{"id":5379,"date":"2021-06-26T12:26:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T06:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/?p=5379"},"modified":"2023-04-23T21:03:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T15:33:00","slug":"ways-to-level-up-in-your-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/ways-to-level-up-in-your-career\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Powerful Ways To Level Up In Your Career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you sick of procrastinating your dreams? Let me share some powerful ways to level up in your career, how to build effective habits, stopped procrastinating and use your energy as fuel to be a better version of yourself.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you ever worried that you are not good enough for that dream of yours? <\/span><\/p>\n

Well, if you believe that doing \u201cfine\u201d on your 9 to 5 job will get you there, or your school classes and proper homework will suffice, well I have bad news for you – the odds are not in your favour.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are here reading this article, you already have a head-start compared with the majority, as in today\u2019s fast-paced, constantly connected world, there are millions of people who would spend the day with candy crush or some new trending video with funny cats and would not lift a finger for anything that doesn\u2019t bring instant gratification.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard! I get it! Maybe more than most people do.<\/span><\/p>\n

But I broke the cycle and I walked that extra mile, and yes walked it, not ran it.<\/span><\/p>\n

I found a small quote a few years ago and it stuck with me ever since:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDiscipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.\u201d<\/strong> <\/em>\u2014 Abraham Lincoln<\/span><\/p>\n

I realized that he was right.<\/span><\/p>\n

I did want to watch that funny cat video or play that new video game\u2026 And the truth is that I did just that.<\/span><\/p>\n

One day I had enough.<\/span><\/p>\n

So I came up with a plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

I wanted to learn a new language for a long time. So, I decided to spend 5 minutes before playing the game to study German.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve made myself dedicate 5 minutes of focused effort every single day to what I know would help my future self. <\/span><\/p>\n

So I\u2019ve started with 5 minutes of studying foreign language, basic finances, and even databases.<\/span><\/p>\n

At first, it took me a lot of effort. I was feeling exhausted and irritated after those 5 minutes because it was simply too hard.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 5 minutes workouts were the hardest for me at the beginning. However, I managed to trick my brain to change the instant gratification (or dopamine boost) to wait for those dreadful 5 minutes, and then he will get what he wants.<\/span><\/p>\n

I had to convince myself to give my future self-5 minutes before I started a video game or play the next episode of a new Netflix show.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve noticed roughly a month and a half later that I\u2019ve slowly increased those 5 minutes to 10 minutes without distracting myself, and I managed slowly but gradually to improve my capability to stay focused. <\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve even started to like those lessons, which I dreaded for years!<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, I\u2019ve noticed that my energy levels stayed higher even after my work was over, so I focused that mental power and I joined a few start-ups, which have slowly led to expanding my skill set, thus making me more valuable not only as an employee but as a person. <\/span><\/p>\n

I found I can swoop more easily in conversations on business or casual events, something that I could hardly imagine before, speaking as the king of the introverts (as if we could ever gather to proclaim one).<\/span><\/p>\n

So doing this small change (which I will call step) of dedicating 5 long long minutes out of those 1440 granted to us every day has helped me to run not only a single mile but a few more!<\/span><\/p>\n

And I intend to keep walking! Step by step! <\/span><\/p>\n

I may not have a head start in life, I may not be the smartest or fastest but I\u2019ve taught myself discipline and with one step after another I will surpass my yesterday self, and get to my desired goal! After all, life is a marathon, not a sprint.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you, dear reader, decide to make such a first step as well, then you have my deepest respect!<\/span><\/p>\n

As you won\u2019t be a bystander watching the participants in the marathon, but you will become a participant yourself. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you get to think about it, there are tens of thousands of people watching the runners and only a few dozens of participants in the event. <\/span><\/p>\n

From the participants, some sprint ahead, and get tired faster and some keep slower but steady pace, who in the long run will outwalk the sprinters. <\/span><\/p>\n

In any case, each participant is immeasurably ahead compared with the bystanders, who are there only for the entertainment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here I would like to share a few tricks which I\u2019ve tried, some worked for me some did not, but maybe let\u2019s hope it would work better for you.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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