Last week at a symposium, the speaker was talking to students about the three things to get your dream job. With unemployment at 10% almost any job is a dream job. But if we don't put spice into even the alleged dream job which at first was exciting and then becomes monotonous or unchallenging most of the blame lies with us. While acquiring that dream job requires education, talents/skills and relationships, keeping it exciting requires: searching for purpose, providing that value add and looking for those golden opportunities to provide extraordinary service, provide a solution to a pain point, work with a group to resolve a problem or just be super friendly to your coworkers looking for opportunities to compliment them.
While many employers retain the employee who will continue to make them profits or add customers, it is extremely important that you are also positive, caring and willing to grow. You need to nurture those valued relationships that helped you get a job to begin with. You need to always be in career search even after landing that job. You need to continue to help others around you. And each day you need to contemplate on those 2-3 things you did than made a difference in someone else's day. And finally you need to be thoughtful of other's needs.
While in job search you were encouraged to let your Light/brand shine brightly but after employed "don't sound your trumpet when a picolo will do."
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