3 Keys to Productive Career Development

Productivity in Career Development

Success and failure in pursuit of a dream hinges not only on the amount of effort but on if that effort is applied productively. Ensuring that effort is applied in an impactful way requires discipline and order.

When a person is motivated they are willing to expend tons of energy in order to achieve their goals, doing this can be exhausting and rightfully so. Being worn out as a result of putting forth an enthusiastic effort should be a freeing experience and an achievement on its own.

Of course, without signs of progress towards a goal, that exhaustion can feel more like a punishment rather than a reward. For this reason, being able to focus ones enthusiasm is key to a person avoiding burn-out before reaching their ambition.

Even the most motivated and disciplined person can feel defeated and give up all-together on their pursuits when their energy doesn’t produce results.

 

Keys to Productive Career Development

 

  1. Be Organized: Know what needs to be done and it what sequence to ensure reaching your destination.
  2. Make Time for Career Development: You can’t be productive if you don’t do the work. Carve out time in your day to focus on professional development planning or working the plan you’ve already created.
  3. Develop Career Positive Habits: It is very likely that you have habits that prohibit the career advancements you’d like to see. By replacing those counterproductive patterns with productive routines you are effectively exchanging obstacles for new opportunity.

 


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Brendan Alan Barrett

Brendan Alan Barrett is a top sales producer who has generated millions of dollars in revenue. In addition to running his own sales organization in the civil engineering and construction industry, Brendan provides coaching and training to sales teams and business owners. His practice focuses on identifying, prioritizing, and winning the attention of prospects that can be turned into sales quickly. In doing so, Brendan helps his clients to generate revenue and customer testimonials that fuel more scalable and less labor intensive business development efforts for year-over-year growth. As the founder of StartInPhx.com and host of The Business of Family and Selling podcast Brendan interviews moms, dads, husbands, and wives who work in sales or run their own businesses. Each interview unpacks the very best in strategies and tactics family-first sellers can use to grow their books of business without losing their status as a rock stars at home. While originally from the Chicagoland area, Brendan started his sales and marketing career in Southern California before relocating to Arizona.

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