If you have someone on your team, that makes you want to show up better, earlier, and smarter than the day before. Then that person is your leader. It doesn’t matter what’s on the org chart; they are your leaders, and they are the ones who will make you better than you are today. Volunteer to work with them. Ask them questions. Get them to review your work. Listen to their feedback and apply it.…
The Climb is arduous, slippery, rocky, fraught with danger. The Climb doesn’t care whether you make it or not, it’s there for you to do what you will with it. The Climb doesn’t care about what threats come your way – whether the weather gets worse or better, whether they’re predators waiting to strike at your weakest moment. The Climb doesn’t care how prepared you are – whether you have a jacket, an extra pair…
You can apply for any job. Post any comment. Send any email. Tag them. But what will always win is the follow-up. “Did you get my application?” “Did you want to discuss further?” “Got time for a coffee?” “Can I send you my portfolio?” The follow-ups won’t get you to the top; they might not get you anywhere, but they will get you further up in the list. It’s possible you might annoy people and…
There is the work you love to do. The work that you have to do. And the work that you need to do. There are all different layers of work that you have to get done in a day, week, or month. The work you love to do might be to dig that hole in the backyard. No one is asking for it, but who doesn’t love to dig a hole? The work you have…
Can you fix a water heater? Can you fix your furnace? Can you fix the pump that brings water into your house? Maybe 60 years ago, people knew how to fix all these things; now, maybe you are down to being able to fix one, troubleshoot the other, and not even touch the third. Unless, of course, you’re specialized in those things – in which case, congratulations. So many people have stopped wanting to learn…