If you create something that others are glad they consumed, that’s success. And if you create something that only you are grateful for creating, that’s success too. It all rests upon how you define success.

Inconvenience, delay, hardship all illuminate what gifts, convenience, and good fortune we’ve benefited from prior. Grateful for the occasional stripping away of the assumed. It’s that time of year when the humbling of the winter cold is felt.

In one hand there’s reality, and in another what’s being dwelled upon. On occasions best kept apart, and others magical together. The beast of focus is a tricky one to train.

Between the lines, there’s a note, a message unbeknown. To raise conjecture, speculate, will surely seal your fate. Be direct, ask away, understanding is found this way.

To approach networking like an Instagram post “I want everyone to like me and therefore I’m only going yo show what makes me look good.” rivals paint drying for engaging in meaningful networking calls. You won’t jive with everyone, and you’re even less likely to jive with people that don’t have an interesting experience, hobby,…