WORKING HARD!

There is a popular saying: women must work twice as hard to be considered half as good. As a result, women are like little ants working, working and working. They complain that they do more than everyone else, and they do! It’s a myth that people get ahead because they work. The truth is, no one ever got promoted purely because of hard work. Likeability, strategic thinking, networking, being a team player are but a few of the other factors that go into crafting a successful career.

Everyone is expected to carry his or her fair share of the weight. This doesn’t mean you should focus exclusively on working hard. Sometimes women do so because its easier to do what we know best, rather than to engage in behaviours that seem foreign to you.

Give yourself permission to waste a little time. If you are not spending 5 percent of your time building relationships, you are doing something wrong. Always define what you want to accomplish.