When we set goals, our inclination is to add their pursuit as items on a to-do list. It’s our base assumption about goals — that they’re things we “have to do.” We add their pursuit to our days, tacking them on before and after work, before and after dinner, before we go to bed at …
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There are two things to collect when reading a book: the insights of the author (things you want to remember) and the insights the book illicits for yourself. Sometimes the most valuable things about a book are the things you learn. Other times, it’s the rabbit trails that spin off of it, and the things …
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Someone recently asked me, “What advice would you go back and give your 19-year-old self?” The question was posed by one of my friends. She’s 19 (hence the question) and a total badass — way cooler than I was at 19. She’s already over a year into her startup career, already establishing herself as a …
Entrepreneurs think differently from the rest of us. They’re idea alchemists — they see not what is, but rather, what could be. The average person looks at a problem and thinks about inconvenience. This is a bother. This gets in my way. An entrepreneur looks at a problem and thinks about solutions. This is what …
Two answers: be deliberate, but also don’t sweat it. First off: be deliberate. You don’t have to know all of the answers. No one expects you to. The term “career path” implies that it’s something that evolves and changes over time, and that’s normal. When you close your eyes and you imagine your life in …
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Started 2018 with the Opening Seminar for my first-ever class as the Praxis Bootcamp Advisor lineup, the January crew.Opened up the month with a whole slew of advising sessions. Coached over 100 people, did over 400 1-on-1 advising sessions, and countless amounts of coaching via email and Slack messages. Learned a lot about coaching. Learned …