These Aren’t The Solutions We’re Looking For
The solution that we crave will remain frustratingly hidden until we raise our buzz. When we raise our buzz, the solution comes into view. It will …
Door Number 2
Even if we do it behind their backs, people can tell when we have judged, criticized, or found fault in them. They will inevitably react. …
The Best Way to Land a Job These Days
Job boards, applications, resumes. Oh. My. Stories from the front lines tell us that the traditional way of finding a job is pretty well broken. The …
This Ought To Do It
I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can’t find anybody who can tell me …
Chasing Career Specters
In every industry or profession there is a mythical, ideal character we feel compelled to emulate. If we want to get a good job, get …
A Leadership Power Tool
Often the greatest gifts we can give another is to listen to them. Just listen and give acknowledgments (nods, “yeses,” and occasional brief recaps of …
Success Is a Way, Not a Goal
The sages tell us to have goals but not attach to them. They warn us that having too much focus on our goals comes from some subtle …
Waiting Not Required
We don’t have to wait until we are experts before starting something new. Most successful people figured it out along the way. You can, too. …
The Greatest Source of Failure
The greatest source of failure is not a lack of talent, capital, or ideas. And it’s not politics or the lack of opportunities. The source …
Enough
When will we have enough? Never. It’s not because we have a psychological problem. It’s because–as soon as we reach any level of achievement–we will …