Achieving Career Development Goals and Objectives|Mistakes to avoid.

Mistakes by professionals that stand in their way in achieving career development goals and objectives are seen to be quite common. Your habits, attitudes and behavior patterns and the way you move around professionally at your workplace have great impact on your advancement to your long term career goals. However intelligent and smart you may be you need to bear in mind certain career principles that influence your career goals. There are few common mistakes we often make that hinder achievement of our career goals and objectives and could be disastrous and can land us into a professional predicament. Based on studies of experts here is a list of common mistakes that need to be avoided so that these negative qualities do not impede your progress towards achieving your long term career development goals and objectives.

I need not be punctual

‘I don’t need to be punctual as I have the potential to deliver results’- such attitude may land you in troubles. You should never compromise punctuality at workplace. All your good and hard work will turn useless if you are not punctual and regular at work. Even if your work facilitates free movement, stipulate for yourself the time for coming and leaving the workplace so that your colleagues can be sure of your availability during those hours. In case you need to be away from your work for any reason you should keep your boss and the team members informed about it.

I want immediate success.

Instant success may be your motto, but it's not going to work at office. However intelligent you might be you need to remember that there is no shortcut to success. You priority should be to work harder to improve your sills and grow. Once your worth is established in the eyes of your employer monitory and other success will come automatically.

I am not going to do extra work.

If you want to have successful career don’t be rigid to your job variety. You may miss out on lucky breaks to be noticed unless you stretch the areas of your work beyond the routine ones particularly those areas that can reveal your unexploited talents. Therefore, don’t complain at being given additional work, which may offend your superiors. Accept projects that let your professional career shine.

I am the only one behind the success.

In your workplace don’t be afraid to be a team player. If there is success, give credit where it is due, even if you don't get along with somebody. Do not entertain a wrong belief that you are the only one extraordinary around and success is just because of you. This is incorrect. It is those who are incompetent usually take full credit for positive results in spite of the help received from others, while potential winners give credit where credit is due. Your real talent cannot remain unseen for long, neither can other people's lack of ability.

I hate networking.

A professional cannot work in isolation. You may have outstanding ability, but there will be times when you hit an obstruction and you need to interact and seek input from your network of colleagues. Therefore, keep in touch with your peers and join a professional networking site. Knowing who could be available to fill a need during a roadblock is worth its weight in gold. As a professional, it also helps you to keep your skill set current.

I know everything.

This is one of the most professionally disastrous thoughts. Professing to know it all can readily weaken your career. Winners remain perpetually interested in learning new ideas and methods. You should learn continuously, especially from your mistakes and upgrade your skills regularly. This makes you feel humble and offer instant satisfaction. People around you will love you for your sincere, humble and honest outlook and learn form your professional and rational conduct which will definitely help to bring success to your professional career.

I deserve the promotion as I believe I am exceptional.

There is no room for ‘Gods’ in the workplace. As soon as you start believing that you are the only one who can do the jobs ‘right’ it will start endangering your career progress. You have to back your conviction with actions. There is a difference between self confidence and actual delivering. Before you claim your chance to be promoted make sure that you are ready to shoulder more professional responsibilities that come with the promotion, as otherwise the step may backfire and spoil chances of impending promotions and cause set back to your career development plan by several years.

ConclusionT

Therefore, if you want to have a very successful career you should be aware of the common mistakes to be avoided that may endanger your progress towards achieving your career development goals and objectives you have set for yourself. This would enable you to identify your deficiencies, if any. If you have shortcomings in any of the above areas, instead of being anxious about them, you must rather see them as opportunities for progress up the career ladder. In fact, what we term as mistakes that you may not have been aware of before can in fact represent a turning point that gives you opportunities to overcome them.