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Are you Building Your Career Backwards?
If you ask people what they value in their career, the'll list things like growth, culture, money, and stability. But, too often we look at our careers as a separate element of our life rather than an element within our life. It's like choosing to order a slice of...
JUST FOR TODAY…
By Brendan Barca The Alcoholics Anonymous program has had a history of curing those with addictions. Throughout the world, it's helped alcoholics, drug addicts, and compulsive gamblers turn their life around. One of the program's famous slogans is "just for today."...
The Priority Matrix
When I was in sales I made one mistake over and over again. I would complete tasks in order of immediacy rather than in order of importance. If a prospect emailed me asking for information, I would email them back instantly thinking I had done a job well done. But I...
Win the Morning, Win the Day
(Originally posted in 2019) What do you do each morning before work? You might grab coffee and a quick breakfast. Maybe you check Instagram. Hopefully, you shower. These are the basic habits we all fall into as our day begins. And then, before we know it, it's 7:00 AM...
How to Forgive Yourself for Your Mistakes
(Originally Posted in 2019) Throughout my life I have learned that mistakes are unavoidable. In high school soccer, I made an own goal to the chagrin of my teammates. In my first job I entered incorrect data into a proposal which screwed up a sales meeting. In each of...
Avoiding the New Years Resolution Syndrome
In my mid-twenties, a friend introduced me to the world of self-help and I quickly became enamored by it. I traded in my Hunger Games novels for The Law of Attraction and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. With each new book, I became...
The Levels of Productivity
I've always been a productivity junkie. While other people get their high off drugs or gambling, I get mine off "doing things." Even in my early twenties, when partying all weekend was the norm, I would find little pockets in the day to accomplish little tasks. I'd do...
How to Keep Your Problems in Perspective
Can you remember what was bothering you a year ago? A month ago? How about last Wednesday? I didn’t think so. If you can’t remember your problems back then, then what does that tell you about your problems now? It means that very soon they won’t matter at all. They...
You’re Here to Serve
Three years ago I was in the midst of a grueling job search. I was trying to make the jump from financial services to the tech industry but getting nowhere. Despite landing interviews with exciting tech companies like Pandora, The Muse, and Buzzfeed, I couldn't get...
