Do you believe that more opportunities equal more chances of success? I sure did.
And since we all want to feel important in this world, we think that the way to achieve that is to chase every single opportunity out there.
I hear it often: “This is a big opportunity for me.”
But that idea is broken. Chasing opportunities is a bad strategy. It’s more practical to chase skills and PREPARE for opportunities.
Note: I recently shared this only with the readers of my newsletter. I thought I’d post it here too. Have you heard the reciprocity principle in social psychology? It’s a social rule that says people give back what they receive, it was popularized by Robert […]
Don’t you think life is weird sometimes? Take quitting. Most of us believe that it’s wrong to quit. That it’s for losers. And that quitting equals failure. The ‘never quit’ attitude is a good thing. Especially when we pursue hard things. I don’t think you […]
Don’t be an idiot. And while we’re at it, a personal brand is hugely overrated. It suggests that you can advance your career by creating a reputation. But don’t fool yourself. A reputation, or personal brand, is something you don’t fully control. A lot of […]