Investmenployment Part II

This is the follow up post to my earlier post on employment.

I purposely left hanging my earlier post with this last comment -

So Mr. Guerilla Investor, are you saying that a security guard, a janitor, or a driver should go to work to build a career? Don't they go to work for practical reasons?

In my almost 8 odd years of working, I have come to understand that initially, people work for practical reasons. Yes, you must work in order to live (unless you're sitting on a pile of cash), but when work becomes routine, when it becomes a requirement already, you get burnt out. And before you know it, you're writing your resignation letter for God knows what you created for a reason.

If you're a leader of others (i.e. a manager with staff under you), you have to be aware of the telltale signs that your staff is unmotivated or worse, on the verge of resignation. I've read and been coached that one sign is tardiness. The other is frequent absences. Of course, that's not the only sign you have to watch out for. You must get to the bottom of the subordinate's behavior.

Anyway, going back...

Lacking any factual evidence at this point, I will use empirical data instead, citing examples to establish my point.

The principle of being a career person is to have a goal. It's been said everywhere else and a lot of textbooks and career coaching books will tell you the same thing. Having a goal is an important tool for you to take a step ahead of the pack.

But I would add this point - at the core of having a goal is the word called driven. And with no pun intended, my first example is a rent a car driver I used to deal a lot with during my previous work.

More on it in the next post.

(I know I've been delayed two days since my scheduled post, forgiveness is not too much to ask right? ^^ Thanks for dropping by)