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The financial milestone that convinces you to make a change. Whether it's $7k or $10 million, the story you tell yourself about the number matters more than the math.
When you leave a conventional career, people ask what you do. You need three stories: one for skeptics, one for the curious, and the real one for fellow weirdos.
People doing almost nothing at their jobs aren't lazy. They're stuck in job-shaped containers without access to good work. The real problem is an absence of meaning.
Young people aren't lazy or entitled. They're starving for inspiration in a working world that offers far less challenge and growth than it did a generation ago.
People are still pursuing the default american dream path and not getting what they expect, meaning. How do find meaning in today's world?
We've lost connection to an ancient definition of leisure which was centered around contemplation and an active engagement with the world
The full-time MBA performs a certain number of jobs well but it is being replaced by new options that are using the power of networks to scale
People have more freedom in the corporate world than they imagine. A corporate job can be a great first step to an entrepreneurial journey.
How did the worker become transformer into the modern career-driven performer? It wasn't Frederrick Taylor's fault
Grappling with the existential question of \"who are you?\" as a remote worker is hard, but we can design our own answer to the question.
Advice on how to reclaim freedom while working remotely. Warning: Do not show these tips to your boss - it might make them nervous!
Will people continue to believe in the 20th century work beliefs? How will the coronavirus pandemic impact our future narratives of work?
What are the effects of printing unlimited money and having millions of people out of work on our work beliefs and the ability of the economy to recover?
The shift to remote work for established firms will require a new type of leadership: courage, vulnerability and leadership beyond the default way
Most companies have too many meetings on the calendar. How can companies rethink the purpose of meetings when shifting to remote work?
Lessons on facilitating video sessions & virtual collaboration for team meetings, online courses and virtual hangrouts on Zoom
A short story about an SVP who spent 34 years resisting flexibility at work, until a pandemic forced him to remember what he'd forgotten about being human.
The new economy is not going to have manufacturing or coal jobs. It has a select few tech jobs and for everyone else? Low-wage service jobs.
Baby boomers came of age in the workforce during two decades of prosperous growth. They were promoted early and have remained in power longer than ever.
Ranjit Saimbi left big law after five years. He reflects on his journey, how he got there and how he overcame inertia to make a change.
A collection of career and life advice from Scott Adams, Marc Andreessen, Debbie Millman, Hunter S. Thompson, Paul Graham and Barry Ritholtz
Hunter S. Thompson, a popular gonzo journalist delivers some profound life advice to a friend that is helpful to anyone still to this day
The \"career trajectory\" is from a time when magical 4-5% growth happened in some western countries. It's time to move to a new idea of talent development
The ability to reinvent your career and lfie is vital in the 2020s. Five strategies for learning, creating, experimenting and carving your own path
The Prestige Economy is a better lens to understand who gets status. Yet who we admire determines who gets prestige. What is the future of prestige?
Can we be happy at work if everyone is telling us we need to be passionate & fulfilled at work? Have corporate culture initiatives undermined themselves?
Sure, work suck. But what are we supposed to do about it? Luckily countless people across the globe are paving the way in reinventing life.
Wesley Kang is the co-founder of Nimble Made, an e-commerce clothing brand focused on serving the Asian-American market with \"actually slim\" fit shirts
There are five things that people who successfull become self-employed have. The first and most important is to find a friend who has been there before
There are many reasons we are scared to quit out jobs: belonging, meaning, financial, economic, future potential problems, biological...what else?
The future of work is five separate conversations about macro trends, the gig economy, organizations, personal transformation, fundamental questions & philosophy
The fear setting exercise inspired by Tim Ferriss to tame your fears around money, execution, health and lack of approval to build a life worth living
Survey data comparing full-timers, side-giggers, and solopreneurs reveals who finds the most satisfaction at work and why autonomy matters so much.
People keep asking me about my business metrics and growth plans. My business goal is to live a good life. My strategy is creativity and generosity.
Are you ready for the future of work? These nine mindsets are important in helping you adapt to the changing state of work.
Is it worth it to get a top-tier MBA? $150k+ for an MBA?! It depends how you look at it. Increasingly, there are better and cheaper options.
Paul Millerd had a fancy job, high income and decided to quit his job and leave it all behind. Why? To figure out what really matters.
Stop asking 'what do you want to do?' Instead, assess your skills, define success on your terms, and reframe what risk really means.
Stop chasing the next job title and start asking how you want to work, interact with people, and spend your time. The 'how' matters more than the 'what.'
If you valued your personal time at $1,000,000 an hour, would you still chase that promotion? A mental model for protecting what matters.
Looking at after-college earnings by major is a mistake. We need human skills. Pushing everyone to do STEM will have unintended consequences.
The job I have now didn't exist when I graduated. Instead of planning a career, try managing your energy and experimenting.
The fastest-growing jobs require social skills and math skills together. Schools aren't teaching either well enough.
A simple framework for thinking about strengths: do your tasks, skills, and responsibility for outcomes actually align?
Forget the Gallup stat about 70% disengagement. Here are 10 questions to assess what's actually energizing or draining you at work.
Your dream job doesn't exist yet. Guard your energy, share your passions, and invest in friendships. Research shows social connections predict 75% of job success.
You should always be casually looking at job listings, even when you're happy. It keeps you informed and prepared for the unexpected.
Instead of aiming for a specific role or company, I focus on building skills. In a world where most jobs didn't exist ten years ago, versatility is the strategy.
People limit their careers to the obvious next step because recruiters and hiring norms reinforce it. The default path fallacy is holding back enormous human potential.
Four lessons from my MIT Sloan MBA that actually mattered: none of them involve your finance grade or GPA.
“You already are a coach, you just need to start doing it.” The words stopped me cold in my tracks. Why? Because now I knew I had to do something about it.
This 10-step career transition playbook is a set of exercises, tools and tips needed to make a massive transformation in your career to land your dream job
Six reasons to go to business school and one big caveat: it won't help you figure out what you want to do with your life.
I got rejected from 100+ consulting firms before landing at McKinsey. Finding my passion meant years of learning who I actually am.
One e-mail changed my life. This short e-mail helped me land my first two coaching clients and build the confidence to eventually quit the corporate world.
The right time to quit your job is usually now. Listen to your gut. Others will tell you to wait, but the important thing is to contemplate what matters.
The story of a young man who broke into investment banking against the odds. His superpower was a growth mindset that turned every rejection into fuel.