by Michael Thompson | Feb 23, 2018 | Career Advice, Confidence, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Life Lessons, Mastery, Personal Development, Self-help
Originally appearing on Personal Growth 1. Instead of making a list of people who inspire you, make a list of people you want to inspire: Your life is not measured by how many people you are grateful for, but how many people are grateful for you. Sure it is important...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 20, 2018 | Career Advice, Life, Life Lessons, Personal Development, Self Awareness, Self-help
Originally appeared on Thought Catalog “Michael, in life, there are some things you just don’t challenge. As soon as you accept that, your life will be a lot easier.” — My dad Recently I was reminded of my dad’s words above when listening to a Seth Godin video where...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 18, 2018 | Career Advice, Leadership, Life Lessons, Mentors, Relationships
Two years ago in the midst of a career change I sat down and sent an email to a guy whose career I admired requesting a chance to meet. To my surprise, he agreed, and a few weeks later we met on a Friday morning for a coffee. Forgetting my wallet, and making him float...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 16, 2018 | Career Advice, Creativity, Habits, Personal Development, Writing
Exactly one year ago, on this very day, after receiving a pep-talk from a man I greatly admired, I submitted the bones of an article to Fast Company. To my surprise, a few weeks later, I was told that it made the cut and it ran the next day. As someone who had never...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 14, 2018 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Habits, Personal Development, Self Awareness, Writing
Prior to giving a briefing in Vietnam in front of a team of his superiors, my dad put his words in front of his commanding officer. 45 minutes later when his boss finished reading, he turned to him and said, “This is good, but cut it down to 3 minutes.” My dad was...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 10, 2018 | Career Advice, Charisma, Communication Skills, Likeability, Relationships
Originally appeared on Hacker Noon Forget what you learned as a kid. If you treat others how you would like to be treated in return, you’re doing it all wrong. That’s flawed thinking and likeable people know it. Likeable people rely on their experience of dealing with...
