You’re ambitious, competent, and an absolute gem to be around. You not only work your butt off, but thanks to your quiver of skills and abilities, you bring insane amounts of value to whatever company you call home.

And yet, despite all this, you’ve hit a glass ceiling.

Your boss doesn’t seem to grasp just how vital you are to the team. Your accomplishments go mostly unnoticed, and no matter how hard you try, your career just isn’t gaining any upward traction.

If this is you, rest easy: You’re not alone.

The frustration of being undervalued, much less unnoticed, is a common theme in workplaces across the globe.

There’s a good reason for this, but it’s probably not one you want to hear.

Nevertheless, you’ve stumbled into this article and I assume it’s because you want to jump-start your career/life and start climbing the ladder of success, so I’m going to lay it on you and trust that you can handle the truth:

You’re not indispensable.

That is, you’re not bringing enough unique value to your boss or company to really differentiate yourself.

You do good work, but it’s probably not 10x better than your comrades (which is what it’ll have to be if you really want to separate yourself from the pack).

Your boss/company is satisfied with your work. You’re reliable. But they don’t see how much more difficult their lives would be without you.

We can change that.

The 6 strategies below are easily implemented and incredibly effective.

They’ve helped not only my own career, but they are the metrics by which I distinguish between A-players and B-players on my own team.

Your manager might not articulate their list in the same exact way, but I can almost guarantee if you take these steps to heart and begin implementing them, your boss will sit up and take notice.

If they don’t, well, it’s probably time you start looking for another job, ’cause chances are good that individual has already put you in a little black box in their mind, and you’re likely never to escape.

But that’s a different conversation for another time. For now, let’s talk about:

6 Proven Strategies of Top Performers to Dominate Life

1) Don’t Wait For Directions

As a general rule, as long as you’re moving forward, making progress towards a goal, nobody will complain.

Taking the initiative is almost always the right move. Even if you make a mistake and chase the wrong car, the end result is almost always preferred to not having done anything at all.

Not doing anything is always worse than doing the wrong thing.

You might have aimed at the wrong target, or made a bad shot, but the type of individuals who rise through the ranks are the ones who are not afraid to put themselves out there, who default to action, and who are pushing and striving to make measurable improvements.

Your boss will notice. Your boss will appreciate.