Three Rules For Success

In order to become successful in your career, you need to become successful in your life in general. Here are three rules for success.

Change your mindset

You don’t get in life what you want, you get in life what you are. You want to make a lot of money, you want to become a CEO in a company, can you reach there if you do not have what it takes to reach there.

Choose a company of good people

When you are in the company of good people, every moment you learn something new. It also means you have someone to help you when you actually need help.

Develop communication skills

Once you open your mouth, you tell the world who you are. If you cannot tell the world who you are, how do you suppose to excel in life?

No matter what you are doing in your professional life, you need to master these three things to become successful in your chosen career.

Career Building: Three Questions That Need to Be Addressed

Career building requires a lot of things. However, whenever you are in doubt related to your career and life in general, here are three questions you need to ask.

What do I want to do?

Don’t ask yourself questions like what I should do or what needs to be done, instead, ask yourself “what do I want to do.” You will not be successful in your career and you will not find happiness in your career.

What is the truth that I am running away from?

A lot of us are running away from the truth that we need to face. Find what you are running away from and then face it.

What small help do I need that will take me away from the current situation?

You might have reached a stagnation point and not growing in your career. Find what actually you need so that you can get away from the current situation. And then ask for help.

3 Books to Help You Build Your Career

When it comes to building your career, there is nothing wrong with asking for help. A little bit of nudge can help a lot of people to grow. While for a lot of people asking for help directly from people might not be the best solution, they can always look into foods.

Here are 3 books that will help you build your career:

Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life

This book will give you tips on how to find your passion. Finding your passion in your career is very important because that’s how you will grow and also find happiness.

Mindset: Changing the way you think to fulfill your potential

Mindset by Dr. Carlos S. Dweck will introduce you to fixed and growth mindsets and will change the way that you look at yourself forever

Linchpin: How to drive your career and create a remarkable future

Linchpin by Seth Godin will teach you how you can become indispensable in your work

How to Excel Your Online Career

If working online for you is posting on forums, publishing on article sites, or working on get-paid to sites or micro job sites, you need to upgrade yourself and do something that will earn you $50-$100 in a day instead of $1-$2 in a day. The tasks I mentioned should be your last options and not the first option. Explore something that pays you more.

In order to earn more, you need to work in jobs that pay more. Instead of publishing 1000 words articles and waiting for views to accumulate for you to earn some money, you should write the same article to a client and earn $10-$20. If you do not have the skills to write an article that will convince a client to hire you, you can enhance your skills through online courses.

Instead of watching videos to make a few cents, why don’t you make your own videos and earn from ads? If you don’t have skills, why don’t you join online courses and develop your video-making skills?

How to Build a Successful Career

Hard and Soft Skills Required to Become Successful in Any Career

No matter what career path you are into and what kind of job you want, there are certain hard skills and soft skills that are mandatory. Here are some hard skills and soft skills you need in order to become successful in any career you have chosen.

Essential hard skills you need in order to become successful in your career

Technical skills (graphic designing, web designing, etc.)

Computer skills (Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Analytical skills

Marketing skills (SEO and Digital Marketing)

Presentation skills

Management skills

Essential soft skills you need in order to become successful in your career

Problem-solving skills (this implies that you can handle any issues related to work)

Emotional intelligence (ability to make decisions from the brain and not from the heart)

Leadership skills

Strong work ethics

Ability to work in a team

Communication skills (not just speaking but also writing)

Adaptability (the skill needed to blend into any situation among any people)

Conflict management

These skills are required to become efficient in your work

5 Profitable Niches for Your Career

Whether you want to build a business, get a job, or become self-employed here are the top 5 niches that will help you build a strong career

Education: While you might not make a lot of money as a high school teacher or even a college teacher, however, you need to understand Education is $243 billion industry. When you switch to being an online tutor, create an online school, or an online course, you can make a lot of money.

Marketing: This is a niche that never gets saturated because every day the demand for marketers is growing. You can try becoming a market research analyst or create your own marketing firm, choice is yours.

Accountant: Not just big businesses, even small and medium enterprises are growing rapidly, and this growth demands accountants. You can either work remotely or have a day job or even build an accounting firm.

Programming: This niche requires a lot of skills and knowledge, but the money you can make is unlimited.

High Paying Skills You Need to Build to Improve Your Career

Whether you are self-employed, a freelancer, or a job holder, you will always find the job market very competitive. That’s why it is quite challenging to land a job with popular skills or let’s say common skills, like logo design, freelance writing, website development, etc. The job market has a demand for different sets of skills. You must provide a service that very few others do in order to beat out the competition and become successful in your career.

Teaching: Teaching was thought to be a low-paying profession, however, with the evolution of online learning, teachers can now make a sizable income. If you are a teacher, you can start working online as you already have academic credentials and professional experience. Even if you are not a teacher, you can start teaching different kinds of skills, like cooking, gardening, sewing, etc. The best thing is you don’t even need a degree.

Foreign Languages: There is a demand for language teachers, translators, and interpreters. If you speak more than one language, you can easily find work online or offline. You can also cater your content (articles, blogs, videos, books, etc.) to different language audiences. There is no need to focus only on English when you already know Chinese, Spanish, or French.

Advancing Your Career: Things to Remember

If you want to advance in your career, the most important thing you need to consider is learning new skills and building knowledge. If you are only a high school graduate, you can advance in your career only when you are a graduate, therefore, you should enroll in a college and get a bachelor's degree. If you are already a graduate, you need to enroll in a master's program. If you have already completed university courses, you should try to enroll in other courses that might be helpful in your career. If going to a college or university is not possible, you should enroll in short-term courses for building skills. Learning is very important to advance your career. The second important thing is building connections. You need to build relationships with who is who in the industry.