These past couple of years between my jobs and school, I have learned a great deal on what it means to have a good and hard work ethic.

Here are few things I have learned about having a good work ethic.

1.  Don’t ever be late-  Things have to be done, in any kind of work place and some people do not have a lifetime to wait.  When there are deadlines to be met then they need to be done.  There are no excuses for things to be done, there are only fingers to be pointed when things are not done on time and those fingers will be pointed at the one responsible for getting it done.  It amazes me that people spend more time in a day coming up with an excuse of why something is not done on time, when it would take less time just to do the work.   The smart thing to do is to get it done and get it done early.  This also goes for being on time, when you are told to be somewhere then be there on time.  I am always an early person, I tend to show up about five to ten minutes before I am scheduled to be somewhere.  A boss of mine once told me that “if you are ON TIME, then you are already late.”  Again, unless of extreme circumstances and things that you can not handle then there are no other excuses for being LATE.

2. Plan, Plan and Plan-  Always plan ahead, it is always better to be safe then sorry.  An old saying is “what you don’t get done today, someone is getting done right now.”  Plan ahead and plan in advance, don’t ever wait til the last minute.  Things always seem to be more complicated when you wait til the last minute because not everything will get done.  Time is of the essence and the sooner you begin on a project, the more time you may have will give you more time to change things before a due date.

3.  Be Creative-  In just about any job a person may, a good creative mind is the key to success.  Don’t stress, if you may not have a creative mind, it is alright to ask for help from others to do things and get insights from.  Ideas bounce off of others and I think we can all agree.  Learn to work with others, but don’t ever let others steal your ideas.

4.  Don’t trust others-  Be careful about what you say to others and be careful about sharing your ideas.  As I have said some people may steal ideas.  You never know who, so it is always good to just keep somethings to yourself until you are ready to share you ideas because everything else is already planned.

***I am not saying that just because I follow these tips that I am the best worker ever, but these are few things I believe that help others to have a good hard work ethic in not only life, but the workplace as well.  Afterall, what we achieve today will lead to successes in the future!***