The Art of Landing a Job Without Being Needy
16
January
2019
When it comes to contract jobs, you’re getting booked not only for the skills you offer but because the client likes the way you operate. You’re getting booked because you ask the right amount of questions without being needy, because you are self-sufficient without being presumptuous, and because you are interested without being invasive. Learning these parameters and how to manipulate them is the key to success.
3 Ways Personal Development Can F*ck You
9
January
2019
Personal development can be great. Everybody stands to gain a little. Many stand to gain a lot. It can also be a horrible shit show if you’re not careful. And in a saturated market full of self-proclaimed experts—many of whom are still wearing diapers—you need to be extremely careful. Otherwise, you run the risk of […]
How to Write Emails that Don’t Suck
3
January
2019
Terrible emails are part of the privilege of having an email address. But terrible, annoying and generic emails don’t convert to sales, whether it’s a product or yourself you’re selling. Nine times out of ten, a poorly written email ends up having wasted equal amounts of time for the sender as for the recipient. That’s hardly getting anyone paid.
Turning Doubt Into Belief
31
December
2018
Turning Doubt into Belief How often do you hear someone say, “I always doubted myself” after achieving something great? Fuck all is the answer, my friend. Fuck all! Success is not a stroke of luck. It is the result of an action. Or many actions compounding over time. Those actions are the result of a belief. Which paradoxically […]