Category Archives for Careers
“Find Your Passion” Is Really Bad Advice. Do This Instead….
“Do what you love.” “Follow your bliss.” “Find your passion.” We hear this advice all the time. There’s just one catch: if you already knew what your passion was, you wouldn’t be reading this blog post. So assuming you haven’t found your passion and are groping your way forward like 99 percent of the rest […]
continue reading....Where Do You Put Your Sweat Equity?
Not long ago, I wrote about the importance of finding leverage on your path to wealth–leverage through scale, leverage through attention, leverage through investments, even leverage through elite institutions. I want to clarify something about leverage, however. Consider this. What if you tried to be Katy Perry, Warren Buffet, Tom Brady, and a real estate […]
continue reading....Vivaldi Died A Pauper – Will You?
Do you remember the great composer Antonio Vivaldi? He was epic. He wrote The Four Seasons, a masterwork you hear all the time. It never gets old. In fact, you might want to fire up that song while you read the rest of this post. Here you go: Vivaldi Died A Pauper – Despite His […]
continue reading....Bored At Work? Here Are A Few Simple Suggestions To Get You Unstuck And Moving Ahead
So you’ve landed here because you are bored at work. Well, I’ve got some suggestions for you. Let’s try to turn this situation around! Things To Do When You Are Bored At Work Use Evernote or Microsoft OneNote to make plans. Want to write a book? Outline it. Want to start a blog? Jot down […]
continue reading....Advice For Interns – How To Avoid Looking Like A Wallflower Or An Obnoxious Punk, And Get The Most Out Of Your Internship
Here is some advice for interns on how to get the most out of your experience and avoid looking like a shrinking violet or a self-serving tool. Most interns are intimidated by the new environment. This causes them to be tentative and a bit withdrawn. This is totally normal for the first few days. However, […]
continue reading....Digital Nomad Life – How To Embrace The Digital Lifestyle Without Torpedoing Your Career
Digital nomad is the new moniker for people who build (or strive to build) an online business while traveling the world. The nomad lifestyle is incredibly alluring, especially to anyone under 35. That said, unless you are independently wealthy or have a truly thriving location-independent business, I think there is a better way to approach […]
continue reading....7 Steps To Avoid Job Burnout And Find Career Nirvana
The modern world is amazing. Smartphones bring us a cybernetic “world mind,” with all its information, straight to our screens. We can have our groceries and everything else delivered to straight to our homes. We can travel more cheaply than ever before. We can conduct a free video chat with anyone, anywhere in the world. […]
continue reading....Mighty Work
Mighty Investor doesn’t advocate a mad scramble to escape “work.” In particular, we don’t urge abandoning your job unless that is what you are called to do. We think work is noble, enriching, and a profound part of life
continue reading....What’s Your Theme? A Simple Technique for Career Progression
So, tell me, what’s your theme? Your focus? The arc or pattern that drives your professional life and ensures career progression? This is a key question, and one that is not always easy to answer. I don’t mean what is your job. A specific job can shift and change, but if you have a theme, […]
continue reading....Sure, Practice Mindfulness – But What About Ambition In Life
We hear a lot these days about mindfulness, meditation, living in the present, etc. These are all great. Truly. They have value. But here’s a word that seems to have fallen by the wayside: ambition. It’s not polite to speak openly about ambition in life. And there may be good reasons for this (see the […]
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