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I was like you, I wanted to level up in my career and was unsure where to go. It’s even worse when you’re a second-generation immigrant after a few years of hard work my career is finally going the right way. β
I did it with no handouts, just hard work and a lot of mistakes. You can do the same but without the mistakes (hopefully)
Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others so I hosted a podcast to learn from people much smarter than I am.
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I was like you, applying to job applications online and in a matter of seconds receiving an email thanking me for my application and telling me I was rejected.
It got annoying, I was listening to all the advice I was told and it didnβt work so I had to get creative. You can learn what I did to get interviews at Asset Management firms and tp tech companies
1. Be good. βNo matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be good.β Our task is to be good human beings. Thatβs it. Nothing more. Nothing less. What does βgoodβ mean? It means to be virtuous. To be kind, compassionate, loving, courageous, brave, disciplined, forgiving, hopeful, grateful, and so on. βWhile youβ¦
I have always been a generalist and I was happy about this. I found myself getting bored by things rather quickly so the life of a generalist was one of interest, you learn a lot and as a result, you are intellectually simulated. I started to compare my career with a mentor of mine asβ¦
I couldnβt decide whether to leave my job. I knew I wanted to try something new, but I had feelings of guilt and anxiety preventing me from actually doing anything about it. For a few months, Iβd diligently weigh up the pros and cons of staying vs leaving. I viewed it like a problem onβ¦
If work-life balance is on your mind, then youβre in the wrong field. I know this from first-hand experience. Before I got into sales, I was in consulting staring at excels and completing VLOOKUP’s and visiting clients. I thought I was overworked and yearned for more work-life balance. Instead, I shouldβve focused on improving the quality of myβ¦
Some of my worst managers have been great peopleβfriendly, kind, and open-hearted. What made them bad managers was not that they were malicious, narcissistic, or uncaring, but that our relationship was off-kilter. Writing this I wonder if some people would put me on their βbest managerβ list or list me as their worst. A manager-employee relationship isβ¦
As I am writing this I am at the start of a 24-hour food fast, no food just high-quality H20. I wonβt pretend I am only 6 hours in and I am suffering, I can not wait to eat those Crosstown doughnuts and cookies tomorrow. Let’s take a step back because if you had toldβ¦
Most salespeople donβt ask that question when facing a bad quarter or a difficult prospect. They waste time searching for the latest sales hacks instead of focusing on what mattersβtheir mindset. Thatβs what separates the elite reps from mediocre ones. The Stoics can teach us about adopting the right mindset. Although there are no Ten Commandmentsβ¦
After spending years coaching sports, consuming crazy amounts of content around leadership, management and coaching as well as having my coach who had decades of management experience I was feeling myself. For those not familiar with colloquial language, this simply means I was confident, perhaps even overzealous in my ability. I had visions of joiningβ¦
Fear can be a trojan horse. When we feel it, it’s a warning that what comes next may be dangerous. It’s an indicator that we’re at our limit, and our subconscious minds want us to back out. Though the feeling of fear is unpleasant, inside it lies a hidden opportunity. In 1901, Theodore Roosevelt hesitatedβ¦
Managing Oneself by Peter F. Drucker teaches how to become better at self-management. The book helps you identify your strengths and come up with an actionable plan to improve your life. When applied, lessons from this book can improve your relationships, skills, plans, and much more. What Are My Strengths? To even have a modestβ¦
If work-life balance is on your mind, then youβre in the wrong field. I know this from first-hand experience. Before I got into sales, I was training in kickboxing, before that, I swam, both of which at least a regional level 5 years into my sales career, my workload has never been greater, and Iβveβ¦
How do you respond when faced with an obstacle? What do you do when your application is rejected? When someone steals your idea? Or when youβve been handed an assignment with an impossible deadline? These days, itβs become acceptableβeven fashionableβto play the victim. We like to point fingers, pass the buck, complain, and expend ourβ¦
Hereβs how it works: Every question is coupled with a spectrum on which you can plot your manager. If your manager indexes heavily towards one end of a spectrum, consider giving the suggested tactics a try. If your manager falls in the middle of the spectrum, move on to the next one (youβll probably findβ¦