Simon Sinek is my current favorite leadership teacher. He takes leadership and human motivation and puts them in incredibly simple terms. Most can identify with his style. He states out loud what I have been thinking for years but could never articulate the message the way he does. In the spirit of leadership, I have begun to compile a list of skills that we all will eventually master at various levels. These are the basics of my career management that I picked up along the way. They are in no particular order or priority. Continue reading “The Top 10 Skills You Will Master”
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Why You Should Have a Plan For FU Money
If you’ve been following this blog for any period, you may have noticed that I follow the mantra that planning is a process, not an event. Thoughtful planning is a skill that can be developed over some time using experience and the amazing plethora of resources at our fingertips. In our age of technology, planning can occur at a moment’s notice. I occasionally use OpenTable to make a restaurant reservation on the fly when walking in a particular neighborhood in Chicago and wanting someplace nice or interesting to eat that is nearby. One is always treated better with a reservation without the wait, even if it’s made fifteen or twenty minutes before walking into the restaurant door. That’s as close to impulse planning as I get. For everything else, I strive to be a planner. Continue reading “Why You Should Have a Plan For FU Money”