An interview with social media phenomenon Jay Shetty about his career transitions, sources of inspiration, technology use, time management and best advice. Welcome to the first episode of 5 Questions with Dan Schawbel. As your host, my goal is to curate the best advice from the world’s smartest and most interesting people by asking them […]
The 3 Most Motivating Words: Just Keep Going
Throughout my career, any time I face trauma, adversity or fail, I say to myself “just keep going”. Those three words have become a mantra in my life and my way of persevering despite hardships. When you’ve been through so many struggles, you’re prepared to handle future ones. After countless rejections from selling my services, […]
The Downside of Doing What You Love
There are countless articles written about the importance of doing what you love and it’s how many of us define success. Most successful people I interview recommend “following your passion”, but there’s a dark side that is never discussed. When you love your work, you may perform better and be happier, but it simultaneously becomes addictive […]
The #1 Mistake Most Job Seekers And Career Changers Make
People switch jobs, and full careers, many times in their lives. Many of these changes happen early in our careers. The average American has about twelve jobs between 18 and 50 and nearly half of those changes are between the age 18 and 24. This year alone, almost three out of four employees are looking […]
We Can’t Have the Success Without The Struggle
People want to have the money, rewards and recognition before they put in the work that makes all of that naturally happen. They want the output before they focus on the input. The truth is that sometimes you have to fail many times before something works out and if it does, you may not even […]
The Subtle Art of Persistence With Patience
To achieve our greatest potential, we need to have a delicate balance of both persistence and patience. It takes years, even decades, to accomplish major goals like building a scalable company, writing a book, getting married and traveling the world. In order to achieve these lofty goals, we have to set daily, weekly, monthly and annual […]
The 4 Most Important Career And Life Decisions My Parents Made For Me
You don’t fully appreciate your parents until you reflect back on the decisions they made and how those decisions have manifested in your life. My upbringing accounts for the mentality, behavior and choices that I make today and into the future. I’ve met so many different people who have come from broken homes, where they didn’t […]
How to Play the Long Game
In our society, everyone is in a rush to be successful. We want instant gratification from everything we touch, see and feel. We desire to be fulfilled, whether that has to do with relationships, riches or even fame. The problem is that you can’t get rich quick and it takes literally years to build anything […]
53 Of The Most Interesting Facts About Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers represent the 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964. They were born during the post World War II baby boom. They rejected and redefined traditional values. They are also the wealthiest, most active and have the most disposable income for food, apparel and retirement programs. They are retiring later in life due to […]
The Best Podcasts Focused On The Workplace And Career Success
Podcasts have become a major source of entertainment and education over the past few years. There are thousands of shows in all types of categories from health to money to comedy. Back in 2013, I even had my own podcast, which was short-lived at a mere fourteen episodes. One of my regular habits is to […]
Why Travel Experience Is Key To Building A Successful Career
When I was growing up I never traveled outside of the United States. As an only child, growing up in a sheltered community and being late to mature into adulthood, I avoided foreign travel. Now that I’m older, I’ve been traveling to many different countries from Thailand to Spain to Israel. As I type, I’m […]
From an Amateur Video Blogger to Appearing on NBC’s The Today Show
After writing about a dozen blog posts in 2006, I started to film video content in early 2007. Back then, there weren’t many video bloggers and video wasn’t as optimized for search engines as it is today. As with most of my business ventures and projects, I started from scratch. I used a Logitech video […]
Why I’ve Been Taking More Walking Meetings
This summer I’ve been taking a lot more walking than sitting meetings. It was originally because I was so addicted to my FitBit that I figured I would get more steps that way so I could better compete against my friends, especially my Aussie friend Simon. Of course, the more Fitbit steps you get, the […]
Money And Fame Amplifies Personal Values
You can learn more about an individuals personal values as they become more successful. Someone who has a strong moral code, and kind heart, will only become a better person with fame and money, while someone else will become destructive with the same level of success. My mentor, Marcus Buckingham, always says “people don’t change, […]
Why Being Selfish With Your Time Is Important To Your Success
The term “selfish” in every dictionary has a negative connotation. In Dictionary.com the definition reads: “lacking consideration of others; concerned chiefly with one’s own personal profit or pleasure”. I’ve been thinking a lot about the art of being selfish and what it really means especially in our society today. Despite new technologies that have eaten […]
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