I haven’t written anything in a while, but Gary V commented on one of my tweets this weekend so I’m feeling particularly HUMBLE and full of GRATITUDE and I’m ready to EAT DIRT in order to execute. I crush 30-40 šā Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) October 26, 2019 …and I’m PISSED I went to college. (Google Gary V if you aren’t […]
But, how do I get started? ā¦ JFGI
Remember when teachers used to say, āThere is no such thing as a dumb questionā? They were lying. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but there are PLENTY of dumb questions. Allow me to clarifyā¦ I donāt think the people asking the questions are dumb, and Iām surely not insinuating that Iām particularly smartāhell, I […]
Well, I Buckner’d that one.
I ask every person I interview the same question – āif you were scrolling on Indeed and the job of a lifetime popped off the screen – what would that look like to you?ā I usually follow up with, āAnd if you say this position, you wonāt get it.ā to lighten the mood, but Iāve found itās a really great […]
This may come as a shock…
(3-ish minute read) This may come as a shock, especially to those who know me well, so sit down and buckle up. Iām a ātalkerā. I know, I know, a truly brave admission. Gift of gab, extreme extrovert, social butterfly, *cough* loud, obnoxious, center of attention *cough* – there is no shortage of adjectives that have been used to describe […]
No Regrets? What was I thinking…
(2-minute read) Scene: Senior year of college. First ‘real’ job application. Applying to be a salesperson at a cool software start-up in NYC. Iād never applied for a job before so I enlisted the help of a college career advisor who had some sound advice. āFor sales roles, they want to know two things – youāre okay with rejection, and […]