Appreciate yourself and your contribution.

Don’t take yourself and anything you do for granted. Acknowledge Your Achievements Acknowledge yourself! Most people struggle with this to some degree but it is a habit that is worth cultivating. Refuse to be drawn into cynicism or gossip about “things never changing”.

Have you ever noticed that newer colleagues often brings ideas to the table that longer serving colleagues have given up on? Catch cynical thoughts as they arise and recommit to a new perspective. Beginners Mind Do you find yourself thinking some things at work cannot be changed (including yourself and your own behaviors)? If this is the case, catch yourself and remind yourself that you are creating a new start and fresh perspective around your work. If this is done as part of an appraisal you could use the appraisal system to support you in changing your habits by setting goals for yourself for the next meeting. You could ask a colleague or supervisor that you feel comfortable sharing with to give you feedback. What are you good at? What do you struggle with? What habits support you and your work and what habits drain you or stop you enjoying or achieving as much as you would like to in your work? Get Feedback It can be difficult to see ourselves and our behaviors objectively and if this is the case it is worth asking for feedback from someone you trust at work.

Assess Yourself Take the time to do an honest assessment of yourself at work your strengths and weaknesses and your positive and negative habits. Bad habits can erode our sense of self esteem and even our enjoyment of our work and the worst thing about them, is that often we don’t realise we are doing them! Whether you work cleaning jobs or accountancy jobs, here are some ways to blank the slate and help yourself to grow and reach your potential at work. However, as time goes by in a job, it can be easy to slip into bad habits. It feels good to do our best and we look forward to the clean slate and opportunity to start afresh. Aristotle When we start a new job we are often filled with good intentions we might promise ourselves that we will get to work in plenty of time, really give 100% and make the best of the role we are in. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.

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