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What makes a great leader

Leaders at work make or break an experience. Great leaders can inspire people to do incredible things, while poor leaders can lead to people counting seconds until work is done or even causing people to give up and quit. While Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 4 yearsSeptember 22, 2021 ago
Habits

How we build wealth

Building off one of the best books I’ve ever read – The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, here are some personal rules for building wealth. Note these rules aren’t perfect and if you create your own, they won’t be Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 4 yearsSeptember 14, 2021 ago
Relationships

Why I love Notre Dame

Senior year of high school, I didn’t want to apply to Notre Dame. My older brother (attending his sophomore year) convinced me to apply, and 10 years later I’m a proud alumnus. In honor of college football season kicking off, Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 4 yearsSeptember 11, 2021 ago
Habits

How I choose where to work

After college graduation, my parents’ assured me I had a “good job”, but I felt sick to my stomach. What if three months in I hated my job or worse; what if it led to a dead-end in my career?  Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 4 yearsAugust 12, 2021 ago
Communications

The Power of Structured thinking

Yesterday I told my friend “I think in bullet points”. Initially it was a joke, but the more I dwell on it, the truer it rings because: Short bullets are easy for people to read Bullets’ spoken parallel (two to Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 4 yearsAugust 9, 2021 ago
Relationships

Why you should say “I love you”

Until college, I was deathly afraid to say “I love you” to anyone other than my Mom. These three words mean so much, yet we often don’t share our warm feelings with those around us.  In my case, my hesitance Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 4 yearsJuly 28, 2021 ago
Habits

How to choose your learning journey

Wilt Chamberlain was one of the best basketball players in history, yet he actively chose not to be better. Why? As Malcom Gladwell described in an excellent podcast, Chamberlain chose to limit himself to shooting free-throws via the less efficient Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 4 yearsJune 8, 2021 ago
Communications

How to be a good listener

CoVID-19 made me a better listener.  Initially this wasn’t the case, as transitioning to working remotely through zoom brought a wave of new distractions. I found myself struggling to pay attention to critical conversations as any time the conversation lulled, Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 4 yearsMay 24, 2021 ago
Habits

How to tackle difficult problems

Our biggest goals can be daunting because of the time, effort, or money to accomplish. Instead of using brute force motivation, I focus on breaking problems down into easier sub-goals.  I refer to this as chunking after its analog in Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 5 yearsMay 16, 2021 ago
Habits

How to keep things fresh

The best pizza I’ve ever eaten is a 5 min walk from my apartment, but my wife and I chose to rarely go there.  While this may sound like a mistake, it’s a deliberate decision we made because going less Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 5 yearsMay 11, 2021 ago

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