Most people think career growth comes from working harder. I agree that sometimes it does. Even though i believe its relative But after a certain point, everyone around you is working hard too. What separates people isn't effort. It's value. I would be asking what is value if i were you. Value is what you bring to the table most times you dont know what it is but its what stands you out in the grand scheme of things. I've noticed that the professionals who become indispensable do a few things...

Let's step back a bit the major difference might look easy on the graph but come with me. Most world class had people who kept them accountable. Pharaoh under Joseph's instructions during the famine and lean years had people who followed through his laid down instructions to become world class. Everyone knew Kobe Bryant to be the best in his era ( I understand the side debates) but few are aware he had done a skillset audit. He had looked at his weaknesses and what it was stopping him from...

July is the month when confidence quietly drops. Not loudly. Not dramatically. Just enough for you to feel slower, unsure, and slightly behind. You see, you start in January with Energy and set goals, then boom, mid-year it gets clear the year is almost ended because from now you have like two months' break, one in August when the schools or families go on the August or summer break depending on where you are, and then there is December, one full month of festive activity clearly things that...