Blog Post: Think Like A STAR

By choosing your attitude you choose the way you think.  Choose the way you think and you can change your perceptions and perspectives.  Changing your perceptions and perspectives can open the door to new opportunities that you never imagined.  Look beyond your immediate to-do list to see how to you are contributing to your department and/or company.  Build your strengths rather than focusing on what you aren’t getting. 

You are in control of your career and have choices to create the kind of profession you want.  It is always good to begin with considering how well you are performing in your current position.  Are you the best that you can be?  How does your current position further your progress towards your goals?  What is your development plan and how can you best follow that roadmap?  Be pro-active in your development.

Another important question is to ask, how are you viewed in the workplace? Competent, confident and helpful or adequate and mediocre?  Good employees come to work on time, do their tasks well, and have a positive attitude. Star employees do all that and more. They are focused on contributing in ways that help the company achieve their goals and objectives. They are both excellent team-players and excellent leaders when needed. They care about others and help those around them to achieve their goals.

Here are some ways you can be a star employee:

·         Be the best YOU, you can be!

·         Choose your attitude everyday.

·         Respect others.

·         Be a life long learner.

·         Go the extra mile.

·         Put others first.

·         View life from the vantage point of what is possible versus what isn’t.

A special "Thank You" to Nancy Murphy, Director Talent Development and Acquisition at Cox Communications for contributing this article.   

At Cox Communications-AZ, we’re all about connecting people to what’s important to them.  Advancement.  Flexibility.  Innovation.  Challenge.  Possibilities.  Make a Cox Career Connection today.  Visit us online at www.workatcox.com now.  

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