Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Transferable Work Quality #3: Going Above and Beyond

Inside the book and game of CareerBall: Great athletes who people admire and respect are the ones who will go the extra mile. The same is true in order to be successful in business and to lead an enriching and satisfying life. As an athlete, it is not enough to do just the bare minimum to get by. You know that each day there is only one person who truly knows what level of effort you have put forth to be successful… you. And when you have stayed after practice to work on a particular skill, or left the party early so you can catch up on important sleep, or put away the X-Box in order to go to the gym, you have demonstrated and experienced the difficult quality of learning to go above and beyond what is required. This is an enormously important skill to possess.

Make certain all your future employers know you possess this quality, and be prepared to cite personal examples where each quality was learned.

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