12 Non-Sales Habits That Will Improve Your Ability To Sell Things
“Try to be an interesting individual, able to hold a conversation on topics outside of work. People tend to do business with someone they like. They like those,...
Category: Career Growth
How To Use Content To Improve Your Business
“When selling a personal service, the goal of content marketing is not ‘content.’ It’s to create an emotional connection to people over time through that conten...
Stop Going To Meetings That Don’t Have Agendas
“Providing an agenda before the meeting makes people feel like there’s a good reason for them to attend. But giving people the agenda before the meeting also gi...
Don’t Fall Into The Trap Of Being An “Expert” Before You Are
“Being industry famous should be the result of some contribution to the world that the industry respects and wishes to learn from. Or insights unique and useful...
How Work Changed To Make Us Passionate About Quitting
“Good jobs used to be ones with a good salary, benefits, location, hours, boss, co-workers, and a clear path towards promotion. Now, a good job is one that prep...
How To Create Your Own Productivity System
“Productivity is about understanding what you really want to do, then building systems to make it work for you. The goal isn’t Inbox Zero. (Who gives a shit?) Y...
6 Must-Read Articles About How To Scale Leadership
“Very few leaders think this way. They rely on themselves to be intellectually sharp on bad diets. They go into fundraising pitches hobbled by self-doubt and an...
Judd Apatow’s Advice For People Starting Their Career
“Don’t be a dick — overdeliver and then people will want you around.”
How To Choose A Side Project
“Side projects work best when they live at the interaction of ‘Things you enjoy’ and ‘Things that help you practice a marketable skill.’”
The 5/25/150 Networking System
“The best networkers are givers. What the system does is force you to be a giver, and to do so in an extremely consistent way.”