I just got off a Skype call with a former Google employee who just made a transition into a role that fits his strengths even better. He is totally thrilled! I wanted to tell you about it because you might be thinking “who on earth chooses to leave Google? That’s the...
“Most of the people I know, and coach, are recovering people-pleasers…” New York Times Best Selling Author, Michael Hyatt said this to me in our recent conversation. In fact, I’m a recovering people-pleaser myself. In my first professional job, I working between 80-90...
Ok, time to level with me. Are you still absentmindedly clicking through indeed.com? Maybe LinkedIn or Glassdoor is your tool of choice? Is it because the work you do now isn’t fulfilling and you’ve finally come to the conclusion that “I need to make a change in my...
“Donde esta la biblioteca?” When’s the last time you took a trip to the library? Many of us tore through books as children, but as jobs and obligations came with adulthood, we began abandoning this pastime. Besides the busyness we build around ourselves, today’s world...
Sometimes the most successful people turn out to have pretty eccentric habits. For instance, Steve Jobs wore the same clothing every day. A famous composer named Igor Stravinsky did a headstand for 15 minutes every morning to “clear his brain.” Nikola Tesla claimed he...
Do you ever think much about the concept of “unlearning” something? For a transformative learning experience, we often have to take our grasp off of beliefs we’ve had for a long time. When someone suggests a new fact that contradicts a long held belief, our...
Imagine if the first thought millions of people had when you introduced yourself was, “Damn, what a badass.” For my friend [and NYT Bestselling Author] Jen, that’s a reality. When she sends an email, speaks at a conference, or hops on a podcast interview, she...
Everywhere you look these days, you can find articles sharing why focusing on your strengths is more valuable than improving your weaknesses. Using your signature strengths in your role means you can be energized instead of drained, engaged instead of bored, and...
Everyone and their mother is going to email you about your resolutions and goals now that it’s almost the beginning of the new year. I don’t want to do that to you. Plus you already know I have a serious aversion to doing what everyone else is doing! So instead I...
Ball with Allen Iverson, Movie-making with Hollywood Elite, and Signing Contracts with Jay-Z My friend Mo claims he’s worked a lot of dream jobs in his lifetime. In his first role post-college—at Reebok HQ—he spent his time playing company basketball games at...
