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I believe we are 3 part beings: mind, body & spirit and we should focus on growing and nurturing all 3 parts to achieve balance

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I wanted to be the mentor or support system for others that I wished I had & I wanted to document my journey from my bedroom to the salesfloor to the boardroom. It seems I hit that goal of being a member of a board at a company employing me as a representative of the commercial function last summer. What I have learned is that…

Its a marathon, run a lap

is just running your race. We are all told about these arbitrary milestones we must achieve by arbitrary ages, and often we feel as if we are failures if we do not, but frankly, none of that actually matters. What does matter is that we are striving to achieve our goals and putting that work…

my observation with the modern workforce

I’m back like I never left. It’s been a while since I shared my unprompted thoughts. A lot has changed since we last spoke, but here’s what’s on my mind. I returned from a lesson and joked with my partner that I know how to make boomers laugh—just talk about how lazy young people are.…

5 ideas from Marcus Aurelius

1. Be good. “No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be good.” Our task is to be good human beings. That’s it. Nothing more. Nothing less. What does “good” mean? It means to be virtuous. To be kind, compassionate, loving, courageous, brave, disciplined, forgiving, hopeful, grateful, and so on. “While you…

Depth vs Breadth

I have always been a generalist and I was happy about this. I found myself getting bored by things rather quickly so the life of a generalist was one of interest, you learn a lot and as a result, you are intellectually simulated. I started to compare my career with a mentor of mine as…

Changing jobs

I couldn’t decide whether to leave my job. I knew I wanted to try something new, but I had feelings of guilt and anxiety preventing me from actually doing anything about it. For a few months, I’d diligently weigh up the pros and cons of staying vs leaving. I viewed it like a problem on…

Work life fallacy

If work-life balance is on your mind, then you’re in the wrong field. I know this from first-hand experience. Before I got into sales, I was in consulting staring at excels and completing VLOOKUP’s and visiting clients. I thought I was overworked and yearned for more work-life balance. Instead, I should’ve focused on improving the quality of my…

What I learnt from my worst managers

Some of my worst managers have been great people—friendly, kind, and open-hearted. What made them bad managers was not that they were malicious, narcissistic, or uncaring, but that our relationship was off-kilter. Writing this I wonder if some people would put me on their “best manager” list or list me as their worst. A manager-employee relationship is…

Why I Fast

As I am writing this I am at the start of a 24-hour food fast, no food just high-quality H20. I won’t pretend I am only 6 hours in and I am suffering, I can not wait to eat those Crosstown doughnuts and cookies tomorrow. Let’s take a step back because if you had told…

What would Marcus Aurelius do?

Most salespeople don’t ask that question when facing a bad quarter or a difficult prospect. They waste time searching for the latest sales hacks instead of focusing on what matters—their mindset. That’s what separates the elite reps from mediocre ones. The Stoics can teach us about adopting the right mindset. Although there are no Ten Commandments…

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