Career

Feb
12
How to Get Hired by a Silicon Valley Billionaire

How to Get Hired by a Silicon Valley Billionaire

Helping people first is essential. Working for free can help build trust, create goodwill, and positive relationships that can lead to future opportunities. But some people struggle to figure out how they can help others.
2 min read
Dec
24
The Best Way to Get a Job: The TAG Method

The Best Way to Get a Job: The TAG Method

Discover the fastest path to your dream job. Skip tedious applications and resume tweaks. Learn from billionaires, master networking, and unleash your potential. Embrace a game-changing approach and secure your future effortlessly.
3 min read
Dec
20
How Crissy Perham Renewed Her Career with Free Work

How Crissy Perham Renewed Her Career with Free Work

My friend Crissy Perham, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, used free work techniques in Recession Proof Graduate to land her dream job. Growing up in a small town, volunteering shaped her. Here's her story: 'Life-long volunteering led me to success. Join me on this journey.'
3 min read
Dec
18
How to Land a Big Company Job (even if you’re unqualified)

How to Land a Big Company Job (even if you’re unqualified)

Raghav Haran has collaborated with industry bigwigs like Ramit Sethi, Hiten Shah, and made strides in job hunting via free work, landing offers from public firms such as Shutterstock. Here is his story.
6 min read
Dec
18
Tony Hsieh Quotes on Happiness

Tony Hsieh Quotes on Happiness

Reflecting on 'Delivering Happiness', Tony Hsieh's words resonate deeply: “I made a list of my happiest periods - none involved money. It dawned on me, happiness lies in creativity, inventiveness, and building things.”
1 min read
Dec
11
Women Earn More Money Than They Think

Women Earn More Money Than They Think

Debunking the claim "Women earn $0.77 for every dollar men make," Maddox reveals that women actually earn closer to $0.95 to a man's dollar - a welcome revelation for all. Here's part of Maddox's insightful explanation...
2 min read
Dec
09
How to Play Video Games for a Living

How to Play Video Games for a Living

In the documentary 'All Work All Play' about Electronic Sports League tournaments, I was struck by the surreal spectacle of video game fans in stadiums, akin to other major sports. Michael 'Carmac' Blicharz's story particularly stood out...
1 min read
Nov
27
You Should Take the Strengths Finder Test (plus: My Results)

You Should Take the Strengths Finder Test (plus: My Results)

I finally got around to reading Strengths Finder 2.0, after seeing it in the top 5 books on Amazon overall, year after year. I bet hundreds of companies have purchased this book by the truckload. It’s not actually a book. It’s an assessment test, packaged inside of a book.
12 min read
Sep
22
How Jack Dorsey used Free Work to Start His Career

How Jack Dorsey used Free Work to Start His Career

"I found their email address list, for the entire corporation. I got the email for the CEO, I got the email for the Chairman, and I sent them an email and said: “I’m Jack. You have a hole in your system. Here’s how to fix it.""
2 min read
Sep
18
How Ryan Graves Became Uber’s Head of Global Operations

How Ryan Graves Became Uber’s Head of Global Operations

Six years ago, a guy named Ryan Graves emailed me a marketing question - We ended up chatting on the phone for an hour. His story was awesome. He’d just completed a bunch of free marketing for a new tech company called FourSquare, and they’d hired him on the spot.
2 min read