How to Start Practical Self Improvement in the Workplace

26 February 2024

Career journeys sometimes make someone feel difficult or lack motivation. However, this usually also provides encouragement for self-improvement. There are many efforts that can be made to continue to understand situations that occur in the workplace.

If someone has solid principles in life, they tend not to be afraid of being in a difficult position. However, strong support is also needed to be able to achieve this position. This can not only be achieved with your own efforts, but also with the support of your environment.

Carrying out self-improvement can encourage someone to be more motivated and even able to inspire themselves and those around them. For this reason, you can carry out self-improvement as a way to discover your potential.

What is Self Improvement?

The process that occurs when carrying out self-improvement does not only occur as an achievement to the final point. You may have to go through several stages until you finally reach a goal that you wanted to realize from the start.

Self improvement is a long process that involves self-awareness, new learning, and even discovery of one's potential to move from one situation to another. You also need to remember that the self-improvement process does not happen instantly, you may need to overcome your fears to be able to move and develop yourself.

Even though it is not easy, self-improvement is an important part of a person's life. This is a process of understanding all situations as normal and human.

How to Do Self Improvement

When you work, you certainly spend more time working so a lot of things happen there. In order to go through the process well, here's how to carry out self-improvement at work.

1. Focus on your strengths

The process of self-development should not be understood as a way to cover up weaknesses because this will make the process difficult. You have to do self-improvement with the aim of developing your talents or excelling in things you like.

2. Declutter

The decluttering process means letting go of the parts of yourself and your environment that no longer serve you. When you declutter, you make room for new experiences. This will result in awareness and freedom of one's own growth and allow you to see the direction you want to take.

3. Do self-reflection

Ask yourself critical questions. Gain meaningful insights on how to inspire others. Think about the impression you want to make on other people when answering these questions.

You can also look for constructive feedback to be able to respond to other people better. This allows you to grow more quickly because others reveal things you can't see yourself. From that stage you can make adjustments, dream more and achieve.

4. Partner with a mentor

Find a mentor or friend who can be a responsible companion. You can rely on them to provide support to keep you on the right track. Their role can be a powerful mechanism that can help you move forward and achieve the desired results in a subtle way.

5. Start small

A person's achievements are made through small and consistent steps. While it's possible, you don't need to make a big leap all at once. That's not always a good start. When in doubt, start from small actions to produce positive achievements starting with yourself.

6. Keep moving

The biggest mistake that is often made when carrying out self-development is giving up on a process. If you choose to challenge yourself and grow, stick with it. The learning process requires not only stable periods, but also moments of success and failure.

7. Always be curious

Curiosity drives you to always find out more, question, and respond wisely. Curiosity arises whenever you adopt a “beginner’s mind.” You reorganize everything you already know to see everything as if for the first time to be free from bias and previous experiences.

That's how you can start self-improvement at work. This process must be understood as a long series of processes to develop your ability to stay motivated in the work environment. That way, you will continue to respond positively to all situations while inspiring others.

Career journeys sometimes make someone feel difficult or lack motivation. However, this usually also provides encouragement for self-improvement. There are many efforts that can be made to continue to understand situations that occur in the workplace.

If someone has solid principles in life, they tend not to be afraid of being in a difficult position. However, strong support is also needed to be able to achieve this position. This can not only be achieved with your own efforts, but also with the support of your environment.

Carrying out self-improvement can encourage someone to be more motivated and even able to inspire themselves and those around them. For this reason, you can carry out self-improvement as a way to discover your potential.

What is Self Improvement?

The process that occurs when carrying out self-improvement does not only occur as an achievement to the final point. You may have to go through several stages until you finally reach a goal that you wanted to realize from the start.

Self improvement is a long process that involves self-awareness, new learning, and even discovery of one's potential to move from one situation to another. You also need to remember that the self-improvement process does not happen instantly, you may need to overcome your fears to be able to move and develop yourself.

Even though it is not easy, self-improvement is an important part of a person's life. This is a process of understanding all situations as normal and human.

How to Do Self Improvement

When you work, you certainly spend more time working so a lot of things happen there. In order to go through the process well, here's how to carry out self-improvement at work.

1. Focus on your strengths

The process of self-development should not be understood as a way to cover up weaknesses because this will make the process difficult. You have to do self-improvement with the aim of developing your talents or excelling in things you like.

2. Declutter

The decluttering process means letting go of the parts of yourself and your environment that no longer serve you. When you declutter, you make room for new experiences. This will result in awareness and freedom of one's own growth and allow you to see the direction you want to take.

3. Do self-reflection

Ask yourself critical questions. Gain meaningful insights on how to inspire others. Think about the impression you want to make on other people when answering these questions.

You can also look for constructive feedback to be able to respond to other people better. This allows you to grow more quickly because others reveal things you can't see yourself. From that stage you can make adjustments, dream more and achieve.

4. Partner with a mentor

Find a mentor or friend who can be a responsible companion. You can rely on them to provide support to keep you on the right track. Their role can be a powerful mechanism that can help you move forward and achieve the desired results in a subtle way.

5. Start small

A person's achievements are made through small and consistent steps. While it's possible, you don't need to make a big leap all at once. That's not always a good start. When in doubt, start from small actions to produce positive achievements starting with yourself.

6. Keep moving

The biggest mistake that is often made when carrying out self-development is giving up on a process. If you choose to challenge yourself and grow, stick with it. The learning process requires not only stable periods, but also moments of success and failure.

7. Always be curious

Curiosity drives you to always find out more, question, and respond wisely. Curiosity arises whenever you adopt a “beginner’s mind.” You reorganize everything you already know to see everything as if for the first time to be free from bias and previous experiences.

That's how you can start self-improvement at work. This process must be understood as a long series of processes to develop your ability to stay motivated in the work environment. That way, you will continue to respond positively to all situations while inspiring others.

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Indonesia
Prasetiya Mulya Executive Learning Institute
Prasetiya Mulya Cilandak Campus, Building 2, #2203
Jl. R.A Kartini (TB. Simatupang), Cilandak Barat,
Jakarta 12430
Indonesia