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Workplace politics tips:

Develop useful skills that make you unique in your workplace, this will boost your value, increase your power & role as a reference in decision making.

Here are 11 traps people tend to fall into when dealing with failure:

1. The Mistake Trap: "I'm afraid of doing something wrong." Losses hold us back.

2. The Fatigue Trap: "I'm tired today." Losses wear us out.

3. The Comparison Trap: "Someone else is better qualified than I am." Losses cause us to feel inferior to others.

4. The Timing Trap: "This isn't the right time." Losses make us hesitate.

5. The Inspiration Trap: "I don't feel like doing it right now." Losses demotivate us.

6. The Rationalization Trap: "Maybe it's really not that important." Losses allow us to lose perspective.

7. The Perfection Trap: "There's a best way to do it, and I have to find it before I start." Losses cause us to question ourselves.

8. The Expectation Trap: "I thought it would be easy, but it isn't." Losses highlight the difficulties.

9. The Fairness Trap: "I shouldn't have to be the one to do this."

10. The Public Opinion Trap: "If I fail, what will others think?" Losses paralyze us.

11. The Self-Image Trap: "If I fail at this, it means I am a failure." Losses negatively affect how we see ourselves.

All of these traps are caused by losses, and all of them create the gap between knowing and doing. If we want to be successful, we need to bridge that gap.

The book: How successful people win
John Maxwell

Workplace politics tips:

One of the major sources of power & effectiveness at work is having a strong network of people that can provide you with Quality information, influence or access to decision makers & knowledge or technical experience.