5 years of Professional life

5 years ago, a day came when you entered to a professional life from very energetic college/student life. From that day, no one was your teacher. Your failures have taught you and makes you mature day by day.

There are no friends in your team. They are your colleagues in other clear words they are your competitors – It’s a bitter truth accept it as early as you can. You might have a friend from different team and probably having same designation.

Some of you got promoted to senior level. But if you not, and you think you have done enough efforts for that and someone else promoted, don’t worry, your company is not smart enough to recognize your efforts. You must continue with your efforts because it is like Blessing in disguise (Something good that isn’t recognized at first).

Let’s start from beginning. Before joining a company, clear your mindset that in which role or in which domain you want to build your carrier. Break up your future plan into small duration plans (like in next 3/6 month, I must learn this or I must achieve this). You must have clear vision that at what position you want to see yourself or what you want to achieve in next 5 or 10 years. And your every plan should be your step towards it.

Once you reached to your 5 years of experience take a breath and look back. Look back for the mistakes which will not be allowed in next phase. Look back for the others. Have you guide/help your juniors/colleagues or you help yourself only? Have you shared your success with others? Have you shared your problems/errors/solutions with others via blog or forum or on shared platforms? Have you ever accepted your failure and not blamed others? If yes, man, you are a true professional with a golden heart of human.and if no, try these, you feel a unique kind of happiness.

Share your experience with your colleagues and juniors so that they don’t need to face the same difficulties which you faced. There are many new challenges.

WE / TEAM should be first before I. “It’s not my success, It’s TEAM’s success.” It is a TEAM which enables you to face any situation. It is a TEAM which encourage you to stand in front of any obstacles. Luckily, in every job, I got the leaders who always believe in Team work. When I was a trainee, I have read this on the desk of one of my mentors, Kiran.

      Together

      Each

      Achieves

      More

So, after 5 years, what is next? I have set a milestone for every year, Have you? Set yearly milestones for your professional journey. And after achieving each milestone, analyze your journey and keep walking. Don’t forget your personal/family life. It is as important as your professional life. Enjoy the journey. Enjoy your failures because you learn something new from your each failure. Best of luck for your future journey.