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300k Lost in 10 Years - The Hidden Cost of not making a career

I told him that I got the job. He went silent and stared into the room. His disappointment was obvious and he knew that he wasn't happy for me. Because he knew I would earn 15k more than he did. This hit him. Let me explain. A few

How to Sabotage your Career Growth

The most common self-sabotage of high performers at work isn’t doing nothing. It's being busy, looking productive, but not moving the needle. I have seen so many people with full calendars, back-to-back calls, and long hours. But they look busy. No results, no impact. They were trapped.

Stuck between Expert and Leadership - How to decide

Being talented in both leadership and an expert career isn't always a gift. You can get stuck because of indecision. I spoke to a brilliant talent this week. Let's call her Sara. She was in her late 40s. Educated. Respected. Running a team — but not as

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From Reliable to Visible: Build a Reputation people talk about.

A reputation is like a quiet credit line you carry with you at work—it buys you trust, influence, and opportunity. So many people go to work and they are on autopilot. They don't know why they are doing things, what are their strengths, and what they are

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We Are Not Born with Confidence: How to Learn It

Confident people aren't born with it. They build their confidence over time. Some do it as children, some in their youth, or as adults. It all seems natural: Speaking up. Leading. Owning the room. You watch and think: “I wish I had that.” I remember a colleagues, let&

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Don't confuse Results with Impact

Finishing a task is a result. But creating impact moves and changes the business. Being on the impact side opens many doors and opportunities. You become an inevitable player. A promotable player. A career player. I experienced it the hard way. I created marvellous results and presented them to top

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Be Promotable Material

Be promotable. This is my advice — because I failed to be. I worked hard, gave smart input, spoke up but others got the promotions. Not because they were conformists. But because they were easy to work with. Promotions don’t go to the loudest or the smartest. They go to

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Your Manager doesn't know your ambitions - How to Let Them Know

Recently I talked to a Team Lead. Let's call him Marc. He is frustrated and annoyed about two things. 1. His team sees him as their personal career coach. It is like the Leader offers a service and he is responsible for their success. 2. The second thing

Who Controls Your Emotions is Your Master - It's better be you

You apply for an internal position. But what if it’s a leadership role, and your current manager is part of the committee? Awkward enough—and imagine you’ve had numerous arguments with them. This was the situation my client, whom we’ll call Sue, faced. During our chat, it

Impressing others makes you lose. Become truly impressive.

A fews years ago I got a student at office. Let's call him Nick. From the very first moment he tried to impress me: asking 'smart' questions, raising 'odd' thoughts or concerns (hoping he is the first one). It didn't work out.

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Lack of Time - Get Back Control over your life

I sat down with a client and he said: "I'm motivated, I know what I want, I have a goal. My biggest problem is time." Usually, I would ask for the phone and show them their time consumption of social media. The time spent can be

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A Career Can Doom Your Life

I never forget this moment. A call everyone dreams of: "Hi Brani, we are building a new excellence Team working directly for the CEO. We want you to be part of it.” Heck wow, after so many years of failures, rejections, and frustrations I get this big opportunity. What

How to read people - a guide

As a young adult I was seeking for inspiring people. When I met a great storyteller I was caught. When I expressed my admiration, my father said, e.g. "He is not a good person" or "Don't trust him." My mum might add: "

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When you hate your job, then your inner values disagree

Values are our inner compass. When our values are aligned with what we do, we feel happy and motivated. Our gut feeling is encoded with the values and it helps with the tough decisions about a partner, jobs, buying a house or a car. Without values, we are lost and

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Following your passion is terrible advice and why you should rely on your strengths.

People saying "Follow your passion" have made billions in iron ore smelting. In business and career, we should rely on strengths. [1] Having found oneself strength we become good and then best at what we do. Being the best at something creates success, success means we love what