The Power of Willpower
The impact of willpower on career advancement can never be under-emphasized. Passionate people are ever at an advantage. If you are not as passionate as you would like, despair not. There are ways.
Willpower, albeit difficult, is learnable skill. Some people say it takes 21 days to build a habit. Beyond that, having a dose of willpower everyday will eventually make you reach a point where willpower becomes natural.
Failure can be a great hindrance in motivating your self. However, people who are gifted with a healthy dose of willpower will not back down on any course. The truth of the matter is, every endeavor represents a challenge.
Our perspective and level of commitment make other fields difficult. For example, a person is asked to sell boats. A person who has more interest in technological gadgets over something perceivably mundane as boats would find this project extra challenging and more likely to be easily frustrated. However, a person with a natural knack for sailing will definitely have the drive to keep at it and most probably meet and exceed the clients’ expectations.
A rule of thumb: it is not a one-time big time thing. On the contrary, it takes more than an overnight success. Willpower without passing the acid test of time is not willpower at all.
In your job, you may downsized for many reasons. Life is unfair by nature. You cannot change circumstances but you can definitely change your view on career and life in general. In fact, W-I-L-L-P-O-W-E-R means:
W - isely discerning the work situation before doing it will give you a gauge on the energy required to do it.
I - nitially counting the cost will help keep your will intact. You know what is expected and will be able to calculate the risks. You will less likely falter because you have researched the job you are getting into.
L - iving life one step at a time to keep you from being burned out. You need to have outlets. You are not a machine. Work must just be part of your life, not the be-all and end-all of it.
L - oving your job is the greatest motivation. You will more likely to stay if you learn to love what you do even if a co-worker gets the credit for something you did or you get much flack for doing the right thing in the job.
P - rayer is another option. Wherever you are, you cannot make it in this life if you don't seek help from a Higher Source, especially with toxic bosses, who require a total pray over and a week of fasting.
O - vertime is an option and not a necessity. Never be motivated just because of the money. Ill feeling resulting from lack of rest may deceive you to think that you no longer want the job, but the reality is that you just needed forty winks more than the digits in your paycheck!
W - rong calculations and judgments need to be corrected as soon as possible. No matter how much you prepare, unpredictable circumstances could deter you. Use the fight or flight approach. Fight if you feel there is improvement in your career status over time. Flight if you see that your stay is futile and will need more wisdom than willpower.
E - ncouragement must be taken daily from outside sources. This is quite self-explanatory.
R - espect the company and your self. If you respect yourself, you would not subject yourself to situations that will force you to move all your employment papers excessively. Human beings need a routine or a sense of permanence in career which only a job well-considered and committed to can provide.
Willpower is practiced when you find your own niche in life. It could be anything as simple as making scrapbook or collecting seashells. This confidence will consequently help you bank on greater and greater endeavors. Your resistance to challenges and pitfalls will increase as you increase the workload and strive to improve on quality. Use your willpower!
