Vikramaditya Duggal
Vikramaditya Duggal has an Associate Degree Banking and Financial Support Services and Master of Business Administration (MBA) – business Administration and Management He has been Assistant General Manager – State Bank of India his areas of expertise include education/skill development, banking/insurance & Finance, humanistic studies, career counselling.
No matter what your career is your hard work, dedication and determination makes you fulfil dreams. Career doesn’t only mean earning money but also being Satisfied, Happiness and Rhythm to life. It is no wrong to push yourself to places you have never been. You always owe to yourself to have a career development action plan to grow and be limitless in life.
We Humans have a tendency of getting things to perfection. So, the upgradation beyond major can be man’s greatest treasure. So, the Career Guru Mr. Vikram Duggal CEO of Abhivyakti-the expression, suggests a few notable points that could make a vast difference if used correctly.
- ‘It just takes a moment for a thought to become a belief’. You must belief in yourself and know that you deserve better. The stronger the belief the better the result. Work harder on it.
- You are the ultimate creator of your own professional career. So, start believing in yourself and in the potential you have.
- The state of being aware is where you are right now in terms of your career. Observe the status of how you are with your peers, juniors, bosses or clients. Have clarity where ever you are in your vocation.
- Keep a possibility of improvement in every step of life.
- Be aware of where you are right now and where would you be.
- Create a goal for yourself. Now you have a starting line to begin with and a goal to achieve. Let the race be with yourself: to win over yourself and to let the best out of you blossom.
- Subsequently, start Skill Set Mapping. Match your skills with what your goal is and where you stand. Use them to walk up the stairs of your career. If you already have the skills, put them to action. If needs sharpening or improvement, as said earlier be open to corrections and improvements.
- You may have to go through a process of discomfort. But when you reach your desired goal; that will be the best place to be at that time.
- Step out of your comfort zone. Challenges make us grow, accept them, with enjoying them at the same time.
- Consistency gives you a harmonious growth and the desired goal.
Firstly, before beginning with career development, one should understand the process. First step towards building a strong career is having ambition and a dream to achieve. Then, comes planning. Having a plan is as important as having a goal. Then follows Planning. Planning is like a direction given to an arrow, where you are the arrow and the target is your goal. And the direction you are giving to the arrow is the planning. If you don’t have a plan, you don’t have a direction. Next comes Hard work, whatever you do, ho wever you do, you must work immensely hard keeping your goal in mind. Hard work and Smart work walk hand in hand. So, utilize your time and skills accordingly. Next door to hard work is Patience and belief in yourself. The road towards success won’t be easy. There will be break downs, but you need to have faith and hang on. To keep hanging on you must have passion towards the chosen field. Being passionate about your dreams keeps you going the right way with the right energy. ‘Knowledge has beginning but no end’, by this quote we understand that, a person must be open to knowledge and learning all his life. With this one must also be a good listener. Listening skills are amongst one of the most under rated aspects. Frank Tyler once said, ‘Learn to be a good listener, your ears will never put you into trouble.’ Let’s consider the genius’s advice. Moving on to the next detail is the most important characteristic in career growth, Loyalty. Also said to be as Honesty, obedience and faithfulness towards your organization. Being truthful towards your bosses and seniors can build a bond towards great heights. Next comes improvement in your work. Enhancement in your work are the results of hard work, patience, trust and being a good listener. Additionally, innovation and a creative way of work is also a booster. Finally comes confidence. It is healthy to be confident but, Overconfidence could lead to toxifying your work and environment. Attitude is a person’s opinion about something, but a person’s ego is the concrete opinion i.e., thought and belief on something he has his mind made up. The above aspects where the significant elements for a successful growth in your career. Stay patient and positive throughout the process……