By Vera Chidi-MahaThe workplace today is filled with many dissatisfied and bitter workers; some feel that they deserve more in terms of financial remunerations for the hours they put in at work. True, every workman is worthy of his hire. But why would your employer think you dont deserve more than you are getting' It has been said personal income does not exceed personal development. So, it might not be employers fault. You may simply be getting your state of developments worth so says a theory. It therefore means that workers that lack development will keep on receiving a certain pay check each month or may even be asked to withdraw their services.According to Mrs. Kemi Olugade, an office assistant that rose to a managerial position in the same organisation. There is need for personal development, if a person desires more from life and even more from his or her employer. She went on to talk about steps she took before she rose to where she is now, and hopefully, she is still climbing all the way to the top. What is personal development, what has Who I am or Who I must become got to do with my work' What new things do I need to add to my person to increase my worth at work and consequently my pay' Lets answer these questions one after the other.Personal development means to grow bigger, stronger and better, that is, to move from one good phase to another. To become better is to start to have a skill, ability, quality, that become better and stronger. Is it not logical that when you advance as a person that your pay checks will be affected' To advance is to have forward movement. Those that are stagnant cannot experience new financial status. Personal and career developments go together, many companies are in search of skilled and advanced managers. If you can help your company declare huge profits, what makes you think they wont let you have some of the profits' The million naira question is, are you developed enough to be capable for that big position that carries a BIG wage.Jim John in Seven strategies for wealth and happiness, says, The only way it gets better for you is when you get better. Better is not something you become. Advancement comes through acquisition, that is, to gain something by your own efforts, ability or behaviour or to obtain something by buying or being given it.John Mason says, too many people literally unplug their clocks at a certain point in time and stay at that fixed moment the rest of their lives. We have to start reading and learning if we are not already doing so. Personal development is more or mental thing. The man or woman that is your boss is no more humane than you are. Your boss is only better than you mentally. Knowledge and skill make him better. The top is always for the better and not the bitter person.John Maxwell says, The person who knows how will always have a job, but the person who knows why, will always be the boss. Why should you remain the same and desire a new wage' Improve yourself, get more qualifications, become advanced. Dont sleep your way to the top, grow your way to the top. If you must stop being bitter in your workplace, become better. The second question, what has got to do my work' You are the only one to readily say who you are based on your mental attitudes; who you are cannot be separated from what you are at work. There are some responsibilities that your employer will be scared to pass to you. Perhaps you appear two weak, fearful, timid or disorganised to be saddled with crucial duties at work. So, who you are can restrain you from being elevated for a pay rise.Many potentially gifted leaders have stopped short of the payment line and found out that short cuts dont pay off in the long run. So, its not only your qualifications that help you get and keep a job, it is your attitude: who you are, what you are and how you work can either take you up or send you down and even out of the workplace. The third question, what new things do I need to add to my person to increase my worth at work and consequently my pay' John Mason answers by saying, you cannot become what you are destined to be by remaining where you are. When you change yourself, opportunities will charge. Where do you want to reach on your job' This is the question that will determine your new additives. Slandering, gossiping, slothfulness and bitterness may profit you as a junior worker but if your desire is to be a boss with new challenges and pay rise you must change.Which group of workers are you in at the moment' The better or the bitter' Until you are better, you lack job security, change your mental attitudes so that your actions can change.New opportunities await a changed you. Get ready for a brighter rewarding future, especially with the relief of the lockdown.Stay safe.
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