Below is a list of some life lesson I’ve learnt over the past several years. Some relate to personal experiences, some to professional experiences, while others are from books and internet articles I’ve read. All have forever altered my constantly evolving world-view. Stress is a code word for fear. Everything people do aims to gain [...]
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One incredible benefit of working in Australia is superannuation. Super is money set aside by your employer to provide for your retirement. It’s like a 401k, but much better. A minimum of 9% of your salary is paid into a special retirement fund (think mutual fund) in addition to your salary. The program also allows you to built [...]
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I dislike the term “networking”. Perhaps it’s because when I think of networking, I think of a bunch of douchebags trying to artificially “connect” with someone because of what they need, not because they have something of value to offer. Most things in life come through the help of other people, which means that the stronger [...]
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Benjamin Disraeli once said, “The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotations.” Below is a selection of my favorites. Click here to download the full list. ———————————- A journey can only begin with your decision to embark. – Michael Dell It is not death that a man should [...]
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Is my generation so week that we constantly need twitter style self-esteem boosters administered in quick shots of “microfeedback”? I’m beginning to think so after reading an article in the May Harvard Business Review entitled, “Mentoring Millennials”. In it, the authors discuss millennials desire for near constant feedback, or “microfeedback”. They describe microfeedback as “performance [...]
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