Having worked in a job that takes 110% of your concentration just to stay on the horse, I can tell you that unless you make a conscious effort to focus on something beyond the job, you will lose touch with people. What activities could you add that would take your mind off of work so you come back refreshed and with interest? Staying Connected Just as listening to your favorite song on replay all day, every day, would become boring, focusing solely on your work can quickly become too much of a good thing. When you have more on your mind than just your job, you’re also likely to be more interested in the work you do. Just as with spurring your creativity, being interesting starts with having a variety of interests, experiences and outlets from which others can get ideas and inspiration. Sooner or later, people get bored by the “one trick pony” and want to move onto something (or someone) new.
And that applies to their work, no matter how interesting that work may be. There’s nothing more boring than someone who only knows and thinks about one thing. Or taking a walk and letting your mind wander and make new connections.ĭo you make time to think, to be in new environments, or to gain different experiences? Being Interesting You could couple this with another activity like having coffee with someone you haven’t seen in a while to talk about what they’re seeing in their business. Giving yourself a change of scenery and the space to think and imagine can spur creativity, rather than being busy all the time with the tasks of your job.
When you focus solely on your job, you give up the chance to learn from what’s going on in other arenas and think broadly about how this could apply to your part of the world. So, there are big rewards for people who can come up with creative ideas and innovative approaches for finding solutions, serving customers and staying ahead of the competition.
Technology is driving the pace of change ever faster. What other outlets do you have in your life? Whether it’s family, friends, hobbies, physical activities, or other interests, make sure you carve out time for the rest of life beyond work. That’s why it’s essential to have more going on in your life than just work. If your sole focus is on your job, then career setbacks will be more of a struggle to bounce back from. We all have setbacks when it comes to our careers. So, just as your strengths taken to extremes become your weaknesses, making the same choice time after time can also lead you astray. At each point in time, “stay focused” seems like the right thing to do.īut always making the short-term right decision will land you all the way on the right side of the tree when your objective is to get to the top. The right branch is “stay focused on the job” and the left branch is “do something different”. Let’s put this in the context of a decision tree. How seemingly right choices can lead you astray Most of the time, that’s exactly the right answer.īut, if that’s your choice every time, it can become the wrong one. Oh, and being creative and collaborative at the same time. It’s all about producing quality results quickly and reliably. After all, there’s a lot to do, you’re an achiever, and you’re in the flow. You’d probably say, “stay focused on the job”. Someone comes by and asks you the best way to spend the next 15 minutes of your day. Imagine you’re hard at work and things are going well.
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