5 Harsh Truths to be More Successful at Work

You’ve been doing all the right things at work be successful and get ahead… but they aren’t working. But Slacker Chad is getting promotions and praise. What does he know that you don’t? He knows the 5 hard truths to be more successful at work. They are simple, time saving, career advancing rules to live by if you want be less frustrated and more successful at work.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:17 Defining success
1:25 Make relationships a priority
3:35 Conviction over confidence
5:26 Unignorable Impact
6:26 Play the game your way

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[JenniferBrick]

What is YOUR definition of success? Declare it here!

[luvslagos]

This video hit me in the gut. I am that worker who keeps her head down and stays out of everything at the office. Honestly, I just want to do my job and go home. However, I see how my actions, well intended, make me look aloof and not a “team player.” Ugh. I just want to work from home! 😊

[drdan]

My dad used to say this : “Success is failure, ” he would say. “And failure is also failure. Success is a delusion.” It took me a while to figure out what he meant, but I think his message was to do your best, be happy, and don’t use someone else’s definition of success to define yourself.

[davidellis]

I enjoy the fact that I am respected at work & people know they can depend on me but not exploit me. I am not viewed as a threat to others but am known to be one who doesn't participate in or accept nonsense. I am above that.

[nicorusso]

My success definition is all-encompassing. I define success as making enough money to sustain my lifestyle while also prioritizing the needs of those around me and contributing as much as I can to the world

[Sentry]

I just started a new job and my boss thinks I've been killing it and gave me a raise 4 months in. They think I'm really bright with a huge work ethic but I really don't work that hard at all. I only put all my effort into work that's directly noticeable.

[jingexplains]

My current definition of success is to achieve the work-life balance dream! I strive to get involved in interesting work while creating a meaningful life. It's important to realize that the definition of success will change with time, and I am thankful that I am at a phase of my career/life where external pressures do not drive my goals.

[calvint]

My definition of success is to live a meaningful life. Money is a powerful tool to support that. To amplify the success, creativity is the key. This is the distinction between human and robots.

[freeman]

too much truth here - it's painful that I didn't know these things earlier in my career. This past year has been an eye opener to reality and this content creator is providing more of it whenever i watch her videos.

I feel I'm pretty successful overall - but haven't reached all the goals I would like...mostly because I was just not seeing reality as Jennifer Brick here shows....I could have used a bit more mentoring early on, but that didn't happen and I'm now a bit frustrated as the realities of work are becoming quite clear. thankfully some of my decisions were good and I'm still in a good place in life - so not a disaster by any measure...so it's not all bad.

I think the #1 frustration I learned after 30 years out of college is that being great and skilled in my profession means very little in moving up. I've seen incredibly talented people move up, but many many more incapable know nothings get ahead much more. As much as I love engineering - the personality part of it can create issues if not self aware early in a career.

[nandanap]

I just wish I knew these advice 20 years ago.

[hanzlearningsolution]

I agree that today people have lost focus on the priorities and just to show off you are doing amazing but you are miserable, really is that worth it? The most important is try to find out what you really want to be happy.

[ashtontharvey]

Here is my thoughts on the last point "Office Politics" a mentor of mine (Global VP of a multi-billion $ company) she said "one thing I tried focused on when it came to office politics was I knew and understood the office politics, but I never got involved" i.e She would listen to others gossip about other coworkers or ideas and she aknlowge them, but NEVER agreed with them. So someone would come up and say "Did you hear about Suzy? This happened..." this would be her response "Hmm... interesting" and then she would talk to Suzy and see how she was doing. It goes to your 3rd point "Building Relationships"

[sanjanabhatia]

Thanks Jennifer! This video is really helpful and reduced my guilt on the 40 hour work week. I “paid my dues” and used those toxic billable hour places as stepping stones. I’m grateful for a better work life balance. ☺️

[evanvelardi]

I love your videos full of truth!!!
Thanks to your videos now i notice that is better to be more likeable instead of more work!!

[prworswick]

Building working relationships is a good thing but not if it's one sided. To many times have I tried to be a team player with the wrong kinds of collegues, although I gained experience in dealing with these sorts of people, ultimately all it did was waste my time. If someone is like this with you straight off the bat, give them 3 more (friendly) chances to work together and if they don't improve, seriously... just point blank ignore the hell out of them. Do not give them your time and effort (unless there's an apology involved).

The harsh truth is that the majority of cases (when your not in comfortable job role), most people aren't willing to be, what I call, enjoyable colleagues... Most are usually to stressed from home or work life, stuck in small minded work patterns, expect people to follow suit and don't even know what the word teamwork means. They just use it interviews because it makes them look better than they actually are. Find the people that fit your mold best and be picky, I don't mean horrible picky, I mean smart picky... You want the people that support your efforts, improve your skills and help deliver a better work environment for everyone not just them selves.

[dendi]

love u jennifer. your work will be saving and impacting many lives.

[abdulrafaykhan]

Hey Jennifer! Amazing video as always! ☺️

Just one point I want to differ with is doing work that has a worthwhile impact. I see your point that all these truths are correlated with one another, but this one specific point requires a lot of things to go right. Especially having a supportive boss who isnt actively trying to sabotage you or your work.

Thus, meanwhile we can feel bad about not getting the juicy project, I think one truth is that even if we do everything right, we still might not get that. And its not at all related with ourselves or our worth at the company, and that we are okay to feel bad about it and continue on with the journey 😇

So yea just wanted to put this out there


Again, amazing job done! Keep shining!! 😇

[LuisA-ohft]

Hi Jennifer: By watching your video, I recalled reading the book "48 rules of power" by Robert Greene. The first rule is "Never Outshine the Master" which is difficult if lazy Chad is your boss 😉.

[kostadintoshanov]

To be successful, it takes time and dedication.

[buddyfaya]

I move learned that I’m going to use this channel to analyze my job security. Point blank.. ❤😂