“Any other job in history” – What My Favorite Interview Question Says About You
The job you choose says a lot about who you are and how you like to work, plus another even more important trait.
Here’s How To Cultivate Grit – Hint: It’s More Than Being Tough
“Grit is not just simple elbow-grease term for rugged persistence. It is an often invisible display of endurance that lets you stay in an uncomfortable place, work hard to improve upon a given interest and do it again and again.” Sarah Lewis What’s the one thing that every successful entrepreneur shares? No, it’s not money, it’s grit. …
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How My Decision Making Framework Saved a Software Project
Your gut feeling is your body saying “careful, there may be a tiger around”. The Decision Making Framework is a better option
A giant leap is just a series of small steps
From the time Kennedy proclaimed “We choose to go to the moon” until Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon and uttered the famous phrase “one giant leap for mankind”, a brilliant, dedicated group of pioneering men and women undertook the impossible: to do what no one on earth had ever done. It was a …
The Math of Your Personal Reputation — Why First Impressions Are So Important
Back in college, like most people, I had a couple of distinct friend groups. There was one, in particular, I hung out with more than the others. We listened to the same music, went to shows together, threw parties, and raised hell.We were as thick as thieves.One of the guys in this group just didn’t …
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Life, Disrupted – A Day of Startups
Morning 6:00 am. My iPhone lights up and screams at me to wake up. Ugh. Rubbing my eyes, it’s time to throw off the Parachute sheets, roll out of my Casper bed and pull the sheets back up to the pillows. That’s about as close as I get to making my bed. I mean, no one actually makes their bed, do …