How to Make a Difference (Saturated Market)

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How to Make a Difference

Personal Strategy Before I begin, I would like to apologize for my lack of...well, everything. Between trade shows, presentations and general work, I've been swamped. I now have so much to write about, I can go for ages. But that also means that I feel almost crushed under the weight of responsibility for writing. After putting in hours meeting deadlines at work, updating a website is the last thing I think about doing. But I think it's time I got back on top. And to kick it off, I have some good advice for everyone wanting to make a name for themselves.

Start at home

In order to make a big splash, the best place to start is with your immediate environment. How you carry yourself is related very strongly to how you are seen by others. And you have control over that. If you can convince those around you that you are accountable, that you get things done, that you are a STAR, then their perception rubs off on you, and can even work out for you in the form of word of mouth recommendations or references.

So how do I BE that good?

The secret to being the big star is remarkably simple. At least, the concept is. Delivering is significantly tougher. But out of all the advice I have read, all of the experiences I have had, and from talking to other people who get things done and carry the team, I have found it all comes down to one simple thing:

CARE.

Read that one again. The way to continuously deliver is to care about what you're doing. It's so easy and so common to just say, "I'm here from 9-5, I do my reports, I pray the client doesn't call, and that's it. Just a paycheque." If you genuinely give a damn about your project, if you take ownership of it, it becomes a lot more natural to go that extra distance, to anticipate your client's needs. If you genuinely want to make sure this project is a flying success and care about making your client succeed, you can build a reputation for being the star performer.

Git'r Done

If you can display the drive, the pride and the responsibility found in entrepreneurs and star performers, you can harness that kind of power and respect for yourself. I don't care if you make widgets, enter data, hand out promotional candy bars or handle contracts from the Fortune 500, if you take pride in your work, you will put in the effort. If you put in the effort, you will get the results. And if you get the results, you will get noticed.

Until next time,