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How Not to Drown after a Promotion: A promotion can be a huge step forward in your career but what if you suddenly feel like a fish out of water? Adjusting to a new job position with more responsibility can be quite nerve-wrecking. So, you have been promoted! Congratulations! In the beginning you might be guided by conflicting emotions - from extreme excitement to a fear of defeat. This transition period might be the biggest challenge during your work life. It could be a source of motivation and inspiration, but at the same time it is a nerve wrecking time and can cause huge stress as well. The key to success is to accept the fact that all changes you must begin first and foremost within yourself. To adjust yourself well to a new environment ask yourself first: Where are you now? What has changed? Who are you now? What is important to you? What is expected from you? How do you define a success and defeat in this position? Are your answers representing your knowledge and facts or are they only assumptions? How can you check it? Whether you like it or not, your new boss and new team, as well as the new responsibilities will require fundamental changes from you, both in the way you think and the way you act. Are you courageous enough to admit that, having been an expert before, you now have to learn many things anew? You will need a portion of humility and openness as this is the only way you can become an expert again. Remember that what worked for you at your previous position might not be useful at the new one at all. The conviction about the universal ways of achieving success is wrong as well. Old habits and beliefs plus a ready success solution are a very dangerous mix especially when accompanied by strong emotions associated with change. How can you control the transition period and make sure you don’t increase the risk of failure? 1. Break up with the past When changing perspective at your new position, you might start by saying good bye to your previous role in a literal and symbolic way. Set the date when you will no longer go back to the tasks of your previous work. Prepare yourself mentally. E.g. try to define a solution that works best for you for a specific problem and finally select another way of solving that same problem. 2. Open up to a new reality Note the similarities and differences between the previous and the current job and remember that everything you already know is an important resource but in your new position your skills and resources have yet to be developed. 3. Deepen your self-awareness At the end of the first month, compare your old position with your new role. How did you do your job previously and with whom? How does it look now? What was possible and what beliefs did you have? How does it look now? What was important? What is important now? What skills were needed? What skills are needed now? 4. Set goals The first step in your new role should be setting short-term and long-term goals and expectations. If you don’t set your goals at the very beginning you might end up acting on all fronts, and not necessarily the most important ones. 5. Exit the comfort zone Do not only what you are good at but also what you have to do (even if some tasks might be completely new to you). In this way, you will discover which skills you have to improve and learn a lot. 6. Deal with the fear of defeat If you are not afraid to fail, risk-taking seems much less worrying. When you take risks you discover new opportunities and learn from your mistakes. Remember you can still “swim” after your promotion. Observe how you role is evolving and adopt what is necessary to remain in control of the process. Good luck! Malgosia Chabrowska is a business and career coach. After working in different corporations for many years and observing people struggling with confidence, motivation, and changes, she decided to help people strengthen their skills and bring them to the point they would like to be. In her work she brings an empathy and positive attitude for everybody going through changes while challenging the habits and helping to find and apply solutions together.

