3 soft skills that are actually hard skills and why you need them

3 soft skills that are actually hard skills and why you need them3 soft skills that are actually hard skills and why you need themThere is an ongoing conversation about what skills people need to fulfill themselves and support their companies but what these needed skills are is often ambiguous. Some saysoft skills (e.g.,emotional intelligence, communication and change management) are the most important, and others say hard skills (e.g., technology, customer service and basic work skills) take priority to enter and thrive in the workforce. We talk a lot about what differentiates hard skills from soft skills. The real question is, Why do they have to be different at all?When it comes to talent management and training, its common to put labels on things. We have learning for entry-level employees, tactical training for specific teams,leadership developmentand so on. We define the types of learning we offer before we understand the learner themselves. Much like howwe like to box urselve s into categoriesbased on appearance and thought, we build boxes and apply labels that categorize us based on agility and ability. Let us break out of those boxes and redefine our potential together so that we can help, coach and develop another. Lets remove labels and open our eyes to opportunities.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreWhen you invest in others, they invest in you. When you create a training program thatembraces diversityof experience, thought andlearning preference, it brings significant opportunity to your organization. When organizations provide space for their employees to learn, there is a sense of safety and empowerment to grow. Diverse learning eliminates prejudices and instead ignites thought, creativity, innovation and inclusion. It provokes a real conversation that becomes less opinionated think piece and more diverse thought that creates space for people to grow and thrive.The way to really assess potential and accelerate innovation is through data and intuition. We know what is right and wrong, and we balance that knowledge with data to keep us confident in our decision-making. It starts with the skills that enable us to pause and evaluate but still make quick decisions with long-term aspirations. We all fail it is how welearn from those failuresthat matters.The soft skills that involve knowing your authenticity and how it impacts others will help you learn hard skills and progredienz on the path of continuous education. Learning hard skills is easy it is how you apply them that matters. Youremotional intelligence (EQ), along with your ability to infer and communicate, are the key soft skills that turn helpful tactics into useable lessons. The intention behind what you learn and how you apply it is what matters.To know how to apply what you learn, you just need others, who know things you dont know, to believe in you and help you. The three soft skills below, which are inherent to learning, will help you lead, prosper and advance others.CommunicationThe ability to communicate effectively isnt typically considered a skill on par with coding, math or analytics. But when employees have a well-developed ability to communicate, companies can unlock their potential in a way that creates inclusiveness and innovation. Opinions may vary, but clear and direct communication helps you lead with authenticity and intention.Projects fall behind, relationships are tense, turnover happens and the repercussions are ongoing but when you talk in a proactive way and look toward the future, anything is possible, andengagement, retention andcultureflourish.Emotional IntelligenceIf there were only doers in the world, we wouldnt get far, because we wouldnt have understanding. There were a lot of decisions in the tech industry, for example, that led to questionable decisions about privacy and data use. As a leader, its important to see the bigger picture of decisions, set strategic direction, and ensure that what you do helps the organization go where it needs to go. bedrngnis everyone is a born leader, but there are many of ways to learn how to be one. Leadership is why EQ is such an important skill and why its a hard skill to learn. Its a skill thats required to finish the job. It is meeting people where they are to educate them for the future.Change ManagementEveryone needs to evolve and change in fact, we are constantly in evolution and transformation. To ensure no one is left behind in this insta-quick world, we need to build a bridge for each other, because together, we are stronger. Change is tough and drives fear of the unknown. We need to plan for the unknown and educate others to gain a full, diverse perspective of the vision for the future. We cannot fear change but, instead, embrace it as an educational experience to help each other grow. Understand the why behind change and how it impacts you, an d develop a plan to embrace it and evolve. This process is what drives inclusion.These soft skills not only drive further education of ourselves and others but also the diversity and inclusion of our path forward. Lets box in, instead of boxing out, our potential. Our potential is how we treat each other and learn from each other. Our soft skills evolved us, and our hard skills come to life with our diversity and evolution of the soft side. If you want inclusion, begin here. It isourpath.This article originally appeared onGoCoachGo.

