Seems like everyone wants to start a business these days. Part of the reason is because many of us feel like our dream jobs don’t actually exist. When we first looking for new jobs, everything seems really exciting — every job description that we feel “qualified” for seems like it could be a great opportunity. And if […]
4 Steps to Building a Dream Career
Today, I want to tell you one of the coolest stories I’ve ever heard. An average guy from Brooklyn, New York decided he wanted to be Elvis Presley tour promoter. The guy’s name was Jerry Weintraub. He was a massive Elvis fan. He pestered Tom Parker, Elvis’s manager, to give him a shot. Jerry called […]
How to Network: Building Powerful Connections from Scratch
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. How many times have we all heard that? When you think of some of the biggest success stories of your time, you realize that it’s actually true. Take Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. These two initially met through a mutual friend, Bill Fernandez. Source: Tech Republic […]
Case Study: How Dan Beat the “Location Barrier” and Landed a Job in 2 Weeks (with no connections)
There are a lot of limiting beliefs we have when it comes to finding a job we love. We say things like: “I should just be happy with what I have” (rationalizing why we’re not living up to our full potential) “I’m not experienced enough” (not knowing what employers actually care about) “Ugh, it’s all […]
Case Study: How Nick Got His Dream Job (and a six figure salary) Without the “Right Experience”
Many of us think that we don’t have enough experience to be doing what we really want to do. It’s one of the most common emails I get from readers. Here are some of them: We get motivated to look for better jobs, get on a site like Indeed or CareerBuilder, click on some posting that sounds […]
Career Advice No One Tells You
I’ve always been fascinated with people who became super successful at an early age. Not just millionaires and billionaires. I’m talking people who figured it all out while others are still trying to “get their life together.” People who jump out of bed every morning, looking forward to going to work. People who seemed to […]
How Successful People Think Differently
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Steve. Steve was born to immigrant parents from Eastern Europe. He had a lot of difficulty adjusting to society as a kid. He was ashamed that his family was different from everybody else’s. And because they were different, he got smacked and kicked around in […]
How I Got Jobs I Was Unqualified For
We have an epidemic of generic, useless career advice circulating theinternet. It kind of reminds me of art class in 4th grade. Which I almost failed. I remember the teacher told us to draw a sunset for a final project. We had a bunch of drawing books that were supposed to teach us how to […]
How to Skyrocket Your Career in Record Time
When we get out of college, we usually take any job we can get. After all, it’s not what we’re going to be doing for the rest of our lives, right? But after several years, something begins to shift. Some people’s careers skyrocket out of the blue. They suddenly get a huge promotion. Or get […]
How to Figure Out What You Want to Do
I’m going to tell you the single BEST life choice you (or anyone) could possibly make. But before I get to that, let me tell you a quick story. I’m Indian. So I’m genetically predisposed to be a doctor. So naturally, back when I first started out in college, I was pre-med. As were a […]