Regardless of whether you are looking for work or looking for a promotion, you own the results. One thing I greatly enjoyed about one of the companies that I worked for at one time was its ‘no excuses’ culture. It ingrained into all of us a refusal to excuse away our results. Try to think that way about your job search or search for a promotion or new job. Don’t accept any excuses from yourself.
Continue to drive towards your goal with determination and fortitude. Continue making the necessary calls, taking the necessary action steps and heading in the direction of your goals. Persistence will pay off and you will succeed in your goals.
Understanding that you will not accept any excuses from yourself will stiffen your resolve and push you further. You own the results. Go make it happen.
Bethany Williams is an expert in business development, personal branding, and healthcare operations. She has held high level positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Perot Systems Corporation, GE Healthcare, and IDX Systems Corporation. Williams shares her stories and helpful tips on career success in her book, Winning Strategies for Women, and a popular motivational blog. She volunteers as a life coach and mentor for employees around the globe through her website and personal one-to-one visits. She currently works as an executive at a big four accounting firm, and speaks on branding, career planning, and women in business. She lives in Dallas with her husband, Michael, and her three children. You can find her on the web at www.bethanywilliams.org.
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Owning the result is not only about yourself, but also about others’ perception of you. That’s how you create trust. If people know that you will not shift the blame to someone else when things go wrong, they will respect you more.