What is toughest time ever on consultant or programmer. You know that, yes if not then listen to me. It is the time when project is over. You come back to organization and sit on bunch.
Management think a lot of projects will come and they can adjust you some where. You were apple of management eye. now just another expense. They want to adjust you some where. But possible they can not. The reason behind that every body was busy in their own survival. and they will not give you space
I face this situation many times. Here are some tips, which I learned from my experience.
Best way to be patient. and prepare yourself. Patient does not mean, you have to bear, you have to prepare yourself that next time this situation never occur.
If you read the 7 habits of highly effective people, its 7th habit is “Sharpen your Saw.” In simple word, some one asked to one wise man, if you have cut the tree with saw. How you cut. He told that I would sharp the saw 70 percent of time and Cut it in 30 percent of time.
Means, learn new things, build new skills. Improve your strength. new trends comes explore these.
Did you listen the famous story mansion by Jim Rohan. Let me share you. Suppose you stand in fog. and nothing visible. Only thing visible is just one step a head. What should you do. You have to take one step. Now you can see one more step a head. Take that. Taking one step after another certainly it will lead you in bright place.
It is really tough situation, but what ever task assign to you, do it with full focus. Put your 100 percent in it.
Never consider anything smaller or bigger. What ever you got just do it.
You have to work on your ego. Ego is the biggest enemy I ever face.
Remember what I learned that seniority is like a rubber band. How long you stretch it. It goes extend at certain level. But when you release its one end it comes back to same position. Once we we rock star, now we are at rock bottom.
It is necessary, to work on your ego. Possible Ego is reason, which did not let grab many opportunities
Any how it is part of game, keep moving, keep improving.