The secret behind MLBs home run record-setting year

The secret behind MLBs home run record-setting yearThe secret behind MLBs home run record-setting yearDoes baseball have a home run problem?Consider some of these achievements through the first three months of the season. The Yankees set the all-time MLB home run record by hitting at least one in their 28th straight game. Baseballs home run leader - Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich - nearly has as many home runs this year (29) and he had last season in (36) in just 72 games. This season, baseball is projected to smash its home run record, 6,105 set in 2017, by as many as 500 dingers.So what exactly is going on? Some have accused MLB of juicing baseballs, which are made by Rawlings, a company MLB owns. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred recently addressed concerns about baseballs having less drag, saying Rawlings is getting better at making baseballs, which creates less drag.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfact ion, Neuroscience, and moreThey Rawlings havent changed their process in any meaningful way. They havent changed their materials, Manfred said via Newsday. Theres two points that I would make, even in the report last year The scientists identified the pill in the baseball - elend what it was actually composed of - but the centering of the pill in the baseball as something that could be a drag issue. To the extent that the pill is not perfectly centered, the ball wobbles when its hit, which creates more drag. We think one of the things that may be happening is theyre getting better at centering the pill. It creates less drag.Is that the entire story, though?The Athletic had astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills take a deeper look at baseballs and her findings tell a something a little different. The ball is very different. While it might not exactly be juiced, the perfection of making the ball has drastically changed throughout the years. From the actual size to the seams being lower, Rawlings and MLB have created a better ball that has effectively messed with physics, which for a game struggling to put fans in seats, might be a good thing in the long run.

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Success Focus on these 4 mindsets to rise to the top

Success Focus on these 4 mindsets to rise to the top Success Focus on these 4 mindsets to rise to the top Success is a mind game. If you don’t believe this, take a look around.There are plenty of people who have extraordinary talent, passion, and skills but aren’t succeeding in business or winning the game of life.Do you know a gifted web designer or coach who’s barely making ends meet? Maybe you’re friends with an incredibly smart and driven entrepreneur who can’t pay the rent. Or maybe you think that talented yet not so successful person is you.You could be thinking: “I know I have the skills to succeed, but I have no idea how I’m going to pay the bills this month.”When it comes to rising to the top, talent, skills, and passion are just part of the game plan. The rest is all about your mindset.Here are four of the most powerful mindsets successful people share. Play up the ones you have and work on the ones you don’t.1. Start, then finishYou have all you need to achieve your goals. You’re driven, geared up, and you don’t mind doing the work to get there. In fact, you’re looking forward to it.So, when exciting projects and collaborations enter your radar, you say yes - to all of them. You think being successful is about having lots of amazing projects going on at the same time. I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you’re wrong.I was quite competitive in my early career, always eager to take on new projects with high goals. Sometimes I got really lucky and hit my goals, but I used to fail a lot more than I used to win. I realized after some time that it wasn’t because of a lack of skills or knowledge.I wasn’t focusing on the things that really  mattered.Truly successful people are very careful about choosing what projects to work on. Their main focus is to follow through and finish what they start. No matter how good the project, no matter how great the idea, you won’t see results or massive forward movement in your life and business if you never finish what you start.Remember, going all out for one or two good projects beats going halfway on 100 great projects. Always.2. Go for growthIn her book, Mindset: Changing the Way You Think to Fulfill Your Potential, Stanford University Psychologist Dr. Carol S. Dweck explains that successful people focus on growth.A growth mindset arises from the belief that achieving success is about continuous, consistent improvement. If you focus on growth, you see success as a journey rather than a destination. This means you’re always open to learning and improving until you achieve your goals.Successful people are happy to keep trying until they get what they want. They’re willing to try all kinds of strategies and techniques because they know they’ll eventually get where they want to go. And they’re right.3. Develop a positive inner beliefCheck your negative beliefs at the door. Your beliefs influence your outer behaviors and actions, meaning you need to believe you can succeed before you  actually do.When you have a strong will to succeed, you’ll naturally dir ect your focus toward solutions rather than problems. If your beliefs about yourself and your ability to hit your goals are negative, it’s almost impossible to achieve what you set out to do.Think about it like this: Imagine you want to sell a product or service. If you don’t believe in what you’re selling or doing, then why would the client buy it? Now, if you started the conversation believing in yourself and the value of what you are selling, then the potential client would feel it too. Your approach, communication, and body movement change. This is the ultimate mind shift.Even if you manage to reach your goal, the road to success will be a very steep, uphill climb. Every win will feel like a hard-won war. Every obstacle will feel insurmountable. Most people give up long before they get to the top.Successful people avoid this pitfall because they can take forward actions that are consistent with their positive inner beliefs. They’re able to get up off the couch and take t he right actions that help them become achievers.There are different activities you can follow to develop this, such as  positive thinking, visualization, meditation and yoga. I start my mornings with some rituals, including meditation, that give me the positive energy and clarity I need to kick off my day in the best way.4. Accept yourselfSuccessful people understand who they are. They know their goals and dreams inside out. They know their values, their skills, and their abilities. They are also incredibly clear about their weaknesses. They don’t try to be amazing at everything, and they don’t try to be someone they’re not.If you can’t stand parties and networking events, stay at home and connect via online events. If you know you can’t navigate the uncertainty of entrepreneurship, work for someone you like, and trust that this path will bring you the most joy and fulfillment.High achievers never forget that their mindset is what helps them achieve ongoing success. When you make an effort to shift your mindset, all your other incredible personality traits and skills will come together to propel you  forward.The added benefit? You’ll have a lot more fun getting there.This article originally appeared on BusinessCollective.Ajit Nawalkha  is the co-founder of Mindvalley, an angel investor, and the face of Zentrepreneur and Evercoach.

