OG Tuesday Issue #96

Start your morning with this affirmation:

Today’s checklist: Start being promotable instead if irreplaceable, spot the hidden growth opportunities, make pretty things with Microsoft Suite, and stay organized once and for all.

That’s right. We said it.

Translation: Don’t be so good at your current job that no one can imagine you moving onward and upward to a new job.

But, why? 

This Be Leaderly Ask Jo segment answers that question with a quote from talent guru Robert F. Solomon: “If you cannot be replaced you cannot be promoted.”

Stop being irreplaceable and start being promotable with this affirmation prompt:

People acknowledge and appreciate my [FILL IN WITH SKILLS THAT DEFINE YOUR CURRENT ROLE], but I want them to notice my [FILL IN WITH SKILLS THAT DEFINE YOUR DESIRED ROLE].

I will lean into my desired role by [FILL IN WITH AT LEAST ONE IDEA FOR SHOWCASING YOUR DESIRED-ROLE SKILLS].

Example: Sharing ideas and opinions outside your current purview to get people to stop putting you in a box.

⭐ Bonus Tips:

Talk to your boss about what makes you so good at your current role. You might be able to leverage some of these answers to advance without a traditional promotion or role change. For example, you might propose turning your current role as Data Architect into a new role as Senior Data Architect.

It’s not often that you get the opportunity to potentially increase your net worth by curing a painful disease. Here’s your chance.

Cytonics’ mission is to rid the world of Osteoarthritis (OA) by targeting the disease at its molecular source and reversing cartilage damage in arthritic joints.

If you’re unfamiliar with OA, it’s a debilitating joint disease that will affect 25% of adults by 2030.

Over $240B is spent yearly on ineffective treatments, like painkillers that provide temporary relief.

Cytonics has proven to reverse the progression of cartilage damage in arthritic joints, successfully treating 8,000 patients. They have also raised over $20M, including a $4M investment from Synthesis (a Johnson & Johnson company).

Feeling like you have no room for growth is your cue to start looking for it in unexpected, sometimes hidden places.

Growth hiding place 1: Your perceived setbacks and limitations.

Find growth opportunities in what you perceive to be setbacks or limitations. Lifehack recommends creating a guiding statement to suss out the positive.

For example: I feel limited by ____________ . I might be able to overcome this limitation by ____________ , and if I did that, I could ____________ .

Growth hiding place 2: Your organization’s macro growth patterns. 

The Muse recommends examining the growth patterns of your company or the trajectory of your organization overall, and if you’re not currently in a growing segment or division, considering how you might move into one.

Growth hiding place 3: Your creative intentions. 

Consider what drives you to create, what drives your desire to grow. Is it joy, calm, connection, energy, growth, expression, or renewal? Meditate on your answer and the types of activities that might cultivate that keyword.

Growth hiding place 4: Life changes of all types, shapes, and styles. 

Don’t directly target growth, but instead make changes that invite growth organically, like this person who, just by moving to a new space, uncovered new desires and opportunities.

True or false? 

You can make beautiful charts, diagrams, and graphics using nothing but Microsoft Suite. 

That, my friends, is absolutely “true.”

If you answered “false,” here are some tips and tricks that might just change your mind. (Also here are some examples to make you a believer.)

Falling off the “organization wagon” can feel like an insurmountable setback. You feel so lost and frazzled, and all you did was take a little vacation.

When it comes to organization, the trick isn’t just getting organized, but doing so in a sustainable way.

Here are the tips you need to get organized, stay organized, and also go on vacation:

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Riddle me this: I can’t be bought, but I can be stolen with a glance. I’m worthless to one, but priceless to two. What am I?

⭐ Answer here.