Personal Growth and Professional Development - Key to Success
Being good at your job won’t take you to success. Ramp up your personal growth and professional development with this key strategy. Visit https://garfinkleexecutivecoaching.com to browse through Joel’s hundreds of articles on cultivating career advancement, improving executive presence, and details on his executive coaching program. His coaching program will help you remove obstacles that limit advancement and provides a clear path to the next level.
Think professional development is about talent? Think again. Building perception and influence is just as vital, if not more so. Committing to your personal growth and professional development in these ways will take your career to new heights.
Yes, this may sound daunting. But as Joel describes in the video, in 1954, Edmund Hillary attempted to climb Mt. Everest and failed. However, he’d done something very few people had ever tried to do. When he returned from his journey a couple weeks later, he got up on stage to address a symposium of 2,000 people. He looked toward a huge picture of Mt. Everest and said, “Mt. Everest, you beat me the first time. But I’m going to beat you the next time. Because you’ve grown all you’re going to grow. But I’m still growing.”
A year later, he became the first person to climb Mt. Everest.
Those who advance furthest in their careers are not always the most competent or gifted. Instead, they know how to use perception and influence. When you learn how to leverage your own influence in your organization, you’ll reach great heights. It’s not only about cultivating leadership skills—though that is crucial—but also branding yourself as a leader.
To climb your own personal Mt. Everest, you need to be as committed to your professional development and personal growth as to your performance in your current role. That’s how you advance in your career and get where you deserve to be. You’re always going to encounter hurdles, but like a rock climber, you’re growing in your ability to scale them.