Seven Unusual Ways To Unleash Your Creativity

Seven Unusual Ways To Unleash Your Creativity Seven Unusual Ways To Unleash Your Creativity Sometimes whacky is whats wanted. If youve been tasked with coming up with an off the wall idea- something that makes Puppy Monkey Baby look like an ad for adult diapers- then take a look at the following seven ways to unleash your inner creative. 1. Do a Huge Brain Dump Write down everything that comes into your head. Everything. Not just the good ideas. Not just the “maybe this will work” ideas. Put everything on paper as it enters your mind. It’s a stream of consciousness that you want to capture, and for a few minutes, it will feel very bizarre. You will go off on wild, crazy tangents. You may write down a shopping list or the weird dream you had last night about bananas in space. But after a while, if you have immersed yourself in your assignment, you’ll start seeing connections. Little ideas that mean nothing on their own but when joined together become a spark that can turn into a successful campaign. 2. Play Seriously, play like you were a kid again. Bring in a bunch of your old toys, like that He-Man Castle Grayskull or a collection of Trolls and other stuffed toys. Legos are great, as are any sets that require some imagination and creativity. Play-Doh is about $1 for a tub. Invest in a dozen of those, and make something. Anything. Stop thinking about the assignment or campaign, and play like you mean it. Your subconscious mind is working to connect unusual ideas while you take some time off from thinking. Before you know it, youll be struck by a flash of genius. Drop everything, and get writing. 3. Change the Scenery If you sit in an office with your feet on a desk, go outside and walk around. Jog. Play pool or racquetball. Sit in the back seat of your car or truck. Get a massage, facial, or pedicure. Do everything except the norm. It’s amazing how a change of scenery, and exposure to a different environment, can impact your ideation. 4. Take Some Risks How big or small those risks are, that’s up to you. Maybe you like the idea of bungee jumping or riding the world’s fastest rollercoaster. Find a way to get an adrenaline rush. Something that gets your blood pumping, your heart racing, and your mind energized. When you have finished, you will have a new perspective on your project. Now start the creative process again, and see how you do. 5. Have a Drink Science confirmed in 2014 that the ideal blood alcohol level for creativity is 0.075 percent. It has been called the “creative peak,” and it’s something many creative people have known for decades. Having trouble? Pop to the local bar or pub for a few pints. CPB Copenhagen took this idea to the next level. They created an alcoholic drink called The Problem Solver, with a bottle that shows you exactly how much to drink to hit that peak. That, in itself, is one crazy but cool idea. 6. Look Beyond the Competition It’s easy enough to get some research on the ads and campaigns the competitors are running, and it can be helpful. But it can also confine your thinking to a limited playing field. So if you’re working with a client like Ford, don’t look at the ads Nissan and Mazda are doing. Instead, look to very different markets. How is Heinz ketchup selling itself right now? What was that crazy ad for bleach that someone launched that went viral? What is going on with that strange campaign for potting soil? Absorb yourself in foreign landscapes for a while, then come back to the drawing board. Your ideas will be very different. 7. Experiment With Your Senses Heighten your sense of smell or hearing by inhaling various scents or listening to music. Or do the opposite and limit one of your senses. Wear earplugs or a blindfold. Put on thick gloves or try doing tasks with one hand. Mess with the way you interact with the world and you may just hit upon an idea that makes other people change the way they think about the brand you’re promoting.

