Everyone Wants a Mentor. Most People Want a Cheerleader
Everyone wants a mentor. What a lot of people actually want, if they are honest, is a cheerleader, someone who tells them they are doing great, that their plan is brilliant, that they are closer than they think. It feels wonderful. It is also, more often than not, useless. The One Difference That Matters A […]
The Question I Ask Before Saying Yes to Anything
Why I Used to Say Yes Too Easily I used to say yes too easily. A good opportunity would come along, and if I could not think of a concrete reason to decline, I said yes. It felt open, generous, ambitious. It also left me overcommitted, stretched thin, and quietly resentful of half the things […]