10 Mistakes you must avoid when writing an Email The Wrong Recipient Nobody likes an email scandal, so before you send those spicy emails double check the recipient field. It only takes a fraction of a second for your mind to slip as you type in the email address of the wrong client. Once it hits us, we instantly catch a cold sweat. Rest assured there is a simple way to ease your worries: if you are quick enough, you may be able to recover the unfortunate email before it is opened by the wrong company. This is called a reminder e-mail, an option offered by most email service providers like Gmail. If you already have a Wix website, you can easily add and manage customized e-mails for your website. Forgetting the Attachment This one is far too common. You write an extensive email to your client only to realize you forgot to attach the most important part. It gets worse when your client responds before you even realize it’s not there. Avoid this embarrassing email exchange by always adding attachments before writing the body of your email. Are you sending an email on behalf of a larger party? Make sure that everyone has agreed on what is being sent / received, and include a detailed list of the attachments at the end of your message. Botch Design If you want your email to be read and enjoyed, avoiding cluttering too many text blocks on top of each other (even if you were the Regional Lego Champion in grade 5). When it comes to your content, design matters just as much as the words you mark down. Tools like ShoutOut let you simply choose one of the free predesigned templates and add your items with the simple “drag and drop” function you’re already familiar with. No technical knowledge is required. Your sole mission: write catchy messages to convince your readers to click. The Subject Line The title of your email is the first message your readers receive. In short, it tells them what they can expect when opening your message: “Response to your application for Extreme Climber”, “Following our appointment of 2 June 2016” or “Loved What You Were Wearing Today, Let’s Get Dinner Later?”…. let’s just say, some subject lines are asking to be clicked more than others. Your subject line is the most critical component of your email marketing campaign. It must be specific, and allow your audience to easily find the message. Make it powerful and make them want to be interested. This article will show you how to write strong subject lines that attract clicks. Neglecting Politeness Sending an angry email can be as bad as getting ridiculously drunk at the holiday party. If you’re feeling the urge to get emotional with the wrong person, stay away from the keyboard. There are countless ways to be polite instead. Here are the basics: Always thank the author of an e-mail you receive – even more so if they worked hard. You learned good manners when you were little? No reason to lose them now. Keep your cool, even when you need to respond to another late night matter. Nothing says you can’t be direct, but do not forget that insults never pay. Begin and end your emails with the usual formulas, by measuring the degree of formality depending on your relationship with the recipient. This means don’t sign off with ‘xoxo’ when writing to your building manager. Worse Email Mistakes to Make Failure to Review No need to spend days reviewing your average email, but it only takes a minute to catch an awkward misspelling. But if the email you’re writing is especially important, take the time to read, to read again, and then have someone else read it. When you have any doubt regarding the past participle or the plural of a compound word, there is no shame in referring to the dictionary, The Elements of Style or one of the many free sites devoted to – so beautifully – the English language. Tip: Never send an incomplete email again. We recommend starting with the body of your message and leaving the recipients field ( “To:”) empty. Add your recipient at the very end of your process, once you’ve reviewed your work of course. Copying the Wrong People The abbreviation “CC” (carbon copy) refers to people who must be informed because of their relationship to the discussion, but with no expectation of a response. The “Bcc” field (blind carbon copy) is itself reserved for people who receive your e-mail, but without the main recipient’s knowledge – unlike the “Cc”. These are also called “hidden recipients” – like Batman, but in the workplace. Both of these features are to be used with caution. If you mistakenly address the group with “Cc” instead of “Bcc”, you will immediately start a discussion you’ll regret. Forgetting to Save You’ve been writing a long introductory email over 25 cups of coffee and hours of work when it suddenly all goes up in smoke. Blame it on your browser, or your computer crashing, but nothing is more painful than when your work fails to save. Thankfully, it is possible to avoid this situation by saving your messages regularly. Thankfully, you can find your valuable unfinished (and unsent) work in the “Drafts” folder of your email inbox, which you can tackle when you’re ready to rework that email. In peace. No signature “Sincerely, Taylor.” Taylor who? The short blonde from accounting? Or the right arm of the boss? Obviously, if you do not sign your email, your recipients can struggle to find the sender. It’s very easy to set up your electronic signature to be automatically added to the end of each of your emails. It is customary to include your full name, your business name, job title and contact information (telephone number, fax or Snapchat profile for the more daring). If you have a website, it’s time to slip a little subliminal advertising here – go on and add it to your email signature too. Email at the Wrong Time Writing your emails in the middle of the night is always a bad idea. First, fatigue does not help and you will be more likely to commit any of the 9 errors referenced above. Second, because your email is buried under the bulk of those sent in the late evening or early morning – and is therefore less likely to catch the eye of your recipient. Finally, because it’s embarrassing to show you have nothing better to do than write professional emails at 3am. In short, except when dictated by urgency, send your letters during office hours, Monday to Friday. Like everyone else.

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