The 3 types of colleagues you wish werent at your Christmas party

The 3 types of colleagues you wish werent at your Christmas party The 3 types of colleagues you wish werent at your Christmas party Three weirdos walk into a Christmas party Do things go terribly wrong? Duh!It’s that time of the year again! Time to photocopy your buttocks in the office copy machine, have your tipsy spouse tell your boss about every time you came home angry and called your co-workers deplorable, and drink cheap champagne out of water-cooler cups. Just picture the lights and decorations around the corners of the white board. In other words, it’s the season of embarrassing yourself at the office Christmas party to the point where you nearly quit your job and move country. It doesn’t have to be that way, of course. You could be working for a company like Google, which threw an Olympics themed bash for its employees over Christmas back in 2007. But back to reality now. You are still stuck in a dead-end job, in which the high-point of your day is that cat meme your mom sent you. Thus, your office Christmas party is very likely to look a little like this:1. The guy to give you a really intense tal k about the meaning of lifeUh-oh. Before Mr. Ugly Christmas Sweater butted in, you were in a crowd full of people. Suddenly everyone headed to the buffet and now you are stuck. Unless you can fake a cardiac arrest plausibly enough, prepare yourself for tips and tricks on best sex positions, when to have your first prostate exam, why you should keep your pension savings in Bitcoin “What do you mean you don’t brisk walk?” Aren’t you in for a treat?2. The one who thinks they are a DJYou know who we’re talking about. It’s your colleague that dresses like the secret love child of Rihanna and Drake. Their Facebook profile pic includes a baseball cap, oversized hoodie, torn jeans, possibly a skateboard. They swear 2Pac is still alive and that Biggie is wiser than Socrates. Lucky you getting the DJ services of this musical mastermind for free. All-night-long. Brace yourself for some laptop music played via Youtube, a lot of pretend vinyl-scratching and headphone grabbing.3. The fifty-year-old manager trying to be one of the cool kidsHave you ever tried explaining what Tinder is to someone who doesn’t quite understand what Skype is about? What better opportunity to test your skills! Expect this to be followed by a twerking tutorial and other “young people things”. Apart from being stuck in a very uncomfortable conversational vacuum, you begin to feel like the victim of a blood-sucking vampire. Only, in this scenario, it’s your youth being hungrily consumed by someone post-mid-life crisis. Your manager probably has a collection of 9gag memes on how to speak to “the youth”, which he studies with academic vigor. Stay calm, this too shall pass.Related articles:Destinee, an ambitious techie that never settlesStop wasting your time at job fairsHow to make your resume stand out according to three recruitersSo why go through all the conundrum? Land the job you want. But in order to do that you need a good resume. You need to be putting your best foot f orward, shiny shoes and all. If only there was a service that could help you do just that show your strengths and talents on paper. If only there was a website out there, which guides you seamlessly through the process of telling your career story in an intuitive wayFortunately, there is a company ready to help you personalize your resume and amplify your awesome character traits. The first step towards finding colleagues you actually want to party with is . You know what to do.

