Tips for the Best Life In and Out Of Work
Bangalore: Due to the speculated economic slowdown, most of us feel that we are stuck in our work life. We are scared of layoff, concerned about our earnings, we are also afraid to make a job shift in the middle of the situation of crisis. However, we should realize the fact that we are not the only one who feels so; there are many people who are also scared to change their job in this time of speculated recession. According to Nancy Mann Jackson of glassdoor.com, by determining out our own exclusive efficiencies and special skills, we can make our work matter, better connect with the opportunities that are right for us, and make a difference in our workplace and in the lives of people around us. Nancy, in her articles mentions about a new book named, Bring Your Superpowers to Work: Your Guide to More Clarity, Confidence and Control, written by career coach Darcy Eikenberg who highlights that “ we all need to spend a little time channeling our childhood selves, who believed we could don a red cape and change the world.”
Further Darcy says, “red cape revolution” at work is important because “our working world is crying out for more — more of our talents, more of our brainpower, more of our energy, more of our hands and legs, more of our caring and love. We spend so much time and energy at work, and yet the world still hungers for solutions. The challenges … out there are waiting to be solved and are too important to allow any one of us to sit still, hiding our abilities instead of embracing our superpowers and taking them with us to the office, factory, coffee shop, seat 24B, or wherever we work today.”
You can easily gain the transparency and assurance to find the superpowers you have and that can make a difference in the work you do and in the community around you, by joining what Darcy calls the “red cape revolution,”
Darcy claims “Your ‘superpowers’ are more than just your strengths; they are the unique, powerful things about you that allow you to make a valuable contribution to your world. They come from a combination of your relationships, your learnings, your failures, your assets, your gifts, your experiences, your community, and your resources.”
Listed below are the four steps for finding your own “superpowers” to build the career, the world and the life of your desire suggested by Darcy.