I hear a lot of people being turned down at interviews because they are overqualified. I also hear a lot of recruiters saying that they had an excellent candidate but they had to turn him down because he was overqualified. This has to be by far the worst reason you can give someone. Every single …
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Bucket list
The idea behind bucket lists is to write the things you would like to do before you die and start doing them. These are the things you dream of doing, at least once, before you die, just for the fun of it, personal enjoyment, soul healing. It’s the personal equivalent of a work to-do list. While …
How to start things
The society we live in is a constantly changing, fast moving environment where everyone is bombarded by information and people who want attention. This means that you have a very small amount of time to obtain someone’s attention and that the first impression is the one making the difference between being ignored and receiving the attention wanted. While most …
Return of investment
Most of times ROI is used when talking about money. It’s really simple to see it since all you need to do is make the difference between how much you invested and how much you gained; but there is one factor I consider more important than money and in which ROI is not so easy …
How to make meetings productive
Modern organizations and a lot of people have a culture for meetings. There are monthly, weekly and even daily meetings happening in a lot of companies. Even if the motives of meeting are valid, the way they are organized and what happens there is just a waste of time and resources. Here are some things …
You can…
turn your back. be afraid and do nothing. leave it to others. refuse to get involved. do everything just for yourself. Or you can… give a helping hand. overcome your fears and make something happen. step up, make promises, and deliver. decide to get involved and create something meaningful. create relationships and bonds. It’s up …
Success vs happiness
Many people tend to confuse the two or believe that you can’t be successful without being happy and that there is no happiness without success. The truth is that they are two very distinct things. Success means to achieve what you want, to get what you desire, no matter if it’s having a certain job, …
The importance of ignorance
We are bombarded all day long by a huge amount of information, by people who want our attention, by emails that we need to answer to, by news feeds, by friends in need, by clients and bosses, by loved ones, by our kids. While it would be extremely pleasant to be able to offer each …
Problems vs challenges
Problems or challenges are just our way of defining the same thing. Even if some people make a clear difference between the two, both are actually just obstacles we encounter. They are unexpected things that we run into in our day to day lives, in our activities, at our jobs, or in our relationships. The …
Don’t be so stiff
It’s all about your attitude towards the things around you, the people you meet and life in general. Stiff people tend to be reluctant to change, more difficult to communicate with, harder to collaborate with, and unpleasant to be around of. People hate it when you are stiff. Seriously. You are doing it right now. Stop that, relax, put …