Fuel Choice Regulation

Fuel Choice Regulation Fuel Choice Regulation Fuel Choice Regulation ...the Way to Narrow the Gap between Current IMO Marine Standard and 2025 Greenhouse Gas Emission Target by Leong Ka Long Karen, 2016 Arthur L. Williston Award paper winner (abstract below) > Countries showed their determination to cut the carbon emission at the COP21 Paris Climate Conference. For example, the United States pledged to accomplish a carbon reduction by 26% to 28% below the 2005 level by 2025. To achieve this goal, the US government imposed regulations to address the huge emission problem. However, the reduction achieved by these regulations is not enough for achieving the target and this paper selects the marine transportation sector as an example to study the possibilities of further contribution to attain the carbon emission target. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) introduced the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) to improve the current GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emission practice of marine transportation. EEDI is the index measuring the energy efficiency of a vessel per unit of transport work and applies to new ships. Ship design like optimization of hull and engine efficiency and use of energy-saving devices are used to raise the efficiency of ships. Although the EEDI has shown the marine sectors willingness to achieve 2C target, the actual amount of carbon emission is limited by uncertainties like ratio of existing vessels to new vessels and state-of-the-art ocean-going vessel design. Also, external factors like pessimistic anticipation in the market also decreases the incentive to invest in ship design and reduces the ability to achieve the expected EEDI reduction by 2025. Leong Ka Long Karen, 2016 Arthur L. Williston Award paper winner Apart from ship design, fuel choice is a major contributing factor to carbon dioxide emission in the marine sector as a lower carbon content fuel provides the same amount of energy but produces less carbon. The common fuels used to power marine industry now are residual oil and diesel oil due to their competitive price. However, marine fuels are less refined and have a high carbon content, which averages 87%. Switching the fuel choice to one with a lower carbon emission factor is considered as one of the possible solutions to attain the COP21 target. Most widely discussed cleaner fuel choices Biodiesel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Nuclear Power are suggested to be the potential substitutes of marine diesel and their performance in different aspects like environmental performance, technology maturity, supporting infrastructure, lifecycle cost, operation and management and risk/ threat assessment is studied for choosing the best substitute. The environmental performance for all 3 fuels is better than marine diesel fuel. All 3 fuels have a much smaller carbon dioxide emission factor than marine diesel. LNG has the best performance in terms of technology maturity. There are LNG powered vessels like containerships with membrane type LNG tanks available in market. For supporting infrastructure, both biodiesel and nuclear power perform well. Biodiesel has similar physical properties to marine diesel and the least modification of existing facilities are required. Nuclear power requires less refueling infrastructure in the shipyard due to its long service life. Biodiesel and LNG have a better performance in terms of lifecycle cost. For biodiesel, the initial cost of changing fuel is lower but it incurs a high unit price due to the high production cost and unsteady supply of first-generation fuel. For LNG, the price has decreased since 2008 owing to the increasing natural gas supply. However, as the LNG market expands, there are uncertainties and it may result in a price fluctuation. In operation and maintenance (OM), biodiesel performs the best among the 3 fuels as less significant changes are required to the vessels. Also, less additional OM training is required for engineers and crews. Developing OM knowledge and setting up the knowledge pool would be easier due to the similarity with marine diesel. Compared with nuclear power, biodiesel and natural gas are safer to use as the safety and environmental impact of using nuclear power, in terms of an irreparable radiation leak seen in previous accidents, are a concern of the public. Also, the political concern towards safety due to the difficulties in monitoring the mobile nuclear power plant makes it difficult to overcome the hurdle of adopting the option. Considering the above factors, LNG has the best overall performance and LNG is the suggested substitute for marine diesel. Assuming all new vessels shift from marine diesel to LNG, the carbon reduction by using LNG is expected to be 24.29% to 27.52% and the overall carbon reduction of a new ship is expected to be 20.19% to 21.26%. Both physical and social infrastructure are required to facilitate the promotion of LNG powered carriers. Authorities in the US are suggested to influence the outcome at the IMO via promotion campaigns for LNG powered vessels and provision of a more solid implementation plan to the ship builder, to switch fuel choice. It is vital for all key stakeholders like the US government, ship owners, shipyards, classification society, marine industry, etc. to work together so that the marine sector could contribute towards supporting the US commitment of accomplishing a carbon reduction of 26% to 28% below 2005 levels by 2025. By making the shift to LNG compulsory, it is predicted that a further 12% to 14% of carbon reduction can be attained by shifting fuel options of all ships in the marine transportation industry. Learn more about the Arthur L. Williston Award Medal.

Video Project Success Defining the Problem

Video Project Success Defining the Problem Video Project Success Defining the Problem Video: Project Success: Defining the Problem Albert Einstein is credited for emphasizing the importance of problem definition by stating If I had only one hour to save the world, I would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem, and only five minutes finding the solution. When working in the engineering field, we arent necessarily always thinking of problem solving and problem definition in this way. Throughout your career you will be asked to work on different projects that are not fully defined. Those projects will also need to be accomplished within a specific time frame and within budget. This can compromise the decision-making process to explore solutions prematurely before clearly understanding the problem. Jordan Robert, Design Engineer at Noble Plastics focuses on how problems are defined and the significance of problem definition to having a successful outcome. She also incorporates lessons learned from her experience working on different product design projects. The copyright of this program is owned by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Resignation Letter for Transfer Within the Same Company

