To Innovate You Need to Make Your Own Rules
One of the benefits of being an outsider is not being weighed down by the same social mores, rules, customs,…
Getting Ahead
Picking Up Suicide Victims in a Shanghai River
Your success depends on the connections you make, and your ability to conform to the groups of which you are…
Resist the Temptation to Cut Corners in Your Career
Many people fall prey to the false attractiveness of the ego, allowing it to dominate their lives and hinder their…
The Importance of Discipline
You cannot achieve anything in life by just thinking about it; you must get out there and consistently do work…
Trust Your Intuition in Your Career and Life
Many people have intuitions about areas in which they would like to improve or things that they would like to…
Values and Your Career
In my entire career, I have not come upon a single instance in which a candidate left their firm within…
Heart of Darkness, Emotion and Your Career
Use emotion to connect with others; establishing a strong connection with others forges a bond that can profoundly impact your…
Top 8 Things You Must Remember When Everything Goes Wrong
Everyone experiences ups and downs in their lives. Every problem and struggle you go through in your life is an…
Understand Your Ultimate Goal
Your life’s ultimate goal is happiness; your drive for happiness guides the course of your life, and you need to…
The Only Thing That Matters Is Commitment
One of the stranger moments in my career came when I joined the now defunct law firm, Dewey Ballantine. I…