The Key to Making a Living: “Get Shit Done”
Steve Sims is the CEO of The Bluefish, a luxury concierge service. He delivers amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experiences for the elite. His clients include Richard Branson and Elon Musk. How did he earn this amazing job?
The Truth about “Networking”
The best networkers don’t call it “networking.” They don’t “build relationships.” They call it something else...
Are you skilled enough to get paid?
A reader named Joe reached out and asked: “How good at something do you need to be before reaching out to companies for free work?" Good question. I’ll tell you my story so you’ll be able to put the pieces together for yourself.
How to Create Your Career: Using The Skill-Bridge Technique to Land Great Work
To date, Recession Proof Graduate and its accompanying TEDx talk have been read, downloaded, and viewed more than 250,000 times. Since then, I’ve received TONS of feedback from readers, mostly with questions on all the little details I left out.
My TEDx Speech at Carnegie Mellon
Back in February, I was invited to speak at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for their TEDx event. After checking out the lineup of speakers, I quickly gained some perspective on how incredible my contribution to humanity has been.
Thoughts on tour
I guess it’s hard for people to understand how much time goes into making these 2-minute clips. For each one, we get about three hours of footage...
Buy Low, Sell High
This is the universal mantra for buying stocks, but it also needs to be your mantra when looking at potential employers. You’ll be investing your time and energy into a company, so you need to choose wisely.
To the college grads
You’re worried that you won’t be able to get a job right out of college. That’s understandable, because you probably won’t. The only way you can get the attention of the innovators is to prove you’re worth hiring. A bullet point resume doesn’t cut it. Here's what you can do...
