
9 Career Mistakes to Avoid & 9 Habits to Grow
About this episode
The career path that we choose is influenced by a lot of factors - our mindset, goals, passion, and most especially the circumstances that surround us. We have a vision of where we want to be, but sometimes, we take a different route, we take a detour.
And that’s completely okay. You can have stopovers, fill up your gas, grab a bite and quench your thirst. You can have those moments where you go astray. And you can always return to that path that will lead you to success.
In this episode of On Purpose, Jay Shetty shares several mistakes we unconsciously make that hinder our character growth and what we can do to correct them.
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Key Takeaways:
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:43 Let’s focus on what we do to make money
- 02:20 Three classes of intelligence
- 04:40 Mistake #1: We build our careers around one revenue stream
- 08:21 Mistake #2: Being an out and out generalist
- 12:59 Mistake #3: Disregarding social media
- 16:43 Mistake #4: Complacency
- 19:34 Mistake #5: We celebrate for too long or we don’t celebrate at all
- 22:02 Mistake #6: Over reliance on one person
- 23:46 Mistake #7: Just watching the competition and getting disheartened
- 24:28 Mistake #8: Listening to what your company tells you
- 24:53 Mistake #9: Don’t ignore statistics but be led by your intuition
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