Brian Tracy explains two habits that accelerate career advancement: start earlier, work harder, stay later to boost productivity, and take on more responsibility once you master your current role. Both apply whether you're an employee or executive.
Let's talk about two habits for rapid advancement. Most self made millionaires are entrepreneurs who start and build their own successful businesses. But many self made millionaires are salespeople and executives of successful businesses who do an excellent job, make an excellent contribution.
And get paid extremely well, both in.
The form of cash and stock.
Now, only about 1% of the population has the temperament and combination of abilities.
Necessary for successful entrepreneurship. But fully 99% of the population has the ability to work well in a specific job or occupation. And since you will probably spend 95%.
Of your life working for someone else.
On average, it's absolutely essential that you learn how to make yourself valuable and then indispensable. This is the key to your success at work.
Over the years, I've been invited to.
Speak to graduating classes of business students. They invariably ask me for advice on.
How to get ahead in the world of work.
I will tell you what I tell them.
There are two habits that you can.
Develop that will help you get ahead faster than any success secrets you will.
Ever learn in the world of work.
These habits will serve you well as an employee, as a manager or executive, or as an entrepreneur and business owner. These habits are simple. They're easy to learn and incredibly powerful.
To begin with, remember that the normal.
Hours of work are simply averages and.
They are for average employees.
They have nothing to do with you. Instead, you should develop the habit of starting a little earlier, working harder and.
Staying a little later.
If the workday starts at 8:30am you should be at work and busy.
By 8:00, clock, you should work steadily all day long.
If the workday ends at 5 o'.
Clock, you should continue working until 5:30.
Or 6 or even later.
The simple act of starting earlier, working harder and staying later will increase your productivity by anything from 50 to 100%.
The people who are in the best.
Position to help you get ahead will.
Soon notice these work habits. They will give you an edge over.
Any of your co workers who don't have them.
Develop the habit of asking for and accepting more responsibility.
As soon as you feel that you.
Are on top of your work, which.
You will be, very quickly go to.
Your boss and tell him that you want more responsibility.
Tell your boss that you very much.
Like your job and that you want to make an even more valuable contribution to the company. You're not asking for more money or special recognition. You simply want more responsibility. When you do these two things. Start earlier, work harder, and stay later and keep asking for more responsibility.
You put yourself onto the fast track.
