Don’t Live In The Past

You don’t have to be a victim of the past. Whether to live in the past or in the present is a choice we all have to make. When you live in the past, you:

·         blame other people and circumstances for your situation at work

·         avoid taking personal responsibility for career success

·         encourage yourself to feel sorry for yourself and

·         persistently live with the victim’s mentality.

Stop building bridges to your past; it only divides your attention and dilutes your energy and enthusiasm. You can take charge of your career, so you do not have to be a victim of circumstances. One of the ways to overcome your past is to consistently seek new knowledge.

Knowledge gives you power to change your situation, fight new obstacles and make better decisions. Perhaps you might wonder why you have remained on a job grade for so long while new and younger employees come into same organization to take higher grades, over and above you. Now, you have a feeling of resentment towards everything and everyone around you. I want you to know that nobody hates you! All you need to do to change this situation is to add new knowledge to what you are doing right now. Add a relevant professional certification and display a new skill that translates your academic or theoretical accomplishments into improvement on the job. Knowledge will always make you special, relevant and valuable.

No employer wants to throw away a valuable employee. When you have knowledge that other people do not readily have, somebody needs you. Instead of dwelling on the past, keep your mind active. The more active our minds are, the more agile they become which results in a higher level of creativity. Use your imagination to come up with innovative ideas. Find new ways to look at old problems. Then you will not need to live in the past.

You will reach your zenith!