Tag: confidence
3 Rules to Dressing Awesome at Work & Impressing Everyone
Fresh out of college, at my first job, I showed up at my office in a pink sweatsuit. It was a marketing firm, where the casual dress code was pretty liberal, but this was a downright horrible choice. After receiving some feedback on my outfit, I never pulled that sweatsuitRead More
What is Your Leadership Style?
As a young leader I’ve been observing how others treat their peers and subordinates. In fact, before I was a leader I was already identifying how I would and would not lead, when I had people to follow me. Influenced by both those I looked up to and established authors,Read More
Job Hunting with Confidence
“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.” — Vince Lombardi Sometimes we find inspiration in the strangest places. A couple weeks ago I found myself transfixed to a CD recording of The Unemployed Millionaire by Matt Morris. At a certain point in the book, Morris recalls a conversation heRead More
No Sweat! 4 Tips to Improve Confidence During a Video Interview
Your voice is shaky, your palms are sweaty, and you are covered in flop sweat. If this is you when preparing for an important video interview for a job, then spoiler alert: You won’t be getting the job! Employers look for job candidates that seem put together, relaxed, and aboveRead More
6 Steps to Stop Caring What Other People Think
You may be aware that in life, most things typically exist on two levels. To succeed at relationships for example, you must fix your inner game – your self confidence, maturity, self esteem. You’ve also got to fix your outer game – your conversation skills, your appearance, your lifestyle. The reason mostRead More
Competence or Confidence?
Competence or confidence. Which comes first? Do your ever-improving skills grant you confidence? Or, alternatively, is it your confidence that catalyzes the growth of your skills? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? You can certainly have one in spades and suffer a conspicuous lack of the other. SomeRead More