These are extraordinary times and many of us, if we are fortunate to have kept our jobs, are rightly nervous about our job future. I guess one can go on just worrying and fretting over it, or you can choose to do something more pro-active. DIG YOUR JOB contains many of what my friend Brad Shorr calls “Recession Proof Tips,” little tidbits of random things you can do now to make sure you keep your job.

Here are three brief examples from DIG YOUR JOB on things you can do become more valuable at your job.

From “The YeahButs Have Arrived”

“One of my core beliefs is that some people have a built-in system for
dealing with yeahbut-itis. Yeahbut-itis is the God-given ability to come
up with all kinds of reasons NOT to do something.
Whether it is changing careers, finding the right college or even how to make a
presentation to your boss, we all can conjure up Yeahbuts.
”Yeah, but if I do it this way, this might happen.”
“Yeah, but if I go to Harvard, I won’t be able to see Susie on weekends.”
“Yeah, but if I go to med school, what happens if I don’t make it?”
“Yeah, but if I don’t get the promotion, what will dad think about me?”
Need some more? Think back on almost every decision you ever, I mean EVER, made
and admit that you did have some YEAHBUTS in your mind, convincing you to take
the easier path.
Your ability to handle these yeahbuts says a lot about how successful your life will be.

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OR from Learn To be an Innovator

“This is a huge subject. Numerous books, seminars, and articles have
been written about innovation. I don’t pretend to be the be-all, end-all
on the subject.
Here’s the deal: Every business wants people who do their job well, with a good attitude.
They also want good thinkers who ‘innovate’ to improve their job, department
and company. Some people seem to have a tough time doing this, partly because
they don’t know how; fi nding that it is much easier to blame the environment, i.e.
“I have great ideas but they don’t listen to me.” So, these people are frustrated and
know they could contribute more.
Since all adults have ADD, I thought I would boil it down how you can become
known as an innovator. Here is my 3-Step Plan:
1. Read constantly.
2. Always be thinking–How can I re-arrange old things in new ways?
3. Tell others about your idea(s). Share your ideas all the time, in good humor.

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And this one, even though somewhat controversial:
I Work in a Small Company,
Do I Have to Take Out the Trash?

“Yes.
I hope that everyone pitches in and does this kind of work. I know it is not in your
job description, but it most surely fits under, “Does what is needed to help us achieve
our goals.”
I realize that some of these things seemingly cross the line…such as picking up
the owner’s dry cleaning, babysitting her kids, or helping her clean her personal
house.
I think in these cases you have to assume goodwill, and assume that somehow these
activities will help the business. If only because it frees up the primary revenue
producer from a mundane task that she has calculated can be best handled by you.
You, are in effect, saving her time to do more, make more. In all likelihood, these
’sacrifi ces’ will pay off for you.
In the meantime, swallow your pride a bit and do it all in good humor.”

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