{"id":1124,"date":"2013-07-14T14:28:03","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T21:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2013-07-14T14:28:22","modified_gmt":"2013-07-14T21:28:22","slug":"paranormal-work-conquering-your-career-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/paranormal-work-conquering-your-career-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"“Paranormal Work” – Conquering Your Career Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"career<\/a>When you saw the title paranormal work, what were you thinking? Ghosts at work?<\/p>\n

Actually, it has nothing to do with ghosts, but rather conquering fear and taking risks in your career. It is amazing that we as humans put ourselves in situations to be scared, such as going to a scary movie. For instance, take Paranormal Activity 4\u00a0<\/i>that came out last year. This movie represents strange occurrences within a home, but is built around filming methods to scare the crap out of you. We pay to get the crap scared out of us. This is personal fear that we subject ourselves to, but what about fear in our professional lives?<\/p>\n

Evaluate your current role in your organization. How often do you put yourself in a situation to make a change or implement something that is outside the normal experience? Some people might say every day, but the reality is most people stay within the defined experience or everyday duties. Why? Because ambiguity is scary, change is hard, resistance is a pain, and it is sometimes easier not to make waves. But the real reason is we feel our personal lives can be more controlled than our professional lives, as the risks tend to be less adverse depending on the situation. So, how do we control the fear in our professional lives and push ourselves to take the risks? The risks that we get paid on a daily basis to handle and challenge.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Analyze the Situation<\/b><\/p>\n

Not all situations at work will amplify themselves to push yourself to take a chance, but when situations do arise that would be ample for you to take a chance, TAKE IT! Remember, you cannot complain about it if you never took the opportunity to make it better.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Ask Questions<\/b><\/p>\n

Many people are afraid to ask questions because they do not want to be seen as bucking the system. Keep in mind, no question is a dumb question. On the other hand, you need to ensure questions raised:<\/p>\n