you work just as hard at your job as
you work just as hard at your job as

everyone else maybe harder but does it
everyone else maybe harder but does it

ever seem like all your co-workers are
ever seem like all your co-workers are

getting promoted while you're just
getting promoted while you're just

getting left in the dust the truth is
getting left in the dust the truth is

sometimes being great at your job and
sometimes being great at your job and

working hard is not enough more often
working hard is not enough more often

than not it's about presenting yourself
than not it's about presenting yourself

more professionally so that your boss
more professionally so that your boss

can start to see you as more of a leader
can start to see you as more of a leader

in this video I'm going to explain how
in this video I'm going to explain how

you can be more professional so you can
you can be more professional so you can

have a better shot getting that
have a better shot getting that

promotion and the recognition that you
promotion and the recognition that you

deserve hey guys i'm kyle from the
deserve hey guys i'm kyle from the

distilled man so if you want to be seen
distilled man so if you want to be seen

as a rising star at your company you're
as a rising star at your company you're

gonna have to put in some extra work and
gonna have to put in some extra work and

I'm not talking about extra job-related
I'm not talking about extra job-related

duties at your desk because if you're
duties at your desk because if you're

aiming for promotion you're probably
aiming for promotion you're probably

already giving your regular duties as
already giving your regular duties as

much as you can you're gonna need to put
much as you can you're gonna need to put

in some extra effort to becoming a more
in some extra effort to becoming a more

professional employee bosses look for
professional employee bosses look for

people who already demonstrate that they
people who already demonstrate that they

can be leaders before they're given
can be leaders before they're given

extra responsibilities so without any
extra responsibilities so without any

further ado here are my tips on how you
further ado here are my tips on how you

can be more professional at work and big
can be more professional at work and big

thanks to Carl Friedrich for sponsoring
thanks to Carl Friedrich for sponsoring

this video and supporting the channel
this video and supporting the channel

number one walk and talk like a leader
number one walk and talk like a leader

what kind of person do you picture when
what kind of person do you picture when

you think of a leader probably not that
you think of a leader probably not that

woman who slouched over her computer all
woman who slouched over her computer all

day or that awkward guy who avoids eye
day or that awkward guy who avoids eye

contact and won't say hi in the hallway
contact and won't say hi in the hallway

leaders are typically charismatic and
leaders are typically charismatic and

relatable that doesn't mean that you
relatable that doesn't mean that you

need to be loud or an extrovert to be a
need to be loud or an extrovert to be a

leader in fact I know plenty of leaders
leader in fact I know plenty of leaders

who are soft-spoken but it does mean
who are soft-spoken but it does mean

that you need to carry yourself with a
that you need to carry yourself with a

certain level of confidence whenever you
certain level of confidence whenever you

need to get it from your desk and walk
need to get it from your desk and walk

somewhere pay attention to your posture
somewhere pay attention to your posture

stand up straight pull your shoulders
stand up straight pull your shoulders

back make eye contact and smile at
back make eye contact and smile at

everyone you pass good posture is
everyone you pass good posture is

important at your desk too no matter how
important at your desk too no matter how

hard you're working kind of sends the
hard you're working kind of sends the

wrong message if a boss or a co-worker
wrong message if a boss or a co-worker

comes over to your desk and they see you
comes over to your desk and they see you

just slumped halfway down in your chair
just slumped halfway down in your chair

right leaders also speak with confidence
right leaders also speak with confidence

and purpose if you find that your public
and purpose if you find that your public

speaking skills need some help take a
speaking skills need some help take a

class or you can check out my post on
class or you can check out my post on

how to master public speaking and if you
how to master public speaking and if you

