Tag Archives: Hustle

How Managers Become Leaders

“The skills that got you where you are may not be the requisite skills to get you to where you need to go. This doesn’t discount the accomplishments of your past, but they will not be everything you need for the next leg of the journey.” https://hbr.org/2012/06/how-managers-become-leaders?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=hbr

Carpe Diem

“Carpe diem, seize the day and gather ye rosebuds while ye may.” “Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, ‘Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.’ Don’t be resigned to that. Break out!” RobinContinue reading “Carpe Diem”

The Road Less Traveled

Discipline = Delaying gratification + Acceptance of responsibility + Dedication to truth + Balancing We have to face our problems and suffer to get better and grow.  Legitimate suffering involved in facing and tackling problems hone our character and help us to build strength to progress in life.

The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius

Great Work = Natural Ability + Determination + an obsessive interest in a particular topic A great article by Paul Graham: “When you look at the lives of people who’ve done great work, you see a consistent pattern. They often begin with a bus ticket collector’s obsessive interest in something that would have seemed pointlessContinue reading “The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius”

Today’s takeaways

Believe in yourself, yet be aware of how unimportant you really are. It’s fact that hiring decisions are made every day because of personal connections. Crying about how things should be instead of embracing how things are doesn’t do anyone any good. Life is way too short to spend it working in a job youContinue reading “Today’s takeaways”