I don’t care if you are a married to the Dalai Lama, ran Obama’s campaign website and had Thanksgiving dinner with your cousin Jenna Jameson. I don’t care how fantastically novel your ideas are for campaign finance reform, what the Catholic church needs to do to become popular again, or your explanation on why all…
Rule 3: A Pro doesn’t talk about money with co-workers
The temptation is real. At some point you’ll look at a person at a similar level or role and think…. “Do they make more than me?” Maybe you think about asking them. We’re friends right? And we’ve been through the shit together for years at this fucked up company. Shouldn’t we be able to talk…
Rule 2: A Pro doesn’t do every assignment they are given
Doing all your work is rookie bullshit and a Pro who wants to keep their sanity doesn’t even try. But before we dive into that, you know what else is bullshit? Multi-tasking. Multi-tasking doesn’t exist. It’s a lie. So while you think you are always doing three things at once at your desk and being oh-so-productive…
Rule 1: A Pro lives by The Code for a reason
The most important distinction between a Pro and the the hapless non-Pro is they are deliberate. They know why they do what they do. They don’t follow rules for the sake of following rules. They focus on doing the things that help them achieve their goals. Imagine every goal as a pin on a map….