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Becoming great takes consistency!

It’s not just about being talented. It’s about being talented, every single day.

It’s not just about being creative. It’s about being creative, every single day.

Want to build an audience? Create content, every single day.

Want to build a business? Sell your idea, every single day.

Want to be a rockstar employ

Make friends, not contacts!

Everyone knows that your network is your net worth. But what exactly is networking?

Here’s what people think networking is:

Step 1: Walk around a big event.

Step 2: Shake random hands and try your best to be extroverted.

Step 3: Wait and hope for a dream opportunity to fall right into your lap shortly.

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Be socially intelligent!

There will always be someone smarter than you.

There will always be someone faster than you.

There will always be someone stronger than you. 

But if you can master the art of connecting with other people, none of that matters. Socially intelligent people win because they understand this well.

Here’s how socially intelligent

Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.

If you want to influence people, learn to listen.

Listen with intent.

During meetings, people usually focus on what they are going to say and how they can cover as much as possible.

After all, how can you influence someone without talking their head off…right? Wrong!

If your goal is to influence the r

A good leader must be a great role model!

As a leader, your job is to model the right behaviors. People pay attention to how you talk, the decisions you make, and most of all, how you treat other people—especially strangers.

If you want to be a great role model, you must master these skills:

1. Learn to control your anger, especially in public.

2. Lear

Networking is a lot like dating!

Networking goes something like this:

There's the initial wooing period, the honeymoon phase, the get-so-comfortable-you-stop-trying phase, and sometimes, the sad breakup phase.

Here are three dating tips to win over your new professional connection:

1. Don’t be overly eager. It's preferable to be engaged yet slightly al

Real networking doesn’t happen at networking events!

Real networking happens in backyards, exclusive dinners, private meet-ups, and at happy hour.

Real networking happens when a friend introduces you to a friend.

And then that friend introduces you to a new group of people.

And then in that new group of people, you make a new friend.

And on and on and o

You are not an imposter!

Everyone is equally clueless.

Some people are just really good at making it seem like they know what’s going on. 😅

Adversity does not equal failure!

Everyone faces adversity.

It is rare to find vision, ambition, and ultimately, success without adversity.

To find the success that lies beyond hard times, you must view adversity as a hole to climb out of instead of a grave to lie down in.

Successful people embrace adversity because they understand its value.

Don’t quit