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Career Advice, Life Lessons, Self-Knowledge

Say Yes To Your Passion and No To Everything Else

February 15, 2019 No Comments

Human beings are quickly distracted by shiny objects. How often do you see that in your daily life? No wonder it’s so hard to chase our passion.

The world is filled with interesting things to pursue, do, or acquire. We all have something that we want at any given time.

We want more money, a new house, car, smartphone, travel the world, get married, write a book, start a business, get a new job, a six-pack, invest in the stock market —and preferably, we want to do everything at the same time.

That’s how most of us behave. We have an endless list of things we desire. And we’re bad at making decisions. The result is that we have to deal with an inner battle.

I think we all know that we can’t achieve everything. That’s especially true for your career. We all want to have a career that we love. We want to turn our passion into a career.

But because we want it all, we’re not going anywhere close to that goal. One of the main things I’ve learned is that more does not equal better.

Career Advice

How To Get A Job Without Prior Experience

February 13, 2019 No Comments

Here’s the challenge everyone who starts their career faces: You can’t get a job because you don’t have prior experience, but you can’t get experience without getting a job.

It’s called the experience paradox or Catch-22 of getting a job. It’s a real challenge. And if you can’t overcome it, you can easily set your career 3 to 5 years back.

Worse, I’ve seen young folks and people who switch careers destroy their potential by making the wrong decisions early on.

I don’t want to scare you. You can still overcome the Catch-22; but not with conventional career advice. Because what’s the standard advice for people who want to build a career?

“Create a resume, browse job boards, and respond to job applications.” Sorry to disappoint you. If you take that route, you will end up like most people: Frustrated and underpaid.

Business, Career Advice, Decision Making

How To Create A Career

February 11, 2019 No Comments

One of the most important career lessons I’ve learned is to pursue a career and not a job. At first glance, you might think, “What’s the difference?” I also didn’t get it for years.

That’s how I finally ended up in an IT job that I wasn’t passionate about. At one point, I was reflecting on my career and life by writing in my journal and thought, “How on earth did I end up in this job?”I didn’t have a good answer. All I knew was that I felt stuck and lacked any future perspective. If you have ever been in that position, or are in it right now, you know that it’s depressing.

Productivity

Why More Technology Does Not Equal More Productivity

February 5, 2019 No Comments

The first time I realized that technology has a downside was in 2015. Like almost everybody else, I had a smartphone and thought it was improving my productivity.

By that time, I was already using a smartphone for several years. In the beginning, I only used my device when I needed it—to make calls, send messages, navigate with Google Maps, check the weather forecast, and answer emails when I was on the road.

But gradually, I went from “using my phone when I need it” to “using my phone all the time.”

And that, my friend, is dangerous. Why?

Well, if you don’t watch it, your phone will control you, instead of the other way around. Remember that the purpose of a smartphone, or technology in general, is to SERVE us—not to control our lives.

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