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An atypical LinkedIn profile example from jeff noel

Today’s point is subtle for most – do the challenging, creative, difficult work while everyone else is at the pity-party. Later, when they’re hungover, you’ll be celebrating.

jeff noel LinkedIn profile Sept 2012

As time passes and we get closer to the cyclical end of this brutal economic downturn, masses of workers will be scrambling to tell their employers goodbye. But where will they go? The time to build your network has passed.

jeff noel revamped his LinkedIn profile (old profile above), stating he has an unfair advantage as a professional speaker due to gig volume and variety.

LinkedIn profile revised Oct 2012

Can’t determine if I love my job because of luck, or lucky came because I know how to figure out how to love my job.

Five obvious dangers putting us in harm’s way every single day

A quick start guide to five obvious dangers putting us in harm’s way every day:

fear
apathy
acceptance
mediocrity
status quo

Was listening to a renowned leadership speaker and wondering why she didn’t call this out. Then I thought, everyone is a critic… stop it.

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The last thing we need leaders to do more of

what is remarkable... who decides? — what is remarkable… who decides?

The world doesn’t need more mediocre leaders who are really good at doing the job they used to do.

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Three tenacity quotes, two from Nuwanda, one from e.e. cummings

Life's road blocks — Road blocks in life are meant to be figured out and conquered…

huge bridges — huge bridge over eight+ lanes of Interstate 4

To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. – e. e. cummings

If your goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough. – Nuwanda

The long way is the short cut. – Nuwanda

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What’s the long term legacy of a leader?

Manhattan (top), Brooklyn (middle), Barclays Center (lower center-left “white “dot”)…

Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Barclays Center

My friend Nuwanda travels as a professional speaker. A lot. He says this fact makes the world seem smaller.

He spent a week in Brooklyn (two weeks ago), and flying to Hartford last week, flew right over Brooklyn and snapped this photo.

Looking down from “Heaven” he thought, “What will we leave behind that others will be thankful for?”

He commented that we so rarely look at the sky.

And when in the sky, we so rarely look at the ground.

Why?

Because we are busy leading, managing, worrying, fixing, delighting, planning, hurrying… building a reputation… of some sort… one easy to see by someone watching.

By someone following in our footsteps.

And then he asked, “Do we ever look at the path we’re making?”

Will we look back and wonder, “Why did I spend so much time working? We now realize our children get only one childhood. One.”

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