Happy New Year!
The welcome back in the title is really more meant for me. I lost site of making this a priority and am welcoming it back in 2018. Throughout the course of 2017 I was given the great opportunity of a promotion. Which, while very time-consuming, also includes providing information to my team. So, why would I not share it with others.
To begin making this happen, I simply want to share a couple insights I have recently read and listened to
Insights
Listen
The Learning Leader: Episode 238: Neil Pasricha – Why Action Creates Motivation: 1,000 Awesome Things
I recommend listening to the entire hour long podcast even if only in 10 minute increments. My takeaways (similar to those you’ll see in the show notes) are:
· How Neil was able to land his first job out of Harvard via cold-calling
o The method should sound very familiar… think market insights and what matters to them
· The confidence to make the calls even as someone with little to no real experience; and how so many calls were flat out rejected… Sound familiar
o “If you go through life trying to find confirmation you don’t belong, you’ll find it.”
· Neil’s Acronym for sustained leadership excellence
Read (or listen)
Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned over a Beer or Two
This is the story of how Sam Adam’s was founded and all the business lessons that came out of it. Yes, the entire book! It’s actually an easy read. Each few page chapter has business lesson in it, including the below quote on value I’ve shared previously and used previously with clients.
I will continue to share information, including on the next book I am reading and am always open to suggestions on how can improve and provide further value to those of you reading here.
Make it a great start to 2018!