Amazing things happen when you get this one right. I wish I had discovered it earlier in my career, but I still have plenty of time to work and enjoy it. Looking back on my years in recruiting since 1990, this is not taught properly: get with the right people.
My pastor teaches it like this:
“Choosing WHO you will go through life with is more important than any assignment you will ever have. In other words, your alignments are more important than your assignments. WHO is with you will always be more important than WHAT you are doing.”
If you don’t have the right people to share your life with, it doesn’t matter what you do.
When you choose the right people to be in your life, you are making the choice to go up, to get better, to move forward, and you will find fulfillment.
Important alignment questions to ask yourself
How do you determine the right alignments in your life?
- It starts with you. Choose to be the kind of person you want to have in your life.
- You will always have both energy producers and energy demanders in your life.
- The more someone produces energy for you, the more you can know they are a right alignment for you.
WHO should you go through life with?
- People who believe in you.
- People who add value to your life.
The same is true at work. The bosses, mentors, teammates and even the recruiters you align with will shape your career more than any single title or project. Pick them on purpose.
“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” ~ Steve Jobs
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