How To Take Pride in Your Work

[Music] [Applause] [Music] want to have money success and be proud of your work yes the key to success is to take pride in your work this doesn't just mean to like the work that you do it also means to always do your best it might seem exhausting or annoying after all why put in all this effort it's too hard is it really worth it i don't have time doing great work with pride always pays off if you're doing work with your name on it it should reflect the best of what you're capable of the way you work tells people a lot about your character and what you can do and when people know you can do great things lots of opportunities open up for you pretty much everything you do will be associated with your name did you do this sean yes sir i was afraid of that so make sure you do your absolute best and represent yourself well being the type of person who consistently does excellent work will boost your self-esteem your relationships and your career so today we give you four tips on how to take pride in your work number one understand what you want to accomplish if you're going to do your best you need a clear vision of what you're supposed to do this will help you make decisions on how to do great work for some projects there will be a set of instructions or guidelines can't read espanol hopefully they'll be written down but sometimes you'll have to write them down yourself i'm only going to say this once there's 17 steps we'll do them alphabetical other times you'll be faced with projects that require problem solving without clear instructions but if you have a clear vision of what you want to accomplish you'll be more likely to solve problems as they come up so make sure to understand the goal of your project and have a picture in mind to guide you number two be a problem solver almost every task can be looked at as a challenge once you understand your task make sure to consider the best solution by number one knowing your audience and number two gathering your tools and resources ask yourself who is going to see my work what's my audience what you present and how you present it should also fit the audience the interests and needs of a school-aged kid are very different from a senior executive if you're writing a children's book you should not use big vocabulary words that no five-year-old will understand don't use the word cerebrum when you could use the word brain don't use the word elated when you could use the word happy a paper for your geography class shouldn't sound like a text to your homie yo what up professor dog ham dog bro it may seem obvious but oftentimes people get off track because they forget who the audience is do better but it was so original it was originally bad the topic style vocabulary length and every other aspect of the project should be crafted with the audience in mind part of doing your best work is making sure you have all the elements you need for your job you might need some research books tools or supplies not having what you need to accomplish your task can lead to well a bad job oh i need a calculator before you get started make a list of what you're going to need time for a list calculator brain gathering your tools is an important part of your strategy once you have them you'll be ready for success number three focus and eliminate distractions beware of things that distract you distractions are like sneaky traps that prevent you from doing good work these days it is harder than ever to escape distractions if you're not careful life can be one big storm of notifications messages ads and social media which is why you have to be ruthless and cutting out distractions distractions will ruin the quality of your work they make you prone to errors and even small errors can lead to big mistakes typos for example are usually minor but fat finger errors can have major consequences the difference of one character for example may not seem like a big deal it's just an extra letter what's the big deal but it has resulted in some big problems historically like a nasa rocket exploding in 1962 because of a misplaced hyphen or losing 200 million dollars on a stock trade because of a misspelled word your typo cost me a fortune it's supposed to say fee not free you you don't want that to be you that's why you have to focus it's all your fault the rockets are exploding the markets are falling who knows what's next wow that's a lot of damage whether you want to keep your nasa rocket from exploding or just want to get a better grade on your paper concentrate and don't overlook the details make sure you have guarded chunks of time to focus on your project and a free environment to do your best work number four check your work double check triple check have you ever looked back on what you wrote or texted and thought hey i didn't say that i didn't say that everyone makes mistakes when writing whether you misspelled a word or wrote a different one than you thought errors are inevitable if you don't go back through and check your work those errors will live on straight to your teachers or bosses or even worse the whole world and in other news doctors recommend reading a book 30 minutes before dead story 11 what don't let the errors survive kill them kill them all make sure you check double check and triple check your work i know it takes more time and can be annoying but don't make the mistake of thinking you don't make mistakes i don't need to check this i don't make mistakes it happens to the best of us even typos and misprints make their way into published books sometimes a typo so take a little extra time and find those disasters you'll be glad you did most importantly taking pride in your work means doing an excellent job even if you're not that into it that's why it's called work and not a hobby and remember the work you do represents the kind of person you are and will set you up for either success or failure in your life so let's recap number one understand the goal number two be a problem solver number three focus and eliminate distractions and number four check your work double check triple check thank you for watching this how-to video for prageru we hoped you learned something new and see you next time oh didn't see you there i bet there's a lot of learning happening here today check us out on prageru kids.com for better videos more videos take tape tape i refuse to conform to all the duct tape conformities and whatnot that's gap tape it's too hard i'm gonna move over here then i'm gonna go right over can't read a spin you'll how do you read this thing anybody is anybody out there bro i'll tell you bro huh i see you bro in prison huh time for a list [Laughter] i'm trying through [Laughter] i don't have time to give a thousand percent