You're aiming for a promotion. How can you convince your boss to recognize your hard work and contributions?

To convince your boss to recognize your hard work and contributions for a promotion, document your achievements and their impact on the company. Communicate your career goals and express your desire for growth. Seek regular feedback, show initiative by taking on additional responsibilities, and consistently demonstrate your value to the team and organization.

Tracking your success can sometimes seem cumbersome, but it is one of the best ways to represent yourself. Your success is a sort of timeline of the important events and achievements if your life, starting with high school, (or sooner) and ending with your most recent achievement.

Communicate, communicate, communicate! Too many great people lose out on opportunities simply because they didn't communicate. Yes, your skills are visible to others, but who's going to market you better than yourself? Especially in an ever competitive world. Fear often stands in our way, but we should use communication to break down these obstacles and see what lies on the other side.

You never stop learning in life, no matter what position you are in or what chapter you are currently writing of your destiny. They say that everyone you meet, has something to teach you, and if you maintain this mindset, it won't only ensure your continuous development, but also keep you grounded. Remember, there's nothing more appealing than a leader who knows what he knows, and knows what he doesn't.

In an ever expanding world, it's survival of the fittest, and if you don't grow with the world around you, you will most certainly be left behind. This includes further studies, workplace learning, as well as personal growth. This can set you apart from others and enhance your success rate for future opportunities. Always make sure to display this growth even if it's still in progress. So that your manager recognizes your initiative to grow and help the organization in greater ways.

You never stop learning in life. As a gamer, I often like to look at my life as a game, but a more serious one. Every aspect of myself is like a character, and different facets of myself need attention to reach the next level. To do this, each facet of life needs constant attention and work. Personal relationships, professional relationships, spirituality, academic knowledge, practical knowledge, skills and higher thinking are just a few facets of life that constantly need to be worked on in order to "level up".

It's one of the most, if not the most critical aspect of your career and career growth, to forge great, long lasting and meaningful connections in your professional life. Sometimes if you're lucky, these can even manifest into your personal life and you can create new friends. Strong relationships and connections open doors that even a strong work ethic may not, and it's a great "ace in your sleeve" when you need that extra helping hand in any situation.