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Risk of not taking risks
Stability Or Freedom
Exposing yourself to new challenges, and audacious pursuits that push your limits and provides new learning is a much better way to live and grow than to work in a static career which is on auto-pilot and of which you have little control of.
While professional jobs are great as stepping stones, being stuck in a company for your whole life comes with the opportunity cost of missing a lot.
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The Motivation Decline
Having a high paying job that is going well and getting better does not mean that you will always be motivated to go to work each morning.
Your motivation can start to decrease despite promot...
Finding New Motivation
Consider these questions:
- "What kind of work would you and consider satisfactory if you had to do it until you're 80?"
- "What would make you feel excited to wake up every day for the next 45 years that could also earn you enough money to cover your expenses?"
Two types of drivers
- Extrinsic motivators: This is what you do because you have to pay the bills or want to buy a new car. This type of motivation doesn't last. When you hit your goal, you might feel good for a week, but then it wears off quickly.
- Intrinsic motivators: This is what drives you to do things when there isn't a carrot or stick. For instance, hobbies are driven by this. This kind of motivator does no wear off.
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Hire Originals at Startups
- To develop a resilient culture. An environment with people who think differently will put you into much better position to continuous innovation.
- To anticipate market movemen...
Originals and Where to Find Them
- Unsung Heroes. For each major innovation or movement, there are catalysts that fade into the background of what they create.
- Insubordinates. It's important to triage troublemakers, but in doing so, don't miss an original in your midst.
- Those who have been fired. The ones who do not worry about pleasing others or fitting in.
- Inward-facing innovators. People that even though work privately, create extreme impact.
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Corporate Speak
Corporations have a language that they use while talking in meetings or communicating in email. It’s called Corporate Jargon.
Corporate jargon is a forced and complicated way to exp...
Language With No Substance
- The corporate jargon is often described as fluffy, without any real substance and aimed towards the speaker’s self-inflated ego.
- Words are substituted for analogies and references that take longer to process, and have the intention of wrapping, hiding or impeding actual, effective communication.
The Emporer's New Clothes
Corporate speak may not mean anything of value to anyone in a meeting, but like the Emperor's New Clothes, no one wants to point out the inefficiency and mind-numbing nature of the constant use of the jargon. Everyone pretends that they are on the same page as everyone else.