Resignation Letter for Transfer Within the Same Company Resignation Letter for Transfer Within the Same Company Even if youre moving from one position to another within the same company, as an employee, you have certain obligations to your employers. While policies might differ from organization to organization, handing in a resignation letter for transfer within the same company shows the level of professionalism, courtesy, and integrity that you want to exude.Reasons for a Resignation Letter for Transfer Within the Same CompanyWhenever you leave a position whether its to go elsewhere or to move within the organization you want to do it gracefully. You want to ensure all parties understand your intent and see your desire to make the transition as seamless as possible. This puts you in the best possible light as an employee, leaving the door open for even greater opportunities within the organization down the line.What You Need to DoBefore word hits the grapevine, tell your immediate supervisor about your new opportunity. If the supervisor recommended you for the position, you should have al ready sent them a thank-you. But hearing the good news personally will mean a lot to them. Let the supervisor know how your experiences with the department made this move possible.The resignation letter for transfer within the same company should contain details like the date of departure, what will happen with pending projects, and the contact number at the new position. Also include a statement of appreciation to current management and colleagues for all their support.When writing a resignation letter for transfer within the same company, follow all the tenets of both business writing and resignation letters. Even though you may be familiar with all parties involved, keep it professional, simple, and polite. Stay away from any type of negative statement. Proofread it carefully for grammar and typos.Get the resignation letter out as soon as possible, at least within two days of the conversation with your supervisor. The decision to resign from any job can be emotional and disruptiv e, even within the same company. The responsible employee will use any recourse available, including the resignation letter for transfer within the same company, to minimize potential stress and encourage prospects of a better future and continued success for everyone.If youre considering changing jobs, take advantage of all the resources LiveCareer has to offer, like Resume Builder, a high-end resume creator that produces documents which promise to impress hiring managers. Related Articles: Resignation Letter from Fulltime to PRNResignation Letters: All You Need to RememberResponsibilities of the Back Office Executive

Tell Your Boss You Have Too Much Work Without Complaining

Tell Your Boss You Have Too Much Work â€" Without Complaining Tell Your Boss You Have Too Much Work - Without Complaining How to Tell Your Boss You Have Too Much Work - Without Complaining You’re not a complainer, but you are overworked. Your week, month, or maybe even quarter is already jam-packed with assignments and projects. Each time your manager approaches your desk, you cringe, wondering what'll be dropped into your lap next. Although you desperately want to scream Enough already!, you don't want to seem lazy or selfish. You simply need a more reasonable workload. To be fair, many managers won't realize you're overworked until you voice your concerns. After all, they're (hopefully) not hovering over your computer all day or keeping long lists of your every assignment. That means that if your plate is overflowing, you need to speak up to get things to change. Here are a few steps to take to tactfully address the fact that you simply have too much work. Step 1: Seek advice Before approaching your manager, find someone you trust. A second opinion can be extremely insightful, whether it's from a co-worker, a family member, or a friend. Be honest with them and yourself. Ask questions like Is this timeline realistic? and Am I managing my time correctly? The goal is to challenge yourself and gain an outsider's perspective to determine if you're truly overworked. Sometimes, the unfortunate fact is that you're just going to have to work more than you'd like. It's when work starts to disrupt your personal life that this becomes an issue. If at the end of this trusted conversation you find you really are overworked, chat through ways to remedy the issue yourself. If you've already tried every trick in the book (or on Google), you'll want to continue to step two. Step 2: Host an honest sit-down