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# [7 Ideas to Transform a Crappy Project into Career Success](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/7-ideas-to-transform-a-crappy-project-into-career-success)

 Written by [Mike Brown](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/author/mike-brown) | Aug 4, 2014 9:50:28 AM

Suppose you are stuck with a [crappy project at your job](https://www.brainzooming.com/career-success-7-ideas-if-you-dont-care-about-what-you-do-anymore/20691/).

Further suppose, you cannot really get out of it in any way that will lead to future career success.

So it is easy to feel like you are stuck with a crappy project that has nothing but “loser” written all over it.

Do you have any options?

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Sure, you have options.

You can transform a crappy project, with a little thinking and a lot of ingenuity, into something that CAN lead to career success.

### 7 Ideas to Transform a Crappy Project into Career Success

You could:

- Take time to imagine previously unsuspected upsides that make it worthwhile, even if you have to make them up.
- Think seriously (and lie to yourself if necessary) about whether all the downsides you imagine with this crappy project are likely to happen.
- Modify the project so it looks like a great project you have been successful with previously.
- Figure out a way to renegotiate expectations or other particulars of the crappy project to make it less crappy.
- Approach it your own way so that even if it is a crappy project, you can put your own personal stamp on it.
- Use this opportunity to experiment like crazy so it becomes an incredibly new learning experience.
- If you feel very confident, completely change the objectives and approach in whatever way that delivers more value for the organization.

Hey, it is a crappy project . . . what do you have to lose from trying to transform it with a completely unconventional strategy that could ultimately lead to career success? – *[Mike Brown](https://www.brainzooming.com/?page_id=1197)*

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