“Each person is capable of doing one thing well. If one attempts several, one will fail to achieve distinction in any.” –Plato Well, maybe this won’t be a new career strategy for all, but it will be new for many. The career strategy we recommend you adopt is to focus your time and energy on […]
“Write like you are running out of time.” Alexander Hamilton (American statesman, military commander, defender of the U.S. Constitution, lawyer, musical performer!) Look Out Above! readers will attest that the book’s co-authors rarely come across a sports metaphor or analogy that they dislike, and it is only through ruthless editing that more “sports talk” didn’t […]
New Skill: Ending Phone Calls Gracefully “This phone call could have been an email.” Anonymous (popularized in meme form) Bet you’ve heard or used the phrase “I’ll let you go” lately, as it’s become a popular sign-off technique to get off a phone or a Zoom call. Sort of like George Costanza’s classic relationship break-up […]
“If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you play good. If you play good, they pay good.” Deion Sanders Today’s blog post is directed toward those working or job searching remotely, but there is plenty here for those who have returned to the office. Though we look to be inching toward […]
“Go West, young man, go West!” attributed to Horace Greeley, Editor, New York Tribune, in an 1865 editorial Never minding the sexist nature of the advice (which should of course have been “Go West, young person, go West”), it was offered the year the Civil War ended, and Horace was advising what he thought best […]
“I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process.” Shelby Foote, American writer and historian Thank goodness then for supervisors who “shortcut” your learning process — how helpful they are! So you’ve made a mistake […]
“If your work does not speak for itself, no words will vindicate it.” Anonymous Noble thought, perhaps, but not true when it comes to your performance review. If you don’t advocate for yourself, who will? Your manager is unlikely to remember all the ways you contributed over the past year, especially with everyone working remotely. […]
My dear terrified graduates, you are about to enter the most uncertain and thrilling period of your lives.” Lin-Manuel Miranda, University of Pennsylvania Commencement speech 2016 Is it ever too early to start thinking about a graduation gift for the young scholar in your life? We think not. So, despite it being mid-February at the […]
“Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all sorts of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.” –Amy Tan You likely haven’t thought about him in a while, but recall Jack from Jack and the […]
When you’re young, whatever you do that makes you stand out is a frightening thing. You learn later that that’s what you want to do, stand out.” Gabriella Wilde, actress How can you stand out at work, especially as a young professional? If you’ve read Look Out Above!, you’ll know that “standing out while fitting […]
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