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When Things Get Tough, It’s the Realists Who Survive
There’s no shortage of advice from motivational speakers and self-help authors preaching that success is the byproduct of a positive attitude.
LeBron James on Maximizing Potential
You might be good at your job. But are you applying yourself as best as you can?
Avoid Regret with a Weekly Work/Life Check-In
A palliative nurse recorded the most common regrets of the dying and put her findings into a book called The Top Five Regrets of The Dying.
If You’re Not Learning Something New, It’s Time to Move On
If you think you’re going to work at your current job for more than three years, think again.
Is This Meeting Necessary?
Incredible things can happen when great minds meet. Unfortunately, most meetings are anything but great.
Use the 52/17 Rule to Maximize Productivity
The human body isn’t designed to sit for eight hours at a stretch.
Take Back the Lunch Break
Do you eat your lunch in front of your computer? Or skip lunch and eat in a rush between meetings?
If You’re Not 90% Sure about Something, Don’t Bother
Your calendar is virtually airtight, and your to-do list is filled to the brim. Yet, there it is: a new passion project/a new intriguing industry event/an alluring committee invitation — something you know that you simply don’t have the capacity for.
Didn’t Sleep Last Night? Here’s How to Survive the Workday.
In the wise words of Winston Churchill: “If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
Forget SMART Goals, Set CLEAR Goals Instead
It’s another new year! The good news is that you’ve set new and ambitious goals for yourself.
Want a Promotion? Fire Yourself.
In firing yourself, he reasoned, you focus your productivity on stabilizing what you used to do in order to free yourself for the better things you had always hoped to be doing.
Find What You’re Meant to Do: Ask Your Friends
We have all hoped to find a purpose, cause, or belief that will lend meaning to our work lives.
Interview Tip: Gather Intel While You Wait
Physically being in a space exposes you to information and resources that simply aren’t available in company reports or on the internet.
Don’t Waste Your Two Golden Hours of Productivity
What’s the first thing you do when you get out of bed each morning? Most likely, you’re part of the 80 percent of 18- to 44-year-olds who check their smartphones.
