In a study designed to find out why some customer service agents stayed in their jobs longer than others, economist Michael Housman found an unlikely correlation. Compared to employees who used …
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Taking ownership of your career means taking ownership of your results. It’s not enough to do great work and hope people will notice. You need to do great work and then tell people what you did. …
You’re not the same person you were yesterday. New experiences shape what you believe and mold your preferences over time. For this reason, it’s very possible that what you studied in college …
Then choose the comfortable path. Do what everyone else your age is doing.Consume more than you create.Only do the bare minimum.Never volunteer. But if you want to go fast, then you’ll need to …
Settlers of Catan is my favorite board game. It presents the perfect combination of luck and strategy; honest trading and biased robbery; pure elation and eye-watering frustration. If you’re a …
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Finding the perfect job right after college is not a reality for most of us. In a study conducted in research for the book There Is Life After College, author Jeffrey Selingo found that 65% of …
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My biggest, biggest dream in 1985 was to be a writer for David Letterman on his late-night show. I thought my entire destiny depended on whether or not I got that gig.I sent in a packet I really …
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Failures will happen. But don’t coddle yourself with platitudes to make them seem like something more than they are. Failures are to be avoided. Plain and simple. Do not be complacent to learn from …
