Book Review: Drive
What we are motivated by is a topic of conversation that has been discussed in conjunction with work for years. In his latest book, Drive, Daniel Pink has laid out some compelling information about what actually motivates us. Pink has identified three key motivators for people: Autonomy- It turns out we humans like to have a little freedom with the kind of work we do and when we do it. There are real life examples of how this has worked for Best Buy and Google. Mastery- When we are working we want to feel like we are working on things that are important and that enhance our skills. Being put
What Is Your Career Built On?
You need a platform that makes it easy to turn your insight into a movement. ~ Seth Godin from the book Linchpin There’s a new world of work that exists in today’s marketplace. I call it the New Work Revolution. This new world of work starts with understanding and building a platform for yourself that you can work from to create maximum value in the marketplace. What is a platform and is your career built on one that is solid enough? The reason having a platform is becoming so important is that the work environment is changing. The way we create products in the United States has changed as I
Don’t Discount Your Passion
When it comes to life, a lot of have a set of things that we are doing and things that we wish we were doing. How do you eliminate more of the things that you just do and do more of the things that you love to do? It’s time to embrace your passion. Here’s how you can start. If you tell certain people that they can do what they love to do and still get paid doing it, those people would tell you that you are crazy or dumb or both. I have personally received my share of raised eyebrows and chuckles at the notion. In fact, you
How Bad Do You Want It?
Taking action has been discovered to be, if not the ultimate, at least one of the top 5 principles for success. Even though we know that taking action is the right call, we still don’t take the steps necessary to achieve the results we are looking for. Today I want to dive into your mindset by asking the question: How bad do you want it? From a mindset standpoint there are three main culprits that inhibit our success. Those inhibitors are fear, stories and complexity. Fear is the most recognizable for us because it is immediate and more tangible than other mindset issues. We fear failure and in a peculiar
Book Review- Linchpin
The way that we are able to get paid for the work we do is changing. The media looks at things like unemployment rates and asks “when will we get back to normal? When will this thing turn around?” The reality is that is wont. It turns out there may be a better way. Seth Godin says this towards the beginning of his terrific book, Linchpin: There are no longer any great jobs where someone else tells you precisely what to do. In it’s essence Linchpin gives a glimpse into the artist revolution. If you want to get paid for work you to do today you need to become indispensable.
