You do not have to be a master to mentor. You do not have to be the best at what you do, neither you need to be an expert in what you do. You might have a passion, but that is just a like most of the time. You might feel competent and knowledgeable, but … Continue reading To mentor
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Prepared to communicate
If you do not have time, if you are too busy, if you have many things to do, if you are juggling different tasks. Then avoid sending important messages or giving important speeches. Effective communication requires time and intentional effort. No, you are probably not a natural communicator, and people will not get it one … Continue reading Prepared to communicate
Bad bosses
Do employees quit bad bosses? As a matter of fact, they do. And they do quit organizations that provide inadequate training and promotional opportunities, bonuses, and non-cash benefits, that foster (willingly or unwillingly) a negative climate, that assign insignificant tasks, or repetitive tasks, that do not leave enough autonomy, that do not give enough support. … Continue reading Bad bosses
Discipline and compassion
I love how this article by Brad Stulberg sums up many of my thoughts and beliefs around practice and awareness. The relationship between self-discipline and self-compassion is reciprocal. One feeds the other and we need to find a way to keep them in balance. It's the only way to avoid getting stuck. It's the only … Continue reading Discipline and compassion
Fair
If you look around for fairness, you will find little of it. Different people see the world in different ways, and fair becomes a fluid concept when you change perspective. If you look inside for fairness, on the other hand, that is something you can more easily work with. You can train it, build it, … Continue reading Fair
A story for your career
Owning the narrative to your career (and life) has a double positive effect. First, you get to control how people look at your profile, see you professionally, and eventually what they hire you for. There are many marketing experts, MBAs, sales reps, customer success managers. When you differentiate from the bulk and stress what makes … Continue reading A story for your career
Leave behind
A truth of life is that, at any point in time, we leave behind a wealth of opportunities, almost infinite chances. And a second truth of life is that we often care much more about what we are leaving behind rather than what we have with us. I guess the point is, why are you … Continue reading Leave behind
The best list
The best thing to get something done on a lazy day is to make a list. And the best list you can do is planned, intentional, and purposeful. Planned, because you have to prepare it in advance. To give it time to rest, to ensure you are putting some thoughts into it, to have it … Continue reading The best list
The other side of the court
When playing tennis, there are a limited amount of things you can control. Most of them happen on your side of the court. The way you hit the ball. The angle of the racket when hitting the ball. The power and direction you want to give the ball. Whether you are going to run for … Continue reading The other side of the court
Follow your passion
Sure, but how do you go about finding your passion? It is not something innate, something you have inside and need to get out, something you have to dig deeper and deeper to reveal. Passion gets built. It is about doing, and doing, and doing some more. It is about getting better at what you … Continue reading Follow your passion
