I need to ask you a simple question: Where do you stand in your career? Stuck? Lost? Unsure about how to direct it to the mountaintop? Relatively happy, but still confused about the next step? Convinced that you need a change, but not sure how to manifest it? I know you will agree with me when I say this: nothing …
How Do You Know If You Have a Brilliant Idea? (PODCAST)
“Many think only thinking is bold, believing thoughts become things on their own, thinking it happens away from their soul. A worker can be hired, a thinker can be bought, an audience will find it, and an investor sought. This is how they see execution, a privilege they earned for thinking good thoughts…” – Andrew Gabelic In this 8 minute …
Does Hard Work Guarantee Success? (PODCAST)
“Is hard work all you need to see your dreams come true, or could you fail even if you do everything in your power to achieve them? Most life questions have two seemingly conflicting, but simultaneously true answers, and this one is no different. Yes, you have full control of your destiny, and hard work, determination, and commitment are certain …
7 Minutes for Trusting Life and Restoring Optimism in Tough Times (PODCAST)
“Right before our fortune turns around (the second before everything finally changes) things don’t get better, they get worse and worse and worse. The small remnants of predictability begin to crumble. The cynicism finally takes over. But then the rules of your life change unexpectedly, from one second to the next. It’s like somebody flicked a switch: good fortune explodes …
Our Greatest Strength and Most Limiting Weakness: We All Care What People Think (PODCAST)
“The Panopticon” by Andrew Gabelic “There is who you are, and there is who you think you are because it’s who others want you to be. Sometimes one has the other strangled.” – Andrew Gabelic In this 15 minute podcast, I go deep into our ingrained obsession with what others think of us, where it comes from, how it has …
Are ‘Success Experts’ Telling the Truth About Taking Big Risks? (PODCAST)
“Mimicking Both Voices in Your Head” by Andrew Gabelic “Knowing that ‘huge risks’ always lead to ‘huge rewards’ is deeply comforting, because we are naturally attracted to shortcuts and quick solutions to highly complex problems.” – Andrew Gabelic Are you debating going all out? Quitting your job, taking a leap of faith, and going after what you’ve always wanted? What if …
The Conflict Resolution Secret You Must Know
Walking up to your run of the mill government office with a bitter and unhelpful employee, you know you’re in for a little bit of a struggle. You need to get your papers done, but you know she’s not interested in helping you just from seeing her unhappy face. You hand over the documents and she stares. You explain what you …
Read This if You Don’t Beleive in Karma
How many guardian angels have swept in from the shadows to change the circumstances in your life? Somebody introduced your grandfather to your grandmother. Somebody recommended your mother for the most important opportunity in her life. Somebody helped your father through his most difficult life crisis, where he formed the wisdom that saved you. Somebody chose your university application over …
How to Recover From the Death of a Fantasy
I dared to dream. I dared to believe that it was finally over. The moment seemed perfect. The situation felt right. The story seemed to be reaching a conclusion, and for a moment, I could see the light. At first I couldn’t allow myself to believe it. I said “don’t build yourself up for disappointment”. I’ve learned my lesson before. …
The Millennial Smoker: a story of unintended professional self-sabotage
I am not going to lecture you on your lungs, your health, or second-hand smoke. I just want to tell you something I wish someone had told me back when I was a pack-a-day-smoker: you are flushing professional opportunities down the toilet. In the past twelve months, I went on a solo trip to Argentina, produced three plays in New …
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