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Do And Be Noticed
MOMENTS THAT TRANSFORM US.
Do something.
Tell others what you did.
Listen to them and be ready to correct.
It was June 1, 1981, Monday, my first day at work in my forty-year career. I was excited. I had just left my PhD work at university unfinished but divided for a few students to continue taking advantage of my findings at that stage. I was looking forward to the start of a career.
My supervisor welcomed me to the production plant, showed me my new office and took me through a plant tour. His name is Carlos. Back to his office, he offered me a coffee, and told me something I still remember like it was yesterday.
He told me: “Agustin, welcome to the company. You have joined an amazing company that offers you almost unlimited opportunities to grow and develop. We are more than hundred thousand people. If you had a choice between nobody talking about you, or everybody talking badly about you, which one would you choose?”
It was clear to me that he wanted to make me aware of the risk to become a drop in the ocean, to dilute myself in a big environment and be unnoticed. I said that I’d rather have people talking about me, but hopefully not all badly. He then gave me two tips.
Learn from others, from the previous experience, but do something with what you learnt. Tell as many people as you can what you are doing. If someone thinks you are doing something wrong, they will tell you. The sooner we do it, the smaller the consequences and the more time you will have to correct your action.
This gave me a working frame for my career from day 1. A step of action teaches me more than a month of reading. Communicating what I did protects me from big mistakes and improves the clarity of my thoughts and plans. I pass these two pieces of advice on to you because I am certain they are as valid today as they were forty years ago, and will help you as much as they helped me.
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AGUSTIN RAMOS
Agustin is a leading coach and mentor for managers and entrepreneurs. He helps them overcome all challenges, achieve top results with their company in line with their values, grow personally and live a happier personal life.
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