Why Waiting Won’t Work: Take the Promotion You Deserve
Download MP3🔑 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Taking on leadership or starting a business may feel overwhelming, but it’s often more achievable than it seems
- Why a higher-level role can sometimes be easier than your current position
- Story #1:
- A finance manager retires after many years
- Two internal candidates, Dave and Pamela, both qualified and eager for the role
- Company politics create hesitation from upper management
- Dave gets bold advice: “Just take the job.”
- Dave moves into the office, starts working—proving he's the right choice
- Pamela learns a lesson in hesitation but finds her own leadership path later
- Key takeaways from this story:
- Courage and initiative often win over waiting for approval
- You must be willing to swallow pride and face the risk of rejection
- Leadership sometimes means acting before you’re officially given permission
- Story #2:
- A long-time employee from Cleveland wants to transfer to the company’s Atlanta branch
- After repeated hints and no approval, he makes a bold move:
- Packs up, drives to Atlanta, and shows up at the office ready to work
- Despite confusion, the company accommodates him—he gets the new role in the new city
- Key takeaways from this story:
- If you're valuable, companies will find a way to keep you
- Bold moves carry risk—but also high rewards
- Sometimes, creating your opportunity is more effective than waiting for one
đź’ˇ Final Thoughts:
- Waiting can cost you valuable opportunities
- Sometimes the risk of acting is smaller than the risk of staying still
- Even if bold moves don’t work out perfectly, they often lead to growth and long-term success
- The world rewards people who solve problems, not just those who wait for directions
🎧 Tune in next time for a story about someone who left a high-paying corporate job to work for himself—and ended up earning even more in a way most wouldn’t expect.
