This document provides 10 rules for succeeding in the early years of a corporate career. The rules are: be humble; continuously improve skills; set goals; commit fully to goals; do not be discouraged by mistakes; observe others; think positively; gain trust; build social networks; and have backup plans. Following these rules can help one navigate the corporate world successfully in the initial years.
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How to succeed in the first few years
1. HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE
FIRST FEW YEARS OF THE
CORPORATE WORLD
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3. TEN RULES TO BE SUCCESS
• Be humble
• Improvements
• Set goals
• Commitment
• Not to be knocked down by mistakes
• Observation
• Think positively
• Gain trust
• Public Relation
• Back up plan
5. BE HUMBLE
• Always be humble no matter how smart you are but
remains confident in yourself.
- Appreciate everything
- Don’t judge others
- Redirect praise
6. IMPROVEMENTS
• Always improve yourself in terms of socialising skill,
technical skills, soft skills and leadership skills
- Life is about learning, if you
stop leaning, that means your
competitors are going to be
better than you
7. SET GOAL
• Think about what you want to achieve in your career and
go for it.
- Without goals, procrastination
of taking actions occur. Your
future will be " blur "
8. COMMITMENT
• Complete your goal with your heart and soul no matter
how hard it is.
- “When bitterness finishes,
sweetness will begins "
your effort will be rewarded
at the end of the day.
9. NOT TO BE KNOCKED DOWN BY MISTAKES
• When mistakes are made, review, look for the reasons and
learn from the mistakes
- There will be no improvements
if mistakes don’t occur
- Take it as a lesson
10. OBSERVATION
• Observe the performance of people around you, look for
the successful people and learn from them.
- Every success person has
their own ways to deal
with things and people.
11. THINK POSITIVELY
• “There will always be light at the end of the tunnel“
- Negative thoughts will
only make things worse.
12. GAIN TRUST
• Almost everything else is easier to achieve when trust
exists.
- Gain trust from people
who work with you,
especially your boss.
13. PUBLIC RELATION
• Build wide and strong social network
- Having good social
networking will make
your works more efficient.
14. BACK UP PLAN
• Things don’t always go the way that you expect
- Always prepare a plan B
in case your plan A does
not work