Everything’s Overrated…Except For This
How many articles have you read where someone says something is overrated? Leadership is overrated. Talent is overrated. Your sense of self worth is overrated. Athletes are overrated. I agree with every sentiment that has ever been written on something being overrated. I will tell you why in a minute. What I don’t hear about being overrated is doing work. So back to my point about agreeing with every article that has called something overrated. Think about the amount of information that we are exposed to. The depth and breadth of the information as well as the speed with which we get it almost guarantees that we are going to
How A Platform Makes Your Life Easier
In our new age of work, expectations are higher than ever before. Many business have pared down their teams, given the responsibility to the people who are left and then asked that remaining to figure out how it’s going to get done. This can be a difficult situation but have a platform can help you navigate your work life a lot easier. There are 4 areas where I think having a platform makes your work life easier. Those areas are clarity, empowerment, satisfying wants and business ownership. By having a developed platform, you have a great understanding of the things that you can do to create the most value whether
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
What if…..
“And I say that life is indeed darkness save when there is urge And all urge is blind save when there is knowledge And all knowledge is vain save when there is work And all work is empty save when there is love.” Kahlil Gibran “The Prophet” I love the above writing by Kahlil Gibran that deals specifically with work. In the context of living your plan, the above section breaks down how our working lives ideally work when we have a conscious plan of action. “And I say that life in indeed darkness save when there is urge” Essentially he is talking about passion. What is it that you
