“Aim for two paragraphs (if you end up with one or three it’s okay). There is no rule that says cover letters need to be lengthy to lend insight into your background and your interest in the role.”
30 Life Lessons from a 30-Year Harvard Class Reunion
“Nearly all the alumni said they were embarrassed by their younger selves, particularly by how judgmental they used to be.”
How to Lead from Joy Instead of Fear
“Leading from fear is the easy route. Leading from joy is pure magic. When you realize your job is to show up and love your job, to project pure positivity even on one your worst days, to love the people that work for you, you might find that even during difficult times, you start enjoying it more too.”
10 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.” — Tom Hodgkinson
10 Tips To Get Your Social Media Strategy Approved
Every successful social media campaign starts with a key, often overlooked step — getting approval to try it in the first place.
As with most things in life, big success is often the result of experimentation and in order to do that you first must get the powers that be to sign off on your idea.
The following 10 steps can increase the odds you get a greenlight for your next game-changing social initiative…
How To Use Facebook Ads To Promote Your Music
You’ve got music and gigs to promote so screw the intro, let’s get right to the good stuff.
Here’s how to promote your music using Facebook (or Instagram) ads…
How to Maximize Serendipity
“Writing is the best kind of networking. By making it easy for people to find you online, you’ll create a vehicle for serendipity. Call on your vehicle when you want to manufacture serendipity, and you need some activation energy.”
100 Must-Read Books of 2018
“We asked you what books inspired you this year. We took your answers and turned then into this list. We hope it proves useful. Onward.”
How to Tame Your Anxiety
“We are engaged in a feedback loop with anxiety. Fearing it, and in response, trying to avoid it or push it down, is part of what can make it such a problem for us. It feels like an obstacle because we have been treating it as such.”
Five Steps to Recreate Your Career
“The abundance of information out there can make it tempting to read about the actual thing you want to do next, be it coding, blogging, creating music, or starting a business. Look deep inside: what’s preventing you from starting your project?”