Everyone wants to achieve their career goals, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Before you go and change everything, look at your own skills first. Successful people aren’t necessarily smarter or more talented than less successful people. Research shows us that it comes down to your perseverance and your ability to adapt.
Working on yourself can improve your chances of landing success. Successful people often reach their goals because of how they think and respond, how they adapt and learn lessons. Grit is a better predictor of success than IQ or conscientiousness, no matter the population. What you can develop inside yourself is more impactful than your status, wealth, background and environment.
Wilma Rudolph, an American sprinter who won multiple gold medals at the Olympics, once said, “I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.” Her drive and determination helped her succeed. In 1960, Wilma won three gold medals.
Doing the inner work for success is like building a muscle, the more you exercise it the more it will grow and get stronger. Growing and exercising your skill set and abilities is the key to success. We all have unlimited potential, you just have to tap into it.
Highly successful people often share traits that help them succeed. Traits such as grit, self-awareness, adaptability and an open mind. These traits help them in their day to day lives. Social Cognitive Psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson says, “Decades of research suggest that the belief in fixed ability is completely wrong, abilities of all kinds are profoundly malleable. Embracing the fact that you can change will allow you to make better choices and reach your fullest potential.” Everyone is capable of growing and learning new things.
Practicing the inner work at work. Poor leadership costs US companies upwards of $550 billion a year in lost productivity. Similarly, US businesses lose $1 trillion per year from voluntary turnover. 47% of former employees stated they loved their job but could not stand their manager. Leaders who have been properly trained and practice self awareness see much higher numbers in employee satisfaction.
Surprisingly 58% of managers have not received formal leadership training. Just 19% of organizations think their leaders are effective at developing others. However companies that invest in proper leadership training for their managers see 69% better team collaboration. 60% increased employee engagement. 59% greater emotional intelligence. Trained leaders keep employee turnover rates down.
Practicing the inner work at work vs at home. At home, individuals who practice inner work and emotional regulation see higher numbers in relationship satisfaction. Couples with high emotional intelligence report, greater marital satisfaction, fewer conflicts and stronger commitment to one another. At work, leaders who develop emotional intelligence skills are associated with improvements in staff behaviors, business strategies and results, work team performance and staff wellbeing. There is a 95% correlation between leaders who are well trained and driven with financial abundance. Organizations that emphasize decisive leadership are 4.2x more likely to be healthy. Learn what the inner work can do for you and those around you, at Sounds True.
Source: Sounds True