8 soft skills to accelerate your career

Storytelling is a learned skill.

You can train yourself to become better

• Read great works
• Record your own calls and review the tape
• Work with a coach to improve your confidence

Never fear pitching ideas again

The knock against Generalists: they aren't TRULY great at

1 thing

Counterpoint: Generalists who stack skills are brutally effective.

Stacking 3 related skills accelerates your greatness

In the right role, "effective" generalists thrive

Example:

• Copywriting
• Offer creation
• Graphic design
• Monetization
• Systems
• Web design

Actively build relationships with your coworkers.

Ask them questions about their life.

During 1:1's

Over Slack

Build up key points you can check in with:

• How's their new dog?
• How was their trip?

Small things compound

Critical feedback is a gift

But it's easy to get emotional, and we're not taught how to deal with our emotions

Instead:

• Ask for the truth
• Control your reactions
• Listen, process, then respond

Target North Star: A productive conversation

biggest work unlock:

Understanding 3 hours of intense work > 12 hours of shallow work.

shiny object syndrome is a constant challenge

Learn to define your one big target and deliver daily, and you will outperform your peers.

Traditional company onboarding is broken

• Slow
• Uninformative

Instead:

1. Lead your own process (ie. come up with ideas/ research)
2. Outreach with intent (ie. connect w/ key figures)
3. Assume you'lead meetings (10x your prep)