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Work on universal skills
Learn skills you can always rely on:
- Self-Discipline: Get better at ignoring the negative voice in your head.
- Personal Effectiveness: Learn how to maximize your results.
- Communication - both art and science.
- Negotiation: You negotiate all the time. Learn to get the best deal for all parties.
- Persuasion: Learn how to get what you want in an ethical way.
- Physical Strength & Stamina
- Flexibility: Learn how to stretch your hips, lower back, hamstrings, and calves.
MORE IDEAS FROM THE ARTICLE
It’s not important to know exactly what you want to do in life.
People change. Economies change. So, it’s not even realistic to boldly claim “I know what I want!” The only thing every person needs is a sense of direction, a vision of where you’d like to go.
RELATED IDEAS
Having a topic or two in mind can help when you’re running low on things to say.
Good topics are usually light (not politics, religion, etc.) and either funny or opinion provoking.
And better thinking leads to better communication. When you become a better writer, you can easily express yourself and start making connections. That will improve your career in ways you never imagine.
If your goal in an interview is to stand out among the applicant pool and be memorable, tell your story from a passionate perspective, even if that touches on the personal territory.
You might incorporate a sentence like, “I’m really passionate about x and y and so I was really attracted to your company…”