5 Ways You Sabotage Your Own Career

5 Ways You Sabotage Your Own Career

from the article "Are You Sabotaging Your Own Career? Probably"
By Steve Tobak | July 12, 2011

5 Ways You Sabotage Your Own Career without realizing it:

    Believing that someone else is the problem. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say the odds that there’s some conspiracy to hold you back, that everyone’s out to get you, that opportunity’s there for all but you, or that all your bosses and coworkers are raging a**holes and backstabbing villains, are zero. That’s right; it’s you. And thinking it isn’t, well, that’s what actually holds you back.

    Putting yourself ahead of your company. I know it’s counterintuitive, but the best way to get ahead is to put the needs of your company first, and for the simple reason that doing your job well and going above and beyond the call of duty will come back to you eventually. That’s just the way it works. Nobody’s going to go out on a limb and shower you with raises and promotions until you prove yourself capable, which means getting results … for the company.

    Thinking you know better instead of listening and learning. Those who act as if they know it all and have overinflated opinions of themselves are usually overcompensating for deep feelings of inferiority and insecurity. And you know what? Everyone knows it but them. So, when you act that way instead of listening and learning, it’s like holding up a giant sign that says, “I act big but I really feel small.”

    Feeling entitled to something, anything. People throw the “entitlement” word around a lot these days, but there’s a simple truth in business: You’re not entitled to squat. If that’s news to you, then good, you heard it here first. Oh, except for one thing. You’re entitled to work your tail off and maybe someday make something of yourself; that’s about it. The truth is that whatever you feel entitled to you’ll never get.

    Drinking the Kool-Aid, i.e. that there’s some magic secret to getting ahead. Becoming successful in the real world requires every bit of whatever brains God gave you, the wisdom you learned along the way, and pretty much all your energy and focus. By definition, every brain cycle and moment you spend thinking there’s a better way - a magic way - works against you by detracting from what it really takes to succeed: brains, hard work, and learning from experience.

MY THOUGHTS

How can I not agree?  All the points presented are self-destructing-blaming others, self first before company, being a know-it-all, entitlement which is brought about by a terrible sin called pride, taking shortcuts to success. Time to ask yourself some questions. Are you or are you not?