Juggling Roles
Multi-tasking is to productivity as smoking is to health. If your goal is to get anything done, goes the popular notion, single-tasking is the path to success.
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Building Your Own Inner Scorecard
We continue to act on society-defined metrics because we haven't taken the time to develop our own. We haven't built out our own internal scorecard so we fallback on those designed by others.
Read MoreDefine Success on Your Own Terms
Defining your own view of success is a clarity exercise that helps direct your action to what really matters instead of chasing something that matters to everyone else.
Read MoreHow to Force Yourself to Improve
The act of committing to projects or ideas early and often is just the kick in the pants you need to push yourself to do thing you never thought possible.
Read MoreThe Power of Posture & How to Improve It
Posture has a great deal to do with how others perceive you in business situations. It can help convey confidence or portray weakness. Your posture can help you boost your income, ace that presentation, and, yes, even score your dream date. Let’s look at how you can use it to your advantage.
Read MoreSuli Breaks on Work
Suli Breaks is one of the most interesting individuals I’ve seen/heard of over the past year. For those that don’t know, Suli is a lyricist that tells powerful stories through his rhymes. The video above is one of my favorites…
Hiding Behind What You Know
Every time you join a new team, there’s an internal struggle to add value, to find some way to prove your worth. I’ve found this to be the case at every job I’ve worked at so far across multiple different…
Your Glass Ceiling
Francis Galton was a man who truly believed in natural talents and an upper ceiling for success and achievement. Take the following quotes, which were borrowed from Talent is Overrated by Geoffrey Colvin. His maximum performance becomes a rigidly determinate…
Talent is Overrated
Author: Geoffrey Colvin Title: Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else Published: Oct 4, 2008 In Talent is Overrated, Colvin explores and dismisses some of the most popular myths surrounding mastery. From expert musicians to sports…
Do What You Love
Recently, Slate published an article on the topic of “Do What You Love”, specifically how the phrase “Devalues work and hurts others”. As someone that truly does love what they do, I wanted to share some thoughts on the article…