Boost Your Career by Sander Flaum

Author:Sander Flaum
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allworth Press
Published: 2018-01-19T05:00:00+00:00

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Launch Your Impact Projects

THINGS ARE HEATING UP FOR YOU. YOU are seeing new ways forward! Now even obstacles are opportunities, because you can act to remedy them in ways that matter and get noticed. Whether you set out to build from scratch, refresh a process, expand on efforts, or reach out to others, the projects in the last chapter can work for you while you work to make positive changes.

It’s time to focus on how you will implement the projects. There are ways to act that make big impressions. Don’t assume you will become a hero for contributing an idea, even if it is a very good idea. You need to follow through on it. First, create the formal proposal that clearly demonstrates its value to your organization. Then define your step-by-step action plan to take it up the ranks, get buy-in and feedback, and gain approval on your execution plan. Last, budget the hours in the week you and others will devote to it.

Don’t think that any old effort will do. You need to apply your passion, discipline, and EQ—in addition to the skillset you were hired for. We’ve found, again and again with thousands of people over the course of decades, that when you focus on the right things, what has until now been your “potential” can be applied and established in highly visible ways.

This chapter helps you set your sights on seven things as you launch your meaningful project and see it through. Along the way, we offer you a lot of advice and resources you can turn to. Because when you have a focused view, accurate aim, and clear intention, navigating the practicalities becomes easy. You can prioritize tasks and deal with setbacks. Use this chapter to set your sights on the right things as you take off.

SET YOUR SIGHTS TIP #1: FOCUS AND APPLY YOUR PASSION

Above all, have passion for the projects you lead. It provides the desire to keep moving forward, and is also contagious. It rallies people around you and makes your efforts visible. It will set you apart, at any level, in any team, for any project. The thing is, passion can’t be faked. Don’t set out to lead a project that looks good on paper but doesn’t pass your gut check. As you honestly assess whether you can get 100 percent behind something, keep this in mind: passion and focus are dependent on a mindset that comes from seeing a big picture.

What does that big-picture passion result from? All kinds of things. You could be very passionate about tasks you are good at. Projects that are creative or innovative. Or you love bringing people together. Brainstorming. Inspiring other peoples’ successes. Beating quotas. You might love the sense of accomplishment so much that crossing off your to-dos are high moments in your day.

It’s different for everyone—the source of your passion may lie under the surface of a project. It could be found in how you do things: you enjoy puzzling over a

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