These 5 phrases damage your career

That’s the thing about beliefs: they can move us forward or they can stop us. I’ve heard a lot of empty phrases in my career and I’ve always had my own thoughts about them. These five tips didn’t stand up to my personal test. What’s your opinion?

A sentence that is often trumpeted by anxious people. Above all, they are afraid of making mistakes. The motto: Only do what you can and what is required of you. However, it is also clear that you will not make a great development like this.

The truth is that you will mainly learn from mistakes. So if you are brave and try new things, if you fight for them to happen, you will continue to develop – regardless of whether success or failure awaits at the end. Those who are not prepared to do so remain in the middle ground.

Above all, the bad thing about this sentence is that it suggests that work should not be fun. Where this is the case, however, all motivation and enthusiasm fizzle out immediately. Of course, there are always tasks that are annoying and still have to be done.

However, for the most part, you should approach your work with joy. If that’s not the case for you, you should definitely consider changing something. Life is too short and the time we spend at work too long to spend in hated jobs.

It’s true: money is definitely not everything, but without money everything is nothing! It’s not about getting rich. It’s not about having a big car. And it’s not about always having the biggest telly at home. But your income creates security.

And this security creates freedom of thought to do good work. So make sure that you are paid reasonably according to your performance and experience. When in doubt, that also means looking elsewhere.

One thing is clear: those who are willing to go the extra lap usually grow from it. Nevertheless, I believe that the “hard” in particular should be treated with caution here. It is not those who work to the point of exhaustion who become successful, but those who do it with inspiration.

So when work becomes torture, for example because there is excessive overtime every day, problems will arise at some point. So make sure that you relax and treat yourself with care. An important soft skill nowadays: Learn to say no!

In this country, the belief still prevails that you should always be diligent, but not talk about your results. Otherwise, whoever wins is seen as a show-off. If you lose, you’d be pretty stupid to talk about it too much. And now once and for all: This is nonsense!

Anyone who has success or failure is allowed to talk about it. On the one hand, this is important so that other colleagues can also benefit from the knowledge. On the other hand, it is an advantage for your career if you are perceived as a competent contact person.