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Managing Oneself – by Peter Drucker

2014-08-05 By Rob Symonds

At a basic level, career (and business, for that matter) can be thought of like this:

  1. What you have to offer.
  2. What the market wants/needs and is willing to pay for.
  3. Getting in front of your market.
  4. Telling the market the story of what you have to offer such a compelling way that they want to hire you.

As you progress through your career—or even change your career—you will continue to touch on all four of these points repeatedly. [Read more…] about Managing Oneself – by Peter Drucker

The Accidental Millionaire – by Gary Fong

2011-10-04 By Rob Symonds

You probably haven’t heard of Gary Fong.

Even though I’m an avid photographer, I hadn’t heard of him until a photographer buddy clued me in. He is known as an innovative wedding photographer, entrepreneur and writer. In The Accidental Millionaire, Fong tells us his life story so far, illustrating a personal philosophy that has lead to his wild success.

What I found so compelling is that his approach to life appears very much at odds with what we typically see when we read about success. In contrast to vision, goals, tasks and actions, Fong writes about a more Zen-flavored philosophy that is based on exploring things that interest him, creating space for insights to happen and then working his ass off once something catches. He admits he acts on hunches, sometimes decides by flipping a coin and understands the role luck has in success.

[Read more…] about The Accidental Millionaire – by Gary Fong

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