Hard Working People

Hard working individuals differentiate themselves from those that aren't willing to work as hard. We recently had a conference call in the office discussing the promotion of a colleague to a corporate position. When asked what she did to get herself into that position it wasn't being the best, or doing the most that got her to the top. Her answer was simple. She was a hard worker. She wasn't afraid to put in extra time to do her job properly.She understood that achieving most things in a business sense comes out of working hard. Most people have a tendency to give up when it gets difficult, she however, decided to push through the difficult situations and advance herself in her career.

This is an important lesson for all of us. In our organization there is a certain level of focus on a merit based system. Those that work harder or take more advantage of opportunities to learn and develop go further than those that don't do as much. This isn't true in all workplaces. I am fortunate enough to work in a place that focuses on this aspect and encourages it.

As a business partner I am constantly looking at the colleagues I have in my office and noticing the ones who are working harder to achieve a goal. Those are the people I want to spend time with, I want to help, I want to be around. To me, seeing others achieve goals is so motivating particularly when those goals are difficult for them to reach. The growth that takes place is amazing to see. I've had the privilege of being around many people who are willing to work hard for their goals. The hard workers will go out of their way to ensure that they are learning all they can about a business or specific job responsibilities. They hit goals in order to achieve more responsibilities. Depending on the workplace ideology, employee vs. entrepreneur, hard workers can be either intrinsically motivated to work hard or they can be motivated by the opportunity they have to better themselves and move up within a company.

I was always taught that working hard would get you to your goals and help you ultimately achieve success. In this business, I have seen it exemplified. I also work for an amazing company that rewards those that work for it in the most grandiose ways. All expenses paid trips to Miami and Las Vegas, group adventures to sporting events, like Lions games along with monetary bonuses and incentives. I have never worked for a company before that appreciated hard work. hard work is truly the gateway to bigger and better things.