Introduction Starting a new job can be both exciting and challenging. You are learning a new role, understanding a new company culture, meeting new people, and trying to prove that you made the right choice. Many professionals spend their first 90 days trying to impress everyone around them. However, becoming a top performer is usually not about doing everything at once. After leading large supply chain and logistics operations across warehouses, export networks, and cross-functional teams, I have seen professionals become valuable contributors surprisingly quickly. Their early success was rarely accidental. Instead, they followed a simple pattern that helped them build trust, deliver results, and create momentum. The P.A.C.E. + 1 Framework 1. Prioritize: Solve the Right Problem First When you join a new company, there may be dozens of things that need your attention. Trying to solve everything immediately can leave you overwhelmed and unfocused. Start by identif...
Introduction Social anxiety is a disorder in which you suffer from a long-term fear of social situations. It is more than just shyness rather it's a fear that affects our everyday activities, relationships, and self-confidence. It does not go away. The spotlight effect is even worse for people with social anxiety as has a huge impact on your ability to work. People feel uncomfortable around others and feel embarrassed all the time. Spotlight effect and its examples The spotlight effect is a cognitive bias in which a person believes that the world is always watching him/her. In it, a person overestimates how much people notice him and thinks that people are paying much more attention to him than they actually do. In the spotlight effect, you feel like every move that you are making is under the microscope of the public eye that highlights your successes and failures, both. Very common examples of the spotlight effect include various situations like when you realize that your zipper ...