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Back to Search22 Pieces of Career Advice They Don't Teach You in School
Episode 344
I get a lot of messages asking for career advice.
The following is my attempt to synthesize my responses from the last few years into a series of shor…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Question That Haunts High Achievers
Episode 343
Last week, I was speaking to a group of entrepreneurs when one of them admitted he'd been struggling.
He's dealing with a challenging family health si…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Artful Life: Ars Longa, Vita Brevis
Episode 342
In the 4th century B.C., the Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, wrote in his Aphorisms (translated into Latin here):
Vita brevis, ars longa, occasio…8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Jonah Complex: How to Stop Running From Your Own Light
Episode 341
On a windy pier in the ancient city of Joppa, a young man buys a one-way ticket to sail in the opposite direction of his destiny...
The young man, Jon…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
A Simple Reframe to Improve Your Life
Episode 340
We've all been there...
That familiar sensation of feeling behind.
And it's no wonder it's so familiar. From the time you wake up in the morning until …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Columbus Egg Principle
Episode 339
There’s an old fable about Christopher Columbus that I like…
In 1493, upon return from his first voyage to the Americas (which he mistakenly identifie…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
A Simple Question for True Mastery
Episode 338
Robert Caro is widely considered to be one of the greatest biographers of our time. His list of accolades is long and includes two Pulitzer Prizes fo…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
How to Stop Procrastinating
Episode 337
In 1789, philosopher Jeremy Bentham mused on the two forces that control our lives:
"Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign m…9 months ago
The Trap of Success (& How to Escape It)
Episode 336
I have a close friend—we'll call him Ben.
Ben is very successful. He's in his 30s, sold a company for $100 million, and earns over $10 million per yea…
9 months ago
The Obstacle or the Goal
Episode 335
I recently came across a quote that hit me hard:
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." — Henry FordEve…
9 months ago