find yourself using a lot of filler
find yourself using a lot of filler

words like um like then you can check
words like um like then you can check

out my video on the topic to help make
out my video on the topic to help make

your speech more meaningful and more
your speech more meaningful and more

direct
direct

number two build meaningful
number two build meaningful

relationships with your coworkers
relationships with your coworkers

so if you've been in your job for a
so if you've been in your job for a

while it's easy to get into a routine
while it's easy to get into a routine

where you just want to come in get your
where you just want to come in get your

work done and get home as soon as
work done and get home as soon as

possible it's easy to isolate yourself
possible it's easy to isolate yourself

from your coworkers if you aren't
from your coworkers if you aren't

careful
careful

so just take time to start a
so just take time to start a

conversation with the people you work
conversation with the people you work

with and not only those people at your
with and not only those people at your

level but also those people who are
level but also those people who are

maybe one or two steps above your level
maybe one or two steps above your level

people love to feel acknowledged so if
people love to feel acknowledged so if

you work at a big company try to get to
you work at a big company try to get to

know as many people by their first name
know as many people by their first name

as possible ask them about their pets
as possible ask them about their pets

that's not their kids names ask them
that's not their kids names ask them

what they did on the weekend or maybe
what they did on the weekend or maybe

even ask a few of them they want to go
even ask a few of them they want to go

to lunch on Friday instead of sitting at
to lunch on Friday instead of sitting at

your desk eating a sandwich it's all
your desk eating a sandwich it's all

about making connections you're probably
about making connections you're probably

a great person but if you don't take
a great person but if you don't take

time to build relationships with people
time to build relationships with people

then they're not going to know that and
then they're not going to know that and

bosses definitely take notice when
bosses definitely take notice when

people are well-liked by their peers and
people are well-liked by their peers and

they might even ask your co-workers
they might even ask your co-workers

opinion if you're being considered for
opinion if you're being considered for

promotion so it helps to have as many
promotion so it helps to have as many

people in your corner as possible number
people in your corner as possible number

three and guys this is a big one stop
three and guys this is a big one stop

writing crappy emails so what you write
writing crappy emails so what you write

at work says just as much about you as
at work says just as much about you as

what you say keep your emails shortened
what you say keep your emails shortened

to the point if you write it now
to the point if you write it now

novel-length email people are more
novel-length email people are more

likely to miss important information
likely to miss important information

plus it sends the message that you don't
plus it sends the message that you don't

really respect their time if you can say
really respect their time if you can say

in three sentences why say it and three
in three sentences why say it and three

paragraphs and speaking of not wasting
paragraphs and speaking of not wasting

people's time try to refrain from
people's time try to refrain from

getting involved in forwarding email
getting involved in forwarding email

chains and and funny memes that your
chains and and funny memes that your

co-workers might be involved in sending
co-workers might be involved in sending

you want your writing to come across as
you want your writing to come across as

professional at work so if you're not
professional at work so if you're not

the best writer at least try to start by
the best writer at least try to start by

using a free program like grammerly
using a free program like grammerly

which can help with some of the basics
which can help with some of the basics

like spelling and grammar there's also
like spelling and grammar there's also

tons of books on how to write better
tons of books on how to write better

business correspondence this is one that
business correspondence this is one that

I have that I enjoy but there's tons out
I have that I enjoy but there's tons out

there and if you want more tips on how
there and if you want more tips on how

to write better emails you can check out
to write better emails you can check out

my post how to write business emails
my post how to write business emails

that don't suck which I will link to in
that don't suck which I will link to in

the description below lastly you should
the description below lastly you should

never assume that any work emails you
never assume that any work emails you

send our private assume that anyone in
send our private assume that anyone in

the company might read your email at
the company might read your email at

some point so trashing your boss or your
some point so trashing your boss or your

coworker or your client not exactly the
coworker or your client not exactly the

best move number four and you've heard
best move number four and you've heard

this before dress for the job you want
this before dress for the job you want

not the job you have
not the job you have

aside from wearing a tuxedo to work it's
aside from wearing a tuxedo to work it's

pretty hard to overdress for most office
pretty hard to overdress for most office

jobs and
jobs and

you're way more likely to be considered
you're way more likely to be considered

for a promotion if you over dress versus
for a promotion if you over dress versus

being that weird guy who always wears a
being that weird guy who always wears a

saggy Hawaiian shirt to work look at how
saggy Hawaiian shirt to work look at how

