Forming an identity outside of work can be just as important as investing in your professional development. Work may take up a large portion of your life, but it should not be your whole life. We often associate who we are as individuals with the success we have achieved, but we are so much more tha...
The story of who you are is something that only you can write. No one else can tell you who to be or what to stand for. Mentors and role models can help shape us into the individuals we become, but ultimately, we have control over what defines us. How we perceive ourselves and our self-talk are crit...
Your job is the gateway for the work that you do, but they are not one in the same. The distinction is that your work is the purpose that you’re chasing, whereas your job is the manner in which you fulfill that work. For example, your work may be shaping future generations, and your job is teaching....
Management is very different from leadership, but there are benefits to developing skills in both areas. When I think of managing others, I think of monitoring, measuring, and sometimes correcting employee performance. On the other hand, when I think of leading others, I think of inspiring greatness...
We often prioritize the things that are urgent in business over the things that are important. That sounds effective in theory, but when we put off the things that are important, we are neglecting to work on tasks that produce long-term positive results.
We become the most successful when we focus ...
Developing a healthy professional relationship between a business and its customers is vital for the organization’s long-term success. Businesses are designed to serve customers and solve problems, so without customers, a business becomes aimless. That’s why it is so important to understand the valu...
There is great value in learning, and there is even greater value in learning through experience. Imagine trying to learn a new language but never speaking it aloud or never communicating with another person who speaks the same language. It would be pretty difficult to know if you’re getting the pro...
Many managers believe that micromanaging their employees is how to keep them on track for success when in fact, it often discourages them from taking any risks or giving extra discretionary effort. They feel as though their manager does not trust them to do the thing that they were hired to do, so t...
I used to think that being successful meant never making any mistakes, but I have since learned that some of the most successful people in life have made the most mistakes. The key to their success is that they learned from those mistakes. They did not become discouraged, they did not shut down, and...
Most of the time in life, we don’t have all of the answers. There are plenty of things we don’t know but want to learn, and that’s when finding a mentor is extremely beneficial. A mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor that guides you through the business landscape. They serve as a resource fo...
Planning ahead not only encourages you to be intentional in your actions, it can also alleviate some general stressors and anxieties, help you manage time more effectively, and lead to you accomplishing more overall. By outlining what needs to be done and by when, you can map out specific checkpoint...
Leaders are lifelong learners. I’ve said that before, but it’s easy to overlook. Once a person is put in a leadership position, they often think that they’ve accomplished all that they needed to. After all, the goal was to become a leader. However, being at the top doesn’t mean that you’re done deve...
