... remember what you can control. You can do the work but you can't control the results. Whether or not you get promoted, make a deal or get the resources you need all depends on the decisions of other people. Unfortunately, Peter Drucker is right - the decision maker may not be the best person to make [...]
... to be successful. This insight came from a recent conversation I had with the CEO of a top financial services firm. He talked about the mentors that guided him, the peers who supported him and the employees who executed on his strategy. Before he became CEO, he focused on helping others get what they want and in [...]
When times are tough and you're not seeing the results you want, or when everything you touch turns to gold and you can't seem to fail, remember these words from Churchill and keep doing the small things that matter. keep pursuing the big things you love.
As a high performer, you pride yourself on getting things done. With an ever-growing to-do list, your commitment to complete your tasks can make you prone to "shoulding" on yourself. "Shoulding" is the act of turning what you want to do into what you "should" do. This nuanced change in both language and outlook can hurt your ability [...]
When you started your career, you most likely took on as many opportunities as possible to build your skills and discover your strengths and preferences. As a high-performer, you soon found your sweet spot and started to excel. When you are great at something, you'll find yourself with more opportunities than you have time. Now the [...]
... do what is obvious (56-page story of a successful businessman). Photo by hobvlas sudonelghm
... make sure you're not falling for the Dunning–Kruger effect, a cognitive bias where the unskilled mistakenly assess their ability to be much higher than it really is. According to their study, Dunning and Kruger proposed that, for a given skill, incompetent people will fail to recognize: their own lack of skill the extent of their [...]
"But I don't have any experience in this field." This is the most common pushback I hear from my clients when they gain more clarity on what they want in their careers and realize they were meant to do something completely different from their current job. Whether it's switching into a new career, company or industry, the [...]
... don't trust your future self. When you come up with your resolutions you are your best self - motivated, optimistic and ready to run through walls to achieve your goals. Unfortunately, the day-to-day grind to bring your resolutions into reality is slightly less glorious. More likely, you'll want to put it off until the [...]
When it comes to your career, are you a professional or an amateur? The answer to this question has nothing to do with your job title and everything to do with your approach to your work and the experience you give to others. So, how do you know if you're a professional? Ask yourself, "Do [...]
... do something else. Here are the elements you may want to consider to do work that you love. 1. Set your own goals ... ... not ones determined by biological needs or social convention. Don't let others tell you what's important. When you are the one to decide, you give meaning and sense for every action you take [...]
... or you're not cut out for it ... ... ignore them. (especially if they have not achieved success by your definition of success and if you know this is what you want to do. If you're not sure of what you want, go here.) Now if people are telling you to quit, great news, you're [...]
