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The 5 Key Traits of Socially Intelligent People

The 5 Key Traits of Socially Intelligent People

by Michael Thompson | Apr 26, 2020 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Confidence, Habits, Relationships, social awareness / intelligence

One of the key factors to leading a successful career and impactful life is learning how to play well with other – below are the 5 key traits of socially intelligent people according to Dr. Karl Albrecht.  I asked Kristina Howard, managing director at Tusk...
The 9 Questions That Lead to Long-lasting, Successful Careers

The 9 Questions That Lead to Long-lasting, Successful Careers

by Michael Thompson | Apr 19, 2020 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Confidence, Personal Development, Productivity, Relationships

The quality of our careers is a direct reflection of the quality of the questions we ask ourselves.  Billionaire entrepreneur Warren Rustand claims that it takes the average person until the age of 55 to figure out what they want to do with their life. Then, according...
How Introverts Can Improve Their Public Speaking Skills

How Introverts Can Improve Their Public Speaking Skills

by Michael Thompson | Apr 19, 2020 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Confidence, Leadership, Personal Development, Public Speaking Skills

Growing up with a severe speech impediment I was petrified of taking the stage. These 10 exercises can help Introverts to improve their public speaking skills I couldn’t stop staring at the clock. My palms were drenched. All my classmates had to do was speak for 11...
6 Exercise to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

6 Exercise to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

by Michael Thompson | Apr 19, 2020 | Career Advice, Communication Skills, Habits, Leadership, Public Speaking Skills, Relationships

When it comes to advancing in our careers few exercises speed up this process faster than improving our public speaking skills. Growing up, legendary investor Warren Buffett was terrified of speaking in public. However, he realized he’d never make the type of impact...
How to Create Your Dream Job by Working for Free

How to Create Your Dream Job by Working for Free

by Michael Thompson | Sep 17, 2019 | Career Advice, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Development

The fastest way to get what you want is by helping others get what they want “Working for free is not the “opportunity” we often think it is. Opportunity doesn’t pay the bills. Exposure won’t put food on the table. And working for free sets a bad precedent that’s hard...
59 Conversation Starters to Get the Most Out of Networking Events

59 Conversation Starters to Get the Most Out of Networking Events

by Michael Thompson | Sep 10, 2019 | Career Advice, Confidence, Life Lessons, Motivation

Your career forms one relationship at a time, not from one job to the next For over a decade, master interviewer and Esquire columnist Cal Fussman traveled the world on a shoe-string budget. When Tim Ferriss, a legendary interviewer in his own right, asked Cal how he...
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