"No," was the rushed reply to the unfinished question. The question was going to be about a particular job, but the answer spoke volumes.
There are many people in the world that simply don't enjoy work. Those same people will spend hours gardening, working in the tool shed or other activities, but they don't see that as work. It's a hobby or entertainment.
The truth is that people get paid every day to do the activities that others consider fun. It's not that you don't like to work. It is more likely that you don't enjoy the work that you are doing at present. The key to enjoying work is to do something that you enjoy. It's a simple thought, but it is not always an easy decision.
By the time people figure out what they enjoy and discover the tools to make it a part of their lives, they have responsibilities. It doesn't help that most have little or no savings and so no security net. They get caught in the trap of working because they have to work in order to make ends meet.
If you are in that position it is not to late to make a move. You will have to start by creating a budget (as tight as you can) and sticking to it all while saving all the extra that you can. It may even be possible to start working in the area that you enjoy on a part time basis and adding that money to your savings (while building your experience in the field). You will also want to create a plan for making your dreams your reality.
Once you have your plan and have three to six months of savings in place then it is time to take the leap. Jump into what you enjoy and you will find joy in the work that you do.
Establishing credibility with you colleagues and subordinates is important in order to establish professional relationships within the work place. What you say and how you say it is important in establishing your credibility. When your credibility has not been established your message may be received with nonchalance, or open hostility.
The following techniques will enable you to persuade and establish credibility;
1.Identify the issue or problem at hand and invite your colleagues to brainstorm and come up with constructive solutions, instead of simply announcing your own solution to the issue.
2.Make your colleagues the primary focus. A sure way to lose credibility is to not consider your colleagues’ opinions on the issue at hand.
3.If you want your audience to embrace and fully comprehend your ideas, it is best that you focus all of your attention on you colleagues’ opinions. Draw your colleagues in and solicit their ideas, so these ideas can be negotiated and combined with your own; producing a shared outcome.
4.It is very important to speak at the listeners’ level. You may know more that your listeners. Your role is that of an agent of influence, to encourage your colleagues to think the same way you do about the issue at hand.
5.Never try to avoid bad outcomes with deception; you will quickly lose your credibility.
6.One of the best ways to reinforce your credibility is to build a reputation of sincerity. If a co-worker challenges you on the basis of inconsistency with a previous statement, admit the discrepancy and simply say, “I misspoke, because I now have a different view of …….."
7.In order to maintain credibility, your claims need to be substantiated with credible research.
8.To effectively persuade your audience, you must do more than just articulate what you believe to be true. You must match your claims with what you’re audience will believe and have facts to substantiate these claims.
9.Using passive language that removes you from ownership of the opinion you are about to state, “Some people may think ……." can be an effective tool of persuasion.
10.In sales situations, sometimes colleagues are encouraged to be less that truthful with the client. Never encourage this practice. Your credibility will be completely undermined.
11.Always keep commitments to your subordinates and colleagues.
12.Expertise gives you credibility and the right to be heard.
13.When your audience questions your credentials, be sure you can supply credentials that establish your credibility on the subject.
14.Building a successful track record can go far in establishing your credibility.
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