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Alli Peck argues that career growth requires doing things while scared. Reach for harder work, talk to strangers, try unfamiliar tasks. The discomfort is temporary. The payoff is real.
Alli Peck argues that career growth requires doing things while scared. Reach for harder work, talk to strangers, try unfamiliar tasks. The discomfort is temporary. The payoff is real.
Would you venture out of your comfort zone for the sake of your own career? There's a big ROI on that, and I'm going to tell you what it is. Reaching for challenges at work, networking with strangers, and trying things you've never tried before. These are all examples of how you should get out of your comfort zone at work. But why do it? Have you ever heard the phrase easy come, easy go? Or if it's worth it, it's not going to be easy. Having a fruitful career has many benefits, including the security of a fat paycheck. If you just want to sit in the corner and watch everybody else, I don't know if I can help you go after what you want. You might have to struggle a little bit along the way, but it is worth it. It's kind of like standing in line for a huge roller coaster and you feel those butterflies in your stomach and you're like, what's it gonna be like? And then you do it. And you're looking at the pictures afterwards and you're like, that was so fun. Let's do it again. Let me know if you've ever tried something that you were absolutely terrified to do, but you did it anyways and you felt hella proud of yourself afterwards.
Change Your Career Without Leaving Your Job: Podcast Episode with Darcy Eikenberg
