Avoiding Sophomore Slump! by Marni Kent

AVOIDING THE SOPHOMORE SLUMP!
By Marni Kent
Ok, you have just completed your Freshman year, you survived the honeymoon period, you have relentlessly demonstrated your knowledge, skills and abilities. Your employer gave you a serious vote of confidence by offering you a raise and a contract extension.
How do you avoid complacency and overconfidence with your new found wealth and job security. Simply put, you continue to give an effort as though you were on the verge of being replaced by a new and more efficient model. As long as we all approach our employer families with the vigor and motivation, we can be sure to enjoy success and prosperity for years to come. Remember, your employer only owes you your paycheck, nothing more. It's up to us as nannies to position our selves in a manner that gives your employer a belief that you are the mechanism that makes the household machine run. Strive to be the last thing your employer has to lend thought too. Most employer families that are fortunate enough to have a professional nanny at their disposal, have extremely busy lives, and for your employer to have the luxury of not worrying about you and your performance should be the goal of every nanny. While none of us are indispensable, you should approach your job with the mission of attempting make yourself irreplaceable. I suspect that is exactly the sort of effort you put forth in your " freshman " year. Always remember, the past is actually the present. Efforts and decisions we make today, will shape your job and career of tomorrow.