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How to Succeed

Noah, Floods, Creative Destruction and Your Career

Change is the most beneficial thing that can happen to you; starting from scratch gives you the opportunity rebuild your…

Become Entrepreneurial

One of the greatest risks in your career and life is of becoming a commodity; at that point you are…

The Two Most Important Ingredients of Success

The truth is you can become almost any sort of person and achieve just about whatever you want to achieve…

Where to Find Jobs

It might not seem like it at first glance, but truly, there are more resources to find jobs than you…

Concentrate on Your Product

Knowing your product is crucial to your career and life. Just as you must have a clear sense of your…

Seek Substance and Not Style

Bad people and influences surround you, and try to influence you to become like them. Do not be seduced by…

Bad Dancing, Submitting, and Surrendering

You must surrender to your profession, doing work with which you are comfortable and in which you are interested. Conversely,…

Career Advice from Aristotle

Aristotle introduced the concepts of Ethos (an appeal to credibility), Pathos (an appeal to emotions), and Logos (an appeal to…

Making Others Aware of Your Weaknesses Can Make You More Trusted

Address your weaknesses, and offset them complementary strengths when they become an issue. You want to be trusted and your…

Why You Need to Believe in Yourself

My first job out of law school was working for a federal judge in Northern Michigan. The position did not…