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Don't do meetings without an agenda
Networking is important early in your career. You'll desire to "do coffee" and build relationships. But later in your career, you have more things coming at you than what you have time for.
This makes it vital to ruthlessly cut meetings. First, see if a simple text would suffice. If a meeting is necessary, then keep it short.
People will want to meet with you if you have something important or valuable to offer. When you meet people, it will be because you developed a reputation and a unique point of view.
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Work as hard as you can have two meanings
- If you're an employee or in a lifestyle business, your aim is not to get wealthy but to have a job, family and life.
- However, the founder, who works very hard, aims for something different. They are working towards the gold medal and trying to build ...
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Impatience with actions, patience with results
When you have to do something, get it done. Do them as quickly as you can and with full focus. Then, be patient with the results. You likely dealing with complex systems and a number of people. It takes time for people to get comfortable working together.
When there is a problem, don't rest...
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It takes time
When you've applied your specific knowledge, judgment, accountability, and reading, you'll eventually get what you deserve.
Everyone wants to make money quickly. But it doesn't work. You have to put in the time. You have to put yourself in that position with your specific knowledge, accou...
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Make up your own mind
Most advice is what other people find helpful for them, but it may not apply to you.
There is something you can learn, but you can't take their exact circumstance and apply it to yourself. If you get advice, decide if it is true in your context and figure out how you can apply it.
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Work with purpose
Ensure that you work with the best people possible. Pick the people with the highest intelligence, energy and integrity. When you've set your bar, raise it.
People don't consistently work 80 to 120 hours a week. They sprint for that long when they feel inspired, then take long breaks, reas...
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Working for the long-term
If you want to get paid, you want to be the best at whatever you do. It can be niche. For example, Oprah gets paid for being Oprah. Keep changing what you do until you can use your specific knowledge, skillset, position, capabilities and interests to be number one.
Don't compete because yo...
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Meetings without an agenda
A meeting where people can't stick to an agenda should not take place.
Meetings should be an exception, not the rule. If you can't explain in an agenda what the meeting is for, you shouldn't have one. If everything on the agenda is dealt with, you should end the meeting, e...
Business meetings and social anxiety
- You probably show up late for meetings so that you don't have to engage in small talk. Instead, try to arrive early for meetings so that you can meet people as they arrive.
- Remember that others may also feel uncomfortable about speaking up. They are also nervous ab...
Meetings with too many people
Five people can have a productive meeting, but 300 people can't.
Jeff Bezos uses the two-pizza rule to decide if he will attend a meeting: He will only attend if two pizzas can feed the whole group. The basic idea is that one should consider where to draw the line...
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