Geez, it is depressing out there right now. It seems like just about everybody we talk to is really worried about losing their job. And…I’d say that almost half of the business owners are wondering if they’ll be able to make it until the economy turns around.
Scary for sure.
Remember at the beginning of this series of articles that I said that certain things you should worry about, and certain things you shouldn’t?
Well, this is one of those things. Actually, it is both of those things.
You shouldn’t worry about whether some really rotten luck will cause your company to go under, or cut their workforces, or whatever. After all, there isn’t much you can do about that part of it, right?
But, you should worry about doing everything you can to be the most valuable employee you can be. Most of us get so efficient at our job that we can do it with our eyes closed. We just kind of go through the motions, get “it” done acceptably, and move to the next thing.
Think back to when you first started at your current job.
Didn’t you do everything you could to be a superstar employee? You did everything better and faster than you needed to, so that you could make a good impression. You thought about your job a bunch, and you even suggested things to your boss to make your company or products better or cheaper or whatever.
You went above and beyond on everything you did. You completed stuff that wasn’t “in your job description.” All in all, you were a perfect employee.
Do that now.
Really.
Remember, you can’t do anything about your company and what they might or might not decide to do. But, you can make yourself as “layoff-proof” as possible by simply remembering what you were like when you were new on the job.
That’s all for now.
Talk soon,
Scott
