Ambition has gotten a bad rap of late. And, because of that, you’ve lost some of your power. You see, somewhere along the lines, I’m guessing that a person in power persuaded you to allow your ambition to be subsumed into something that is more socially acceptable: faux humility. They convinced you that you shouldn’t … Read more
Last week I got a standing ovation. But, it wasn’t for me.It was for my client.Here’s what happend:One of my favorite things to do from stage is to thank a company for the work that they have done by telling them a story of how they have personally impacted my life. Thanks to VaynerSpeakers, I got … Read more
When I was 25 years old, I went to a bar to meet my best friend Jina. Madam’s Organ (in Adam’s Morgan) was halfway between our two apartments and, thanks to her special relationship with the bartender (ahem), we never paid for drinks and he looked the other way when we got up on the … Read more
The work we do should contribute something to our lives—but what? When we sit back and fantasize about the life we want to live, we all have different definitions of success. Some of us want to pay off our student loans. Some of us want to increase our vocational velocity. Some of us want our … Read more