your manager and other people at that
your manager and other people at that

level dress sometimes it might be as
level dress sometimes it might be as

simple as upgrading from just wearing a
simple as upgrading from just wearing a

dress shirt to maybe occasionally
dress shirt to maybe occasionally

throwing on a tie or occasionally
throwing on a tie or occasionally

layering on in a casual sport coat even
layering on in a casual sport coat even

if your company does casual Fridays you
if your company does casual Fridays you

still want to look more presentable and
still want to look more presentable and

more professional than everyone else
more professional than everyone else

it's not just the clothes that make a
it's not just the clothes that make a

man either dressing well is important
man either dressing well is important

but you also want to take a look at your
but you also want to take a look at your

accessories a pair of scuff shoes is
accessories a pair of scuff shoes is

going to detract from your look no
going to detract from your look no

matter how nice your pants and shirt are
matter how nice your pants and shirt are

even the bag that you bring your lunch
even the bag that you bring your lunch

or your laptop to work in says a lot
or your laptop to work in says a lot

about you now imagine a well-dressed guy
about you now imagine a well-dressed guy

who brings a nice leather attache to
who brings a nice leather attache to

work every day now imagine that same guy
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description below number 5 take on

bigger challenges so I've got a secret
bigger challenges so I've got a secret

for you it's rare for people to get
for you it's rare for people to get

promoted unless they're already doing
promoted unless they're already doing

the work
the work

my friend Dustin told me a story about
my friend Dustin told me a story about

one of his friends she was working at a
one of his friends she was working at a

company and the manager abruptly left
company and the manager abruptly left

and left
and left

her and her co-workers completely
her and her co-workers completely

scrambling in chaos and what she did is
scrambling in chaos and what she did is

she stepped up and really took on the
she stepped up and really took on the

role the role and the responsibilities
role the role and the responsibilities

of that that position without any
of that that position without any

increase in pay and without a change in
increase in pay and without a change in

title finally after about three months
title finally after about three months

she was officially given the position in
she was officially given the position in

a big race because she was the obvious
a big race because she was the obvious

choice for the job so that's the kind of
choice for the job so that's the kind of

initiative that you need if you want to
initiative that you need if you want to

fast-track yourself for promotion raise
fast-track yourself for promotion raise

your hand to take on extra projects and
your hand to take on extra projects and

do everything you can to help take
do everything you can to help take

ownership that's how you get noticed you
ownership that's how you get noticed you

should also have some idea of the bigger
should also have some idea of the bigger

picture beyond your own role so that way
picture beyond your own role so that way

you can decide where you want to end up
you can decide where you want to end up

eventually you might even want to talk
eventually you might even want to talk

to your boss about putting together a
to your boss about putting together a

personal development plan that helps
personal development plan that helps

start grooming you for the position that
start grooming you for the position that

you ultimately want instead of asking
you ultimately want instead of asking

when can I get promoted ask what else do
when can I get promoted ask what else do

I need to do to start contributing at a
I need to do to start contributing at a

higher level companies are often willing
higher level companies are often willing

to provide training and courses to
to provide training and courses to

employees that show that kind of
employees that show that kind of

initiative if you're in an entry-level
initiative if you're in an entry-level

position you may not feel like there's a
position you may not feel like there's a

lot you can do to take on more
lot you can do to take on more

challenges right away to some degree you
challenges right away to some degree you

will need to learn the basics of your
will need to learn the basics of your

role before you do any more but there's
role before you do any more but there's

always ways to go above and beyond
always ways to go above and beyond

looking at the efficiency of your job is
looking at the efficiency of your job is

a great place to start if you can find a
a great place to start if you can find a

way to save your company time money or
way to save your company time money or

other resources you'll put yourself in a
other resources you'll put yourself in a

very favorable position just be sure to
very favorable position just be sure to

focus more on how those improvements
focus more on how those improvements

will benefit the company rather than
will benefit the company rather than

focusing too much on being critical of
focusing too much on being critical of

the existing way of doing things so
the existing way of doing things so

that's it guys five tips to help you be
that's it guys five tips to help you be

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