I truly believe that we have the best intentions for ourselves. Granted, those we trust (family, friends) usually have the best intentions for us as well, it’s important for us to take responsibility for our own intentions. Why? For one, we know what we need. By depending on someone else to put our best intentions forward, we are taking away the power to decide our future.
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The word “Hustle” has taken on a number of connotations in the English language. From a popular dance fad in the 70′s to its common association with selling drugs. However, in this post I’ll be using it in the context of another related definition: “to proceed or work rapidly or energetically”. I think this definition is accurate in the modern description of “Hustle,” but I’d to put a new flavor on it. “The Comfortable Hustle. What is “The Comfortable Hustle” you ask? Well, it’s basically grinding or working really hard, in the most comfortable least resistant way possible.
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The future is actually here and LinkedIn is probably the #1 site recruiters visit to find potential employees. Many call it the Facebook of professional networking and an asset to any employee, employer, CEO, Founder etc… LinkedIn can honestly be used for anything from recruiting to finding out the hottest trends in your industry. With the recent implementation of status updates and “people you may know” module, LinkedIn is beginning to look more like a fusion of Twitter and Facebook.
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Delivering the best product on a consistent basis is what often separates the good from the great. Whether it’s a website design, video or blog post, delivering our best product possible is key in pushing our messages. This is obviously no easy task, but it definitely pays itself off in the end. The elements of research, commitment, execution and constant refinement are few major components we all need to think about when creating products.
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It’s amazing how important time becomes as we get older. A friend once told me, “Time is like Diamonds” and that’s one of the truest statements I’ve ever heard. We often rely on the future for outcomes we don’t see right away. It’s almost like depending on the future to grant us our goals and success we’d like to see in our lives. Whether it be looking for a better job, starting a new company or inventing a product, we push the deadlines back based on an assumed time frame. For example, I’ve always wanted to learn more about real estate and the basics of buying my first home, but it’s never been a major priority for me. The problem is that since I don’t have an estimated deadline or time frame in which I’d like to complete this goal, I never end up actually doing it.
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The art of procrastination is one of the most common reasons projects aren’t completed. The interesting thing about procrastination is that it takes so many different forms. It can be reveled as a television commercial, Facebook message, tweet, doorbell, text message or even the weather. The fact that we are easily influenced by our surroundings makes “completing the project” difficult.
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Does being average have any real benefit? Going to school, earning your degree, getting a job, having a family, retiring at 65 and dying a few years later. Is that the course of life that many of us want to take? I don’t mean to sound pessimistic, but this is how the majority of us live our lives. We work hard for the majority of our time here on earth to enjoy the fruits of our labor, but how can we enjoy something we don’t have time for. Chris Rock put it nicely when he criticized our countries taxable wages “You get your check, money gone. That ain’t a payment, that’s a jack. Got all these taxes City Tax, State Tax, Social Security tax… You don’t get the money until you’re 65, meanwhile, the average black man dies at 54.” Blunt? Yes. True? Very.
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Brilliance: The Pros and Cons List
Decision making is one of toughest obstacles many of us experience in life. Whether it’s your next job, dwelling, love or restaurant, all of us are faced with decisions everyday. Some are definitely more important than others and thus, should be treated as such. For those more important decisions, I look to the classic, yet effective Pros and Cons list. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of a pros and cons list please refer to the post I did a while back about “Google Buzz: 3 Pros, 3 Cons.” My overall agenda was to isolate the positive and negative feedback I had about Google Buzz.
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