I received touching comments from Episode 4 where I focused on Carol Dweck’s book, “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.” Here are a few: “If you ever wanted to make a difference in the world, you certainly did change my world with this podcast.” “What a great topic, Ana. I’ve read Dr. Dweck’s book and… Continue reading Blind Spots – We All Have Them
Tag: Self-Employed Professional
Follow Your Passion – Worst Advice Ever?
Not long ago, I read a book entitled: So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love The author, Cal Newport, argues that “follow your passion” is bad advice. So often, we hear this advice “follow your passion”, that we don’t question its validity. What I love about Cal Newport’s… Continue reading Follow Your Passion – Worst Advice Ever?
Growth Mindset – Yes, We Can Learn It
The secret of success for self-employed professionals is developing a growth mindset. What does that mean? Let me define the opposite – fixed mindset.
Failure and The Way To Success
Last week I spoke about the Art of Repurposing and a new perspective from the Icarus Myth I learned from one of my favorite authors: Seth Godin. During that episode, I said: If we want to succeed, we may fail many times. Now, I want to correct myself: If we want to succeed, we must fail many times. We must build… Continue reading Failure and The Way To Success
Repurposing & The Icarus Myth Learned from Seth Godin
As Self-Employed Professionals, we have to wear many hats. When we start our business, we soon realize that we also have to be our own marketing director, bookkeeper, sales person, webmaster, editor, and admin. Of course, we can bring people on board to delegate some of this work. In any case, to learn the art of repurposing content… Continue reading Repurposing & The Icarus Myth Learned from Seth Godin
