deepstash
Beta
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.
39 SAVES
This is a professional note extracted from an online article.
Read more efficiently
Save what inspires you
Remember anything
IDEA EXTRACTED FROM:
1
Key Idea
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.
SIMILAR ARTICLES & IDEAS:
3
Key Ideas
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.
8
Key Ideas
Take on more responsibility
The only way to eff...
Proactively communicate wins
Consistently exceed expectations in terms of your current role and job responsibilities. Take on more than expected, and manage these projects as well as your more senior colleagues.
Share your accomplishments early and often.
Demonstrate your accomplishments
- Demonstrate that you have taken on additional responsibilities and provide specific details about your accomplishments.
- Share examples of projects you have completed and how they’ve positively impacted the business. Was there an increase in revenue? Did you save a customer?
- If you’ve received positive feedback from colleagues or other leaders regarding your work, be prepared to share that with your manager as well.
- Identify ways you’ve earned money for the company, for example through sales, upsells or creating efficiencies.
5 more ideas
7
Key Ideas
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.
4 more ideas