Do this before expecting a raise or promotion...

You're a live wire, a mover and shaker, the Energizer Bunny on speed. You've been in your job for what - a week, month, half a year - and you haven't been made vice president yet? What's wrong with these people?!

Hard as it may be to hear, you need to exercise some patience before you start campaigning for a promotion. It might take a year or more, during which time you'd better be going above and beyond the call of duty, hammering out every detail, and maybe hardest of all, finishing everything you start!

Enjoy the process of moving up the ranks. You can learn so many valuable skills and lessons, both to benefit your work and personal life. You can make important contacts and even friends along the way. It's not all to succeed and make money, after all.

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