Pinkcast 1.21: The 6 Essential Lessons of Any Great Career (video)

Posted byDavid J. SmithPosted inCareer Awareness, CoachingTags:,

By: David J. Smith, May 3, 2017

Here is Daniel Pink’s latest Pinkcast.  As he points out, it’s graduation season and new college graduates will soon by hitting the streets looking for work.  In this video, he offers his six lessons:

  1. This is no plan
  2. Think strengths, not weaknesses
  3. It’s not about you
  4. Persistence trumps talent
  5. Make excellent mistakes
  6. Leave an imprint

Click below for his 4 minute video. It’s worth it!

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Published by David J. Smith

I am a career coach, consultant, and head of a not for profit - the Forage Center - that offers humanitarian education training. I also teach at George Mason University and Drexel University. A one time lawyer, I spent many years teaching in a community college where I was a Fulbright U.S. Scholar teaching in Estonia. I'm the author of Peace Jobs: A Student's Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace (IAP 2016). I've been married to my best friend for over 31 years and we have two well adjusted adult children who teach me something new everyday. I live in Rockville, Maryland.

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