Take The Responsibility
If it’s your problem, you can stretch out your skills and learn more.
If it’s theirs, you turned off your mind thus killing any opportunity to grow.
Early on in your career, take ownership of everything that happens to you. Assume it’s always your own fault.
- That meeting that didn’t run as you want is your fault.
- That low-ball offer you received is your fault.
- That chaotic project with this aggressive deadline is your fault.
When you take ownership, you find ways to learn more.
For the meeting that didn’t run well, you’ll learn to develop an agenda and craft a compelling, effective message that works in different circumstances. You’ll master facilitation & communication skills.
For the low-ball offer, you learn how to evaluate your employers and, how to negotiate your desired salary, and how to position yourself as an expert who helps A+ Clients. You master business & branding.
For the project that didn’t run well, you’ll learn project management and delve into your technical tools. You mastered your core skills and the client experience.
All these skills are valuable in the marketplace, and you’ll experience lots of rewards when you master them.
But you only gain it when you take ownership and assume you were wrong in the first place. That’s the hard decision you have to make.
