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April, 2011
Hello everyone! Welcome to April's issue of Career Connection!
As some of you may be aware, last month I had the
difficult task of putting one of my basset hounds, Daisy, to sleep. Daisy was old and lived a good life but
it was still very difficult to say goodbye. We rescued her 2.5 years ago and were blessed to have
spent the last years of her life with her. I only wish we had more time to enjoy her. I learned many things from Daisy and one that I carry with
me every day and try to model in my life was her persistent attitude.
Daisy lived her life with persistence
- especially around the area of seeking food scraps off the floor anytime I was
in the kitchen preparing something to eat. I typically do not give my dogs human food but if it falls
on the floor accidentally, it's all theirs. Despite the fact that I never intended to drop food on the
floor and tried very hard not to, about 75% of the time
Daisy would get some
reward from standing in the kitchen staring at the floor for long periods of
time. Even though 25% of the time she didn't get anything, it never stopped
her from continuing her pursuit.
She was in that kitchen regardless and, I can attest that her
persistence definitely paid off.
In honor of Daisy, I wrote this month's article on that
power of persistence and how it really is a key factor in our ability to reach
our career goals. Hope you enjoy
it. Here is a picture of Daisy, being persistent with another favorite past time - chewing her bone.... We will
miss her always.
Best,
Andria
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The Power of Persistence There is a framed photo on my desk of a runner out for a run in a beautiful field with mountainous views. The photo says, "Persistence - The race goes not only to the swift but to those who keep running." I love this photo because it reminds me to be persistent in the pursuit of my goals and dreams. When we are persistent, we act with conviction and that energy draws us toward those people and events that help our dreams come to fruition. Even if they don't show up exactly how we want or think they should or, we are met with obstacles and roadblocks along the way, it is the persistent pursuit of our goals that will eventually bring them into reality. This also holds true for our career goals. A great example of this happened with two of my colleagues who were seeking promotion opportunities inside their companies. In fact, they both had the same goal of reaching the highest-level sales position inside their (different) organizations. One colleague gave her pursuit approximately two years and when she did not see the results she was seeking, she decided to pursue a different goal and left her company to start her own marketing consultation business. Two years later, her consulting business had not yet grown to the level she desired so she abandoned it and went back to her original goal of seeking a high level sales position inside another large corporation. She is 18 months into that job and I recently found out that she is, again, not seeing her upward movement happen fast enough so is beginning to consider alternate opportunities. Since setting the original goal to reach the highest-level
sales position in his company, my other colleague has been in several different
roles in his company (all sales related). He continues to
broaden his knowledge of all sectors of his company and all their different customers
in his pursuit of his ultimate goal.
He has had some missteps and taken a few steps backwards as he grown over the past few years but he has not gotten discouraged. Some of his greatest learning has come from some of his low points and he knows that the more he perseveres
and the more he succeeds in his current assignments, the closer he gets to his
ultimate goal.
He has reached the position of Sales Director which is several levels above where he was when he first began to consciously pursue this goal. This demonstrates his continued positive progression along his career path. Even events that seem like obstacles or that could be perceived as "slowing him down" do not discourage or derail him. He knows all the assignments and new learning
are grooming him for the highest-level sales position. He also believes that, despite how much
he wants to reach that position in his current company, if it doesn't happen where he
is presently working, he knows it will happen somewhere else. He does not lose sight of his ultimate
desire and he keeps persisting and pursuing because he knows that the race will
go to he (or she) who keeps on running.
I love this story of his dedication and persistence. It is a reminder to us to never lose sight of
where we want to go and to never stop persevering. If we are committed and persistent and open to the variety of possibilities and paths that will take us to our desired place, one day we will wake
up and realize that we have reached that ultimate goal. Why? Because we kept on going.
This month's career development tip: Reassess one of your longer term (2+ years) career goals and reflect on whether or not you are being persistent about reaching it. Commit to staying focused and persevering, or, find a new goal that you feel strongly enough about that you are willing to pursue in a persistent manner.
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Andria Corso is the founder of C3-Corso Coaching and Consulting, an Executive Coaching & Talent Solutions Consulting firm that helps clients reach their highest potential. If you need support understanding how your current beliefs and expectations are impacting your career, please contact us - we are here to help you reach your highest potential!
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