Quick promotions are not always the most enduring. By The Napoleon Hill Foundation

Quick promotions are not always the most enduring.
By The Napoleon Hill Foundation

Most people who fail after receiving a promotion do so because they fail to rise to the challenges the new position offers. It is perfectly normal to feel a twinge of insecurity when you assume a new position -- after all, you’ve never had this job before -- but seldom do promotions come before you are ready for them. Now, it is a fact that the day you are promoted, you are not yet competent in that position. You were promoted into the position because of your potential, not because you were expected to perform flawlessly from the outset. Work to prove that your boss’s faith in you was justified. Make becoming as proficient as possible in your new job -- in the shortest possible time – your number one priority.