DDDela`s Musing

  To be simply content with having a job and getting paid for the services you render without considering upping your game will consign you to mediocrity in your chosen career. It obviously isn`t enough just to make your way to work, go through the motions and make your way back home as soon as work hours is over. As an employee or professional, you should be interested in making substantial contribution to the success of the establishment you work with; you should be interested in developing your skill-sets and knowledge base on a continual basis such that you become more productive than you have ever been. Below are some tips on how to revolutionize your career. Find a mentor at your workplace Do you want to be better at your job? Well, you will need some sort of mentor-ship at your workplace. This could be a superior or even a workmate whose competence and productivity is remarkable and admirable. Get close to such a person where possible with the intent of tapping i...

Image source: http://naldzgraphics.net A couple of years back I was one of four young graduates from institutions of higher learning who had been recruited after our one year of compulsory National Service to do a year of voluntary service with a Junior High School. Each one of us had a unique approach to duty and in as much as every one of us contributed our bit I was particularly impressed by the work ethic of one of our colleagues.             David was a voluntary service personnel who would frequently report to work much earlier than most staff members and yet be one of the few to exit the school premises long after school hours was over. He would get so absorbed with his duties to the extent that he sometimes forfeit his meals while on the job; he was evidently passionate about his work. Image source: https://thearmitageeffect.wordpress.com One of the admirable traits that stood out for ...