If you've done everything you can to alleviate your excessive workload but are still drowning in assignments, it's time to consult with your manager. Schedule a time for the two of you to catch up. To prepare, outline your list of assignments. A quick word of warning when doing this: Don't be petty. You don't need to include the built-in responsibilities of your day like checking emails or responding to Slack messages everyone has to do that. Simply list your assigned tasks. During this meeting, be honest and seek guidance. Ask your manager to help you prioritize. Are there certain deadlines that are more important than others? Is a client expecting one project before another? This will help you map out a plan of attack and feel more confident moving forward with your workload. Step 3: Re-evaluate your time usage In that same meeting with your manager, re-evaluate how much time you spend on routine responsibilities. Some obvious time-suckers might emerge, so ask how much time your manager expects you to spend on each of those projects. Should that monthly spreadsheet really take two days to prepare? If so, great. If not, rethink your strategy. Ask What do you suggest I do instead? In the same vein, if your company favors meetings, take some time to comb through your calendar and address those recurring ones. Do you find these meetings beneficial? Are you contributing? Are you the only one who can represent the team? If not, see if someone else can attend or if your department actually needs to attend at all. Now, if your manager isn't receptive to steps two and three and responds in a suck-it-up fashion, then keep reading. Related:Productivity Tips That Really Work Step 4: Prioritize your tasks At this point, you've already made a list of your assignments. If you haven't already, organize it by deadline. Plan to keep this list at your desk and update it on a daily or weekly basis. The next time your manager pops over to deliver you another assignment, pause for a moment. Ask Where should this fit in with my ongoing tasks? Let your manager see what's on your plate. It's a respectful nudge to them that you've already got a lot going on. Sure, you're still taking on another task; however, you now can take a practical approach because you know what needs to be accomplished first, second, third, and so on. Step 5: Say no If you simply cannot handle another task and your manager isn't receptive to the above steps, you'll need to learn how to say no. If you're the type of person who always says yes, especially in the workplace, this will feel uncomfortable at first. However, there are simple strategies you can use to let your manager down easy: Strategy 1: Buy yourself time. When your manager asks you to tackle another project, buy yourself time before making the decision right then and there. Even if you know you cannot possibly handle one more thing, take a few hours to consider it. This seems more thoughtful than immediately saying no. Say something like: I really have a lot on my plate right now. I can let you know this afternoon if this is possible. Strategy 2: Provide a proactive solution. Instead of outright shutting your manager down, try to provide a way to get the task done without overworking yourself. It could be that your co-worker's workload is a little lighter, so maybe he or she can help out. (You might want to consult with them first, though.) Or perhaps you can take on part of the assignment; the other half can go to the co-worker. Even if your proposed solution isn't the answer to the problem, you at least seem proactive and like you want to provide a solution. In summary The simple fact is that many of us will feel overworked at some points throughout our careers. It's when work starts digging into your personal life that it becomes an issue. Just remember: Before requesting a meeting with your manager, be sure to convene with a trusted cohort. Make sure you're actually overworked not just overwhelmed. If you are overworked, meet with your manager and have an honest conversation. Seek advice. Be open-minded. Is there anything you could be doing differently? If your manager is unreceptive, you'll have to tackle the issue yourself and try saying no. Of course, if it gets too bad, know there are more career opportunities out there. You're never stuck. Click on the following link for more workplace advice. Take something off your to-do list. Let TopResume review your resume for free! Recommended Reading: 12 Tips for Dealing With Workplace Stress 8 Steps to Achieving Work-Life Balance How to Stay Motivated at Work

