I am scared. I am scared of failing. I am scared of dying. I am scared of losing friends. I am scared of ridicule. I am scared of throwing up. I am scared of commitment. I am scared of snakes. I am scared of rejection. I am scared of being called a fraud. I am […]
What Top Performers Do Differently in Their First 10 Years at Work
An afternoon spent with six impressive entrepreneurs showed me one thing: the nature of the world economy and careers has changed forever I had the chance to spend an afternoon/evening at Coca-Cola’s headquarters here in Atlanta during their 2013-2014 annual business strategy and planning meetings with Coke’s entire senior executive team and six other peers […]
Mindset: Why Your State of Mind is Everything for Conducting a Successful Career Search
“Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.” —Ernest Shackleton Ernest Shackleton is most well known for his Antarctic adventures from 1901-1922. During those years, there was an intense race to be the first human to reach […]
How to Create a Personal Brand to Help You Reach Your Career Goals
In 2007, a relatively unknown entrepreneur and member of the Princeton graduating class of 2000 published a book. That book would eventually vault him into the spotlight in more countries around the world than most of us will ever visit. Since then, he has become the poster child for entrepreneurship, lifestyle design, productivity, learning, and […]
How to Accept and Decline Job Offers
You’ve made it to the end of your job search and you’ve managed to receive at least one offer. Perhaps you’ve even received two or more offers, giving you the opportunity to negotiate and truly make a decision about what is best for you and your future. So many people mistakenly think that this is […]
How to Master the Art of Networking and Build Meaningful Relationships
What would you attempt to do if you knew that your network would not let you fail? Back in college I had a friend who seemed to know every alumnus from our fraternity, business executives throughout the state of Georgia, and members of country clubs everywhere. It seemed that every time I would stop by […]
10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Raising Money to Fund Your New Business
It was April 2014, halfway through a two-year investment deal. I was pitching my investor on why we needed to double the funds we were receiving every month and shorten our runway to 6 months (a fancy term for how long we have until we need to be self-sustaining). His answer was “No” and he […]
The Workshop Roadmap: The First 8 Workshops at Living for Monday
The Living for Monday team is (and always will be) made up of life long learners. We know the value of consistent growth and progress in our personal and professional lives first hand. Whenever we have been a part of an online learning community, one of the most valuable aspects has been the ability to […]
Who We Built Living for Monday For: The Ambitious, Generous, Creative Young Professional
There’s this vision of success that has been hammered into us over time. Power, prestige, and pay are at the forefront of what it means to build a successful career. Our parents and grandparents built lifelong careers with single companies, took home a pension at the end, and knew that if they kept their heads […]
How to Engage with the New Living for Monday
Yesterday I wrote a novel introducing the new Living for Monday and I promised several follow-on posts to dive a bit deeper on specific aspects. I’ll attempt to be thorough, but intentional with my words so you get what you want without spending a ton of time. Here’s how the new Living for Monday model […]