Slow down. It is so important to pump the breaks, practice patience, and actually give yourself the time it takes to develop new skills and start a career. Just like the uncertainty of choosing a college between 16 and 18 years old, how are we supposed to know what we want to do for the rest of our life when we graduate college? I didn’t know what I wanted to do at 22. I still don’t have all the answers….
Monday, September 26, 2022 Human beings are drawn to their external surroundings. We want to know how other people think. We want to know how machines and objects work. We want to see new places, attend exciting events, and acquire external accolades often associated with accomplishment and status. We also want to know how we are affected by our external world. What I keep coming back to in life is that people want to figure themselves out. They want to…
Your career is a staircase. But not in the way you think. Most people associate growth, progress, and success with forward or upward movement. The vertical trajectory is a constant reminder to develop and master a lucrative skillset and to generate external interest or overcome external competition. A staircase takes people up, forward, and to a new destination. Sure, the analogy sounds nice – eventually you end up at the top of countless steps, or at the tail end of…
Monday, September 19, 2022 You have to start if you want to win. Expect yourself to start. Expect yourself to win. Starting is simple, but not always easy. Simple means uncomplicated in form, nature or design, and/or straightforward. So if starting is simple, you should just start. Doing a pushup is simple in nature and design. Reading one word and understanding it can be simple in nature and design. Going for a walk can be simple. However, when these simple…
Practice makes perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Practice makes progress. Let’s start from zero, by establishing that practice does not have to make anything. In its simplest form, practice is doing. Practice is studying, performing, presenting, speaking, loving, and trying. Practice takes effort regardless of its outcome. Practice is a lifestyle and an ongoing commitment to ideas, goals, and tasks that we must accept as part of a bigger process, or a bigger meaning. The beauty of practice lies in…
Monday, September 12, 2022 There is no secret to success. What does success look like to you? For some, success is starting for the first time. For others, success means continuing, or even starting again after stopping. My wife, Taylor, is an avid runner. She ran track and cross country at Cornell University. I always joke that she is smarter and more athletic than me and that I “married up”. What impresses me most, however, is her continued commitment. Her…
There is no secret. I have struggled with this topic for a long time. I have jumped back and forth about what success looks like for me or maybe what it should look like. I find it hard to define and it no longer feels like something I should ask other people about if I want to achieve my definition of success. What does it look like to you? I hear success stories all the time. A lot of us…
The world’s highest achievers embrace focusing on one task at a time. We are surrounded by distractions disguised as resources that make us believe we are not doing enough. At work, we manage several projects or clients simultaneously while messaging back and forth with our teammates about yet another topic. Sending an email on Outlook is followed up with a message on WhatsApp and then a job posting on the company’s LinkedIn page. You can never post enough. In school,…
Practical Concerned with the actual use or doing of something as opposed to theories or ideas. Likely to succeed in real circumstances; feasible Optimism Confidence about the future or the outcome of the future The belief that your current situation is the best it could be, right now. Practical Optimism An action based, realistic approach to exploring your life in a positive light or while pursuing positive outcomes. A belief system that an increase in positive thoughts and actions will…
Email Basics Sending emails are still necessary for most professional positions in the United States. At every level of employment as an employee, business owner, blogger, photographer, caregiver, etc. emailing is an important skill. When we boil down communication between people, teams, and companies, sending an email works, they are quick and efficient. Let’s make sure you are getting your message across in the most professional and effective way. Email etiquette Email etiquette is all about engaging your audience and…