What businesses need
In today’s world, businesses are constantly having to change the way they run.
You, as a person, are no different. You are your own business. Today, being aware of in-demand skills has never been more important.
There are two things that are always essential for businesses:
These are:
- An income
- The need for presence
You, as a business
You, as a person, are no different. You are your own business. Today, being aware of in-demand skills has never been more important. So, let’s explore how you can stay ahead of the job market.
In the same way as a business, you need to:
- Identify your personal values
- Identify where to promote yourself
- Know how to promote yourself
- Know how you manage potential customers (except for you it may be a potential employer instead!)
Selling you
Your opportunities to improve yourself can come from anywhere. In fact, Muriel Pénicaud, France’s former Minister of Labour recently said:
“First, I think it’s soft skills are probably the most difficult to learn. These are probably the most important for the long-term. And second, it’s learning a range of skills that will be unique to each person. They’ll learn artificial intelligence, cooking and soft skills. This mixture of skills will make the difference over time. Learning is a continuous process.”
But why is this important? Because we often mistake room for growth as a weakness. So we avoid seeing the true value and purpose of learning. To develop, you need to accept that there’s room for growth. It’s more than just effort, working harder or faster doesn’t improve your personal growth.
What is a growth mindset?
A growth mindset believes that skill and intelligence are something that people can develop. Your room for growth is never a weakness, it’s your potential.
If you embrace having a growth mindset, you’ll believe that your future success is achieved through constant personal development.
You don’t need to know what to do with your life
Our work identity is only part of our overall identity. Take some time to think about your personality. Ask yourself how each aspect of your personality can help you at work.
We get asked what do we want to do when we grow up. This suggests that our options for our future are in one direction. From a young age, we gain qualifications and make choices that support that direction. This career advice isn’t helpful. Most people today can expect to change jobs several times in a lifetime.
We can have different career paths. People don’t always know what they want to do with their life. This doesn’t mean you lack ambition, direction or that you aren’t good enough. It’s a sign you are willing to adapt. And to accept all aspects of your personality and interests.
LinkedIn has published a report looking back 20 years. Their study found that millennials will change jobs regularly. It will be an average of four times in their first ten years out of college. Earlier generations changed jobs twice during the same time.
