Increase Your Value in the Workplace
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, especially in the workplace. In order to become more skilled, and therefore in possession of more strengths, you need to do some self-improvement.
Steps
- Evaluate your current strengths. Write them down and describe how they make you competitive. Don't fear others that are better at any given strength. Just look at yourself objectively.
- Write down your weaknesses. Next to those write what you may be able to do to improve them.
- Set a goal and a deadline for it. Be rigid and don't change the parameters of these no matter what. The pressure will make you perform better. Short deadlines with small jumps in progress are better than year-long waits with theoretical leaps and bounds - these are almost never fulfilled.
- Don't overload yourself! Work on one or two things at a time so you can get particularly good at that skill.
- Make a schedule and stick to it. It doesn't have to be rigid, but the key to improvement is consistency. Make sure you keep up with your activities at regular weekly intervals. Twice a week is fine for most people.
- Think of creative ways to improve your strengths. By becoming stronger and absolving weakness you will become powerful and valuable in the workplace.
- Ask friends, family, and professionals in the fields of your weaknesses for advice on how to improve. You can also take classes and read books on the subject. By fixing a weakness you will not only gain confidence, a valuable trait for anyone, but learn a lesson you will never forget, because you were so conscious of it.
- Go about fine-tuning your strengths as previously detailed.
- Complete your goals and enjoy your increase in value in the workplace and in life! Be proud of your achievements. Repeat this cycle, and you will enjoy a career of favor, benefits, and promotions!
