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Work
By Charles Martin | March 25, 2011
“Work” – What is it?
Is it the stage where you show your real self?
Is it the cringe of necessity that you avoid everyday?
It’s entirely up to you.
I recently became active in an astute network of sales professionals and I’d have to say, they make the old adage “it’s what you make it” — and today it’s also where you make it. These folks each rock $200k+ from their cars and nearby restaurants and if they’re like me maybe a little league ball field once in a while. What struck me most is that with the new face of work, work exists in all corners. I knew this but it was clear again. The folks that are tied to desks in a remote location far from home don’t want you to know this but it’s true.
The main ingredients to someone being successful at work and away from the old norm is asking the right questions:
- Is what I do relevant to the stakeholders in my organization?
- Who am I scaring today?
- What risks am I taking today?
- What parts of the standard equation for my company, service, or products needs to be completely deleted? And how can I get managers to change their notions of how that company, service, or product works better?
Every day, and even in dire, down times, I make sure that I keep the outside edge of my “work” on the fault line. I try to push norms into not-so-norms and I bring new concepts to surface for the entire organization – whether that be my clients, prospects, bosses, or family members. And even today, new forms, concepts, and approaches at my current company slowly rise to the surface that I had a hand in.
It’s not a solo world – yet. But protecting who you are as an individual and making sure you’re able to stay in front is paramount right now.
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