those that excel at work is that they fully understand what they are paid to do. They understand the details, purview, and expectations of their job. They don’t assume when they don’t fully understand, they ask questions. They are happy to learn from their supervisor or even their colleagues.
It is only when you know your duty that you can meet expectations of those duties, that you can meet deadlines.
ii. They Are Enthusiastic About Their Job
Another hallmark of people who excel at work is that they are happy doing that job. They look forward to being at their desk every morning.
These people see every new or extra challenge or duty as an opportunity to learn something or to express some of their yet untapped capabilities.
People that excel at work have learnt to be happy with what they do or they would change over to a job that makes them happy.
iii. They Do Continuous Personal Development
You see, people that excel at work have mastered the power of learning. They know that the depth of your learning determines the height of your achievement. So, they never toy with any opportunity to learn something new.
These people keep learning new things about duties apart from theirs e.g. duties at other units, departments or even a higher post. You see them going for higher qualifications e.g. undergraduate programme, graduate, MBA, ACCA, ICAN, etc.
They don’t wait for their organisation to pay for their training. They actually save-up part of their salary to finance it. You find them reading books, attending seminars, evening or weekend classes. They go ahead to learn how to use a computer and how to operate some computer programs related to their profession e.g. Peachtree, or Sage (if an accountant).
They see such learning as investment. They know there will be an opening in their organisation someday or they may even use their new training to change over to a new job.
iv. They Do More Than They Are Paid For
Here now is the ultimate secret of an excellent worker – once he has accepted to do a job, he puts his mind in it. He doesn’t think about how much he is paid for the job (in fact, he often forgets how much he is paid) or tries to do his salary’s worth of the job. Rather, he “plays” his heart out. His motto is: what is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
These set of people don’t just meet deadlines, they beat the deadlines. They don’t mind to sacrifice to see that things work well – even if it means they have to resume early or close late. If there is an error within a work brought to them, they don’t just overlook it - they correct it. You will rarely see these ones complain.
v. They Choose To Excel
Finally, people that excel at work believe that God is their prime enabler and that He wants them to succeed. They believe in their God-given talent and they choose to excel. These people say to themselves, “if anybody can excel, why not me?”
3 Ways To Put These Secrets To Work Immediately
i. Decide in your heart to excel in whatever you do. You know, decision is the first step to any achievement.
ii. Believe that God wants you to excel and that it is indeed your right to excel.
iii. Look forward to avenues to put these secrets to use in your work each day
There you have them – the 5 secrets that lead to success at work. You can now produce the same excellent results that excellent people produce.
You shall succeed!
1 comment:
Whao Remi,i must confess this is a lovely post.It is very accurate that continous personal development is the key to moving ahead.Many people tend to sit and relax once they've landed a job, forgetting that the world is ever changing. The reason and qualifications for which your present employer engaged you got obsolete the second day you started work! You need to always add something new, to remain relevant. A wise man once said that you could be 80years of age and be young, and you could be 25years of age and be old.It's all in how Updated you are.
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