How to quickly blow-past the top 1-3% of your industry

How to quickly blow-past the top 1-3% of your industry How to quickly blow-past the top 1-3% of your industry The more successful a person becomes, the more distractions there are. The harder it is to remain focused on their core objectives.We are now living in what Harvard Business Review calls, “The Gig Economy,” where you’re essentially working for yourself as a specialist or collaborator with multiple companies or multiple projects.In the gig economy, you want to be what Kevin Harrington calls, “A key person of influence,” which means you’re well-known in the field and get access to all the best gigs.The challenge with getting access to all the best gigs is that opportunities can be distractions.When you start to become successful, tons of opportunities pop-up and it can be very difficult not to chase pretty pennies or other people’s definitions of “success.” Whether that be making more money, having more influence, etc.Success begets success. When you develop a certain position and skill-level, you can get results a lot faster and easier than you initially could. You†™ve also undergone several quantum leaps in your psychology - allowing you less fear and apprehension about failing and trying new things.Ladders is now on SmartNews!Download the SmartNews app and add the Ladders channel to read the latest career news and advice wherever you go.Because you’ve succeeded regularly in the past, you expect to continue to succeed. Which can create an over-confidence where you pursue things you have little skill or ability in. You also lack a firm enough WHY to truly create mastery, but are often seeking faster and faster wins. Sustaining the dopamine highs of “winning” can confuse people.Need for achievementAccording to psychological research, most people who are highly-driven have what’s called a high “need for achievement.” If these people value something, they go after it with relentlessness.If you value money, fame, influence, or looking good, you’ll probably get it. If you value family or faith, you’ll probably thrive at those thing s. Whatever you value, you’ll do whatever you can to achieve in that area.The challenge is, when you become more successful you can easily come to value vaguer and vaguer notions of “success,” and forget the core reasons that got you excited in the first place.On top of that, developing mastery at something, or getting to a position where results become easy can be mind-numbing.Human beings adapt very quickly to their situation. Often, when a person becomes successful, they get lazy because the results can come easily. They’ve got the money, confidence, connections, skills, and resources to replicate the results that used to take faith, ingenuity, and resourcefulness.When choices start to falterThe challenge with becoming successful is that you can become apathetic and bored with where you’re at. Which can dull the razor’s edge needed to be hungry, humble, and striving.You can begin justifying staying up later. Throwing away your solid routines. Not setting yourself next day up for success. Planning less. Going thorough the motions more. Seeking more forms of entertainment.Personality and identity are both shaped by decisions. As is confidence.Consequently, if a person whose been successful in the past begins making less quality decisions consistently, their confidence will subtly drop, even if subconsciously. They may not even see it happening, because the changes will be so minor day-to-day. Also, they probably won’t discern their inevitable plummet because they’ll be “succeeding” in visual areas. Yet internally they’re falling apart.Author Molly Bloom calls this the obsession to seek increasingly unsustainable dopamine hits.This is why you can quickly blow past the “best”Wherever you currently are - you can blow past the “best” of the best in your industry. The 1%.Why?Because they’re dealing with everything I’ve just detailed above.People change over time.People get bored.They lose track of what they want and why.They need new frontiers and challenges.They get distracted by shiny objects.They get distracted by all the noise and other forms of perceived “success” and they stop polishing their craft. In basketball terms, they stop practicing their lay-ups and free-throws.You may not notice a drop in their performance over the first year or two, but eventually it catches up. And it catches up VERY fast when it does.I’ve witnessed this in some of the people I once admired. Those people who sit atop my field when it comes to influence and mastery. I’ve watched some of my favorite authors and thinkers completely lose focus on what they were about and to start playing it “safe” in the content they produced.I could tell they started getting lost and numbed and confused by everything going on around them.They stopped pushing themselves.They stopped making increasingly better and better decisions.At some point, they became satisfied enough with their results that they allowed goal-defeating behavio r to creep-in. And it began to creep-in consistently enough to erode their confidence.Here’s how to crush it in the “gig economy”According to the research cited in the Harvard Business Review article referenced above, here’s how to thrive in the gig economy: keeping a schedule following a to-do list beginning the day with the most challenging and creative work optimizing for sleep meditation nutrition exercise I can attest to this. The best way to succeed in an economy where you’re rewarded by the quality of your results and thinking - not by the amount of time you work - is by optimizing your time and energy.You need to do your best work when you work best. This means you must make hard decisions. You have to miss certain things that the masses won’t be willing to miss - like staying up late on your favorite mind-numbing distraction.You’ll need to optimize your evenings for sleep and recovery. You’ll need to wake up recovered, get clarity, and produce your best work before the day takes over.If you continually push yourself to expand and grow, you’ll get better and better opportunities. All the best gigs will come your way.You should absolutely take those. They’ll continue to push you further in your growth and creativity.You should collaborate with your mentors and heroes. But you also need to continue producing at the same volume and quality of your own work.This is the t ricky part.When you start growing your platform, influence, and business - you still need to maintain the mindset of that scrappy creative while grappling the success you’re achieving.While everyone else in the top 1-3% are getting fatter and lazier, you’re getting leaner and remaining just as humble and disciplined as you were when you first started.You’re still connecting and collaborating. You’re still expanding your network and business skills.But you will never forget about why you’re really doing this. You absolutely do have a need for achievement. And you know which direction you want to point it toward. You’re not going to allow yourself to get lost in other people’s perceptions of “success,” no matter how lucrative, sexy, or easy.You’re going to stay your course and achieve your mission. And this is what’s going to separate you from the rest. This is how you’re going to blow past the “legends.” At some point, they lose their hunger and drive. At some point, they started pursuing first place in the finish lines.They stop pushing their creative boundaries.They stop learning as much and became comfortable with the level of expertise they had.They become more scattered in their thinking and priorities - which is almost impossible not to do. Because the more successful you become, the more complex your work and life becomes.Yet, you can remain clear as things become complex by remaining true to what achievements matter most to you. And by continually pushing your creative boundaries. By continually producing on your own while you’re growing a business or collaborating with others.You’ve got this.You can blow-past the elite. Just don’t lose yourself on the way up. Keep doing what you’re doing. Maintain that same level of discipline and productivity. Keep producing. Keep creating. Stick with your process. It’s killing it.Listen to your body.Listen to your soul.This article first appeared on Medium.

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