Elementary school: sit still in your seat and don't talk to anyone or you'll get detention
Real life: get your butt out of your seat and talk to everyone you can
What else were you taught that is no longer relevant in your adult life? 🧐
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So, what's happening behind the scenes after your interview?
After a late stage/final interview, you might be feeling some anxiety when you don't immediately receive feedback from the company.
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Life is made up of habits.
- If your habits include poor eating/zero exercise, your body, energy and output will reflect that
- If your habits include obsession with your phone, Twitter and rage scrolling, your mental/spiritual health will reflect that
Stop worry about stacking cash.
Stack skills.
Sales, marketing, coding, persuasion, psychology, design.
Higher ROI.
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the most valuable negotiation tool is NOT
“whoever speaks first”
that’s old school.
ANCHORING for the win. Look it up.
It’s amazing to me that so many folks will invest 6 figures on a college degree, but would never even THINK of spending a few thousand dollars to hire a career coach.
Strategic career coaching will become a booming niche in the next 3-5 years.
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Today is the first day back at work after a 6 week paternity leave.
After meeting and spending time with my new daughter, a statement I've made previously has never been more clearly true to me:
Your work can mean SOMEthing. It just can't mean EVERYthing.
#startup
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