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As a person, you can often feel like you’re running a few different lives. You have your personal life, your work life, your family life, and your social life, as well as the lives that any other parts of your personality can add. It can be exhausting. But, more often than not, you’ll find an overlap across all of your lives, even if you try to keep them separate. So, it’s worth making sure that you conduct yourself well in all of them. Because sometimes, you can discover that what you do in your spare time can affect your career, and it’s not always in a good way.
Your Attitude
Firstly, there’s your attitude. They saying ‘treat others how you wish to be treated’ exists for a reason. When you’re rude to people, it can often come back to bite you, whether you realize it or not. It can even affect your career progression, interviews, or even your employer’s business. So be kind and humble, always. Otherwise, you may find that you come across people in business that you have been rude to in other areas of life. And we all know how that will pan out.
Your Hobbies
Although some things can have negative consequences in your professional life, you’ll also find that others can have a positive influence. When you have hobbies that develop your skills and even have the potential to earn your money, you may find that they boost your career prospects by a significant amount. Even if this wasn’t your original intention, if you’re trying to make a difference in a good way, your interests and side hustles can definitely help.
Illegal Activities
Whether you meant to or not, you can sometimes find yourself caught up in illegal activities. If you head out for drinks and attempt to drive home, thinking that you’re under the limit, you could be taking a big risk. You may even need to get yourself an attorney for driving after drinks, which could then get back to your company and jeopardize your career. Even if you think it’s unfair, if you conduct yourself in a negative manner, will always come back to haunt you.
Your Views
It may seem unfair, and in some ways it is, but sometimes your views and opinions can hinder you in the professional worlds. Yes, you are entitled to your own beliefs, but when they are negative, extreme, or derogative in a political or economic manner, it can put a sour taste in your employer’s, colleagues, or customers mouths.
Online Profiles
Most people have some form of online presence. But, did you know that yours has the potential to make or break your career? If you conduct yourself poorly online, your employers may often find out, and it could harm your prospects. However, in a more positive light, if you’re doing things to improve your career, prospects, and employability yourself, you could be making waves in your professional world and harnessing your own future.
