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4. Meet your boss for lunch and ask her Respectfully ask her for her opinion 7. Get certified. Even if you have to save
what she thinks you should be doing to and guidance when you need it and be up and pay all the expenses yourself,
improve your skills. Listen carefully and mindful that her time is valuable. take NALP’s Landscape Industry Cer-
keep an open mind. Ask her how she tified Technician-Interiorscape exam.
got to where she is today. 6. Be selective about who you work for. This is a internationally-recognized
Don’t leave a good company just be- achievement that will mean a lot to
5. Have a mentor, whether that person cause someone else offers you another your career. This certification is now
is someone in your company or some- 25 cents per hour. If you want to make available online!
one you meet outside the company who this a career, it is imperative that you https://www.landscapeprofessionals.
you consider to be successful. Keep work for a company and a boss who will org/LP/Certification/LP/Certification/
in touch. Watch what she does and support you in your development. interior-technician.aspx
listen to what she says. Follow her lead.
8. Find something you absolutely love
about your job every day. After you’ve
been doing the same job for 5, 10, or 30
years it can start to feel old and stale,
but that doesn’t have to happen. You
may find joy in seeing your favorite cli-
ents, watching your plants grow strong
and healthy, making people smile or
learning something new every day.
Actively look for something each day
that makes you happy.

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