these career rules separate failure from success follow them to get ahead failure is not the end but the beginning of things to come following simple steps can take you a long way heres just the plan for youset milestones everyone likes to harbour big aspirations not everyone is able to achieve them though the reasons may vary but an effective way to deal with it is to set milestones along the way taking on a big goal project or idea can be too overpowering to be productive however breaking down the bigger idea or goal into small achievable steps can help you conquer the same no matter how insurmountable it may seem for instance after working for five long years if you have decided to pursue an mba to give your career a boost you may start by tackling individual sections reasoning language one by one test yourself periodically and move on to the next section when confident this will prepare you to take the final test head on then you can look at larger goals of applying to the desired colleges and finally landing yourself a job you wanttake the blame most people take the easy way out by blaming others for their failures however pointing fingers at others will only let you sink deeper in the victim mentality be a man and learn to own up for things you have messed updont wait on others the waiting game is a careerkiller sending out an email and waiting for a response is the perfect excuse to search funny videos for the next three hours dont do it you need to be persistent and proactive with your correspondence if thats not working ask yourself what can be done in the meantime or how can i work around them dont allow yourself to rely on their diligence because the longer you deal with others the more you realise they just dont get things done you have to do it yourselfkeep todo lists you can spend an hour trying to recall what it is you had to do write a list first thing in the morning and youll see it happen you can even make little check boxes for when you complete the taskget enough sleep pulling an allnighter and drinking three pots of coffee are great if youre bringing the nasa shuttle back from orbit but for most people youre better off getting a good nights sleep thats not an invitation to hibernate through winter so you can be productive in the spring but never underestimate the rejuvenating powers of a solid nights sleep dont struggle to stay up and finish a project that might be better suited for the morningdelegate just because were not staffed like kings doesnt mean certain jobs cant be delegated elsewhere dont be too proud to shift certain responsibilities elsewhere a coworker or a family member might be able to lend a hand in times of heavy workflow be wary though delegating shouldnt