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 dumbstruck, and […]
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 people from diverse backgrounds and intuitively flip the […]
Originally appeared on Hacker Noon Last summer while on a business trip to the US, I spent a few days with one of my closest childhood friends who now runs a VC firm in Washington D.C. Not wanting to impede I booked a hotel, however, as we wrapped up dinner on the first night my […]
This post is the continuation of a post from last week, “52 Life Lessons I Learned By Asking 52 People The Same Question (Part 1)” and inspired by a post from a few weeks ago, “38 Lessons That Took Me 38 Years To Learn,” in which I forgot to include quite possibly the most important […]
My definition of “mentor” is someone whose actions or words impact your decisions. They do not have to be people you see everyday. In fact you do not need to know them personally at all. It can be someone who wrote a book you relate to or hosts a podcast that motivates you. You can learn from everyone […]
At the end of my first calendar year in sales, the owner of the company pulled all 100+ members of the sales team together and read out the names of the Top 10. After the ceremony was over, the woman that coveted the 3rd spot came up to me and said, “Wow, Congratulations Michael. #9 […]
