It’s Okay if You Don’t Do What You Went to School For
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. — Mae West. Do you dislike what you’re doing, even if that’s what you went to school for?. If you’re reading this, chances are that you’re having serious thoughts about where your life is heading. I don’t know where you are in your career or life in general, but let me re-iterate the headline:
Read full storyYou Are Betting Your Future on the Wrong Currency
When you think “currency”, you picture a coin or a banknote, right? Or maybe nowadays you also add crypto-currency like Bitcoin in the mix. A person’s worth is often measured by how much of a currency (or multiple currencies) they hold. Or how much their stock holdings would be worth in a currency if sold.
Read full story3 Ways to Get People to Say Yes to You
Are you like most people and struggle to get people to say yes to you? Are you tired of receiving a no? Are you willing to do what it takes to get a yes?. Most people have a hard time getting people to say yes to them. They send well-written messages and ask nicely, but they’re still getting rejected. Some are persistent, some aren’t.
Read full storyThe 7 Habits of A Highly Effective Couple
As I was sitting down and reading the new edition of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, it made me ponder on the habits my wife and I have that makes us an effective couple. We’ve been together for almost sixteen years, which is about half our lives.
Read full storyThe Real Reason Why Learning More Skills Greatly Benefits You
Illustration by the author. Photo of Basketball star Kobe Bryant: Wikimedia Commons. “Erik, have you noticed that when you learned to dance Salsa and practiced Yoga, it also improved your abilities to play Ultimate Frisbee professionally?” I asked a member of my SkillUp Mastermind.
Read full story84 Productivity Killers and How to Avoid Them
Productivity isn’t about big, sweeping declarations and step rate changes. It’s about avoiding small time wasters and learning to do that at scale. You can accomplish this with many micro-habits which compound over time. In the end, they add up to huge time savings, thanks to avoiding many small mistakes.
Read full story3 High Impact Skills to Learn to Thrive in 2021
Since 2018, it’s been my tradition to write the skills I anticipate to be the most important for the next year. This year, as you can imagine, the skills are a little different. All over the world, radical shifts are happening in massive sectors like healthcare and education. The world as we knew it is gone.
Read full storySpend Only 10 Hours to Become More Adaptable
The rapid-pace of technological advancements is ever increasing with no signs of slowing down. No job is safe from disruption and those who learn to adapt to new situations will be able to shift gears and continue to thrive. I can’t stress that enough.
Read full story7 Skills of Highly Unproductive People
Not all skills are created equal. If we go by the following definitions, I’m sure you can think of a few unproductive skills you have:. Skill: The Ability To Do Something Well.
Read full story4 Fundamental Sales Principles You’re Violating In Your Marketing
Everybody is a salesman. You might not realize it, but you too are a salesman. It's simple, if you ever had to convince someone to do something for you, you had to sell them your idea. So, you've tried to convince others in the past, right?
Read full storyDon’t Work From 12 PM to 3 PM
These are your least productive hours, according to Daniel H. Pink’s book, When. Illustration by the author. Background: source. Owl: source. When is a fascinating book. Most of us ask all the important why, what, and how questions, but we rarely think about the when question. That’s a mistake, friend.
Read full storyHow to Be Remarkable in 2021 Using Two Mental Models
Okay, 2020 was a pretty remarkable year, just not in a positive way - it was remarkably shitty. First, we get hit by the 'VID, as Kevin Hart calls it. Then, later in the year, arguably the worst presidential elections in history. That applies to both democrates and republicans.
Read full storyWill Education Be Pointless 30 Years from Now?
Photo of Harvard Business School’s Baker Library. It’s too late for evolution. It’s time for disruption!. So you think the education system is broken? Well, you’re certainly not the only one.
Read full storyUse The 1–50 Rule to Make Money Within the Next 24 Hours
I stopped counting how many products and services I’ve built that have made money from day one. I’m not talking huge money, but money nonetheless. What I’ve learned will change your mindset forever on how to approach new projects to test their viability.
Read full storyWhy You Shouldn’t Decline Dream Jobs You Don’t Qualify For (yet)
Image: Farhan Irfani (adapted) This weekend, my part-time assistant told me he found a near-perfect job to complete his schedule. The issue was, he didn’t fully qualify for it. What do you do when that happens? Most people give up and don’t apply. That’s what he was going for as well.
Read full storyTo Remain Relevant in 2021, You Have to Beat the Skill Inflation
Illustration by the author. Background source: US National archives via Wiki. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin. Inflation is a quantitative measure of the rate at which the average price level of a basket of selected goods and services in an economy increases over some period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a unit of currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods. Often expressed as a percentage, inflation thus indicates a decrease in the purchasing power of a nation’s currency.
Read full story49 Percent of Your Traits Are Given to You at Birth
When I read the conclusion of a landmark research about the percentage of your personality traits given to you at birth, I was shocked. The study concludes that on average, a staggering 49 percent of who you are as a person comes from genetics. The remaining 51 percent comes from your life experiences.
Read full storyHow to Build Your Perfect Morning Routine: The Essential Guide
A perfect morning routine sets you up for a productive day, leading to more wins. More wins raise your motivation and allow you to accomplish your goals with greater ease. In this guide, I will not tell you at what time to wake up as it is essentially useless to put everyone on the same boat. We’re all in different situations and my ideal time to wake up can’t be the same for you. Instead, it focuses on principles that allow anyone to build a routine that works for them. These principles are timeless and can be revisited months and years away and still work.
Read full storyYour Morning Coffee Is Killing Your Energy Without You Knowing It
You just woke up. What are the first things you do within the first 30 minutes of waking up? If you’re like me, you prepare coffee first thing in the morning. I don’t even take time to go to the bathroom first, I reach straight for the kettle to boil water.
Read full story4 Ways to Manage a Highly Effective Remote Team
Effective team management starts by removing the “management” part of the equation. That is especially true when you’re running a company from home or remotely. I’m running three businesses — a video game studio, an online store and a SaaS company. I’ve started and am involved in seven projects, involving a wide array of talented people. There's a lot of moving parts and challenging situations involving other people. Surprisingly, it hasn't been as hard as I expected.
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