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Learn how to position yourself
You've probably already considered what you're doing with your career, what you've done in the past, and what you want to do in the future. Maybe you've had one career your entire working life or maybe you've had ten. No matter how many times you change focus or how much you've progressed, you have to position yourself to succeed.
Positioning yourself is different from marketing yourself. Of course, you need to market yourself, your company and your skills. But positioning yourself is about:
- Knowing who you are
- Knowing what you do well
- Knowing what you like to do
- Knowing what you don't like to do
- Understanding where you want to go
- Understanding where you don't want to do
- Figuring out how to get where you want to go
- Figuring out how to avoid going where you don't want to go
- Figuring out how to change directions when you're on the wrong road
At first glance, these things seem simple. But if you take time to focus on each one, you'll gain a lot of insight and be prepared to position yourself well. Successful people will tell you there are several reasons for their success: talent, connections, luck and positioning.
So what is positioning? It's not playing political games. It is having a clear sense of your talents, your goals and your plan for achieving those goals. If you get good at positioning, you will be able to not only achieve your goals ,but also find unexpected opportunities.
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Created: 27/05/2002 Updated: 10/05/2006
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