Nic's notes

#CareerPlaybook 009: Outsourcing Tasks (are you still doing everything yourself?)

Ultimately, it is not about doing everything oneself. Low-value tasks should be delegated. Tasks for which your skills are not good enough, should be delegated.

26 Jan 2020 | in #careerplaybook tags: productivity

#CareerPlaybook 008: Being in control of your day (with a jar of pickles)

"The bad news is, time flies. The good news is, you're the pilot"

23 Jan 2020 | in #careerplaybook tags: productivity

#CareerPlaybook 007: Why having a goal matters

None

21 Jan 2020 | in #careerplaybook tags: career

\"You don't need to mansplain to me\"

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21 Jan 2020 | in random tags: communication

#CareerPlaybook 006: There are no problems, only challenges

A simple word change leading to a mindset and perception shift.

19 Jan 2020 | in #careerplaybook

I am seriously considering being part of the first colons to Mars. You?

Elon Musk’s space colonisation plan, with a colony on Mars, is taking shape and it is mind-blowing 🤯.

17 Jan 2020 | in random tags: mars

#CareerPlaybook 005: Asking for blunt feedback (and how to handle it)

Getting feedback is a critical step in the process of improving anything - especially yourself or your work.

16 Jan 2020 | in #careerplaybook

FollowUpThen: Are you struggling to consistently follow-up on (your) emails?

a staple of my productivity stack for the last 5+ years..

15 Jan 2020 | in apps tags: productivity SaaS

#CareerPlaybook 004: The Jerry Maguire play (and how to make it work for you)

Are you frustrated by how your company is currently executing? Or you just want a specific promotion? The Jerry Maguire play could unlock it for you.

14 Jan 2020 | in #careerplaybook tags: career

#CareerPlaybook 003: Walking Meetings

There is really no reason to not do some of your meetings walking outside.

12 Jan 2020 | in #careerplaybook tags: management

Home Office: Controllers

I am a fan of using the right tool for the job

12 Jan 2020 | in home office tags: productivity

#CareerPlaybook 002: Imposter syndrome is more widespread than you think

I come across as confident, yet I had imposter syndrome every step of the way in my career. I'm thankful for it.

09 Jan 2020 | in #careerplaybook

#CareerPlaybook 001: Always Be Learning (and How To)

Learning is the best investment you can make in yourself. It will pay dividends over time. And it has become much easier than in the past.

07 Jan 2020 | in #careerplaybook tags: learning

#CareerPlaybook 000: Introduction

CareerPlaybook will be a series of posts from me this year.

05 Jan 2020 | in #careerplaybook

Embedding the success question into the design or selection of a project

I love that excerpt from Tim Ferris’ podcast with Adam Grant.

02 Jan 2020 | in random tags: learning startups

Are You Selling Aspirin, a Vaccine or a Vitamin?

For the last 10 years or so, I have been using this concept in a lot of sales trainings and sales presentations.

01 Jan 2020 | in b2b sales

High Output Management, by Andy Grove

Foundational book on management.

01 Jan 2020 | in books

The advice I always give when mentoring

When I mentor people, if there is one piece of advice I always give, it is to never stop learning.

01 Jan 2020 | in b2b sales tags: learning

The Mom Test

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wish I had read it earlier! Highly recommend to all early-stage startup founders.

01 Jan 2020 | in books tags: startups

What Is Sales?

What Sales is for me.

01 Jan 2020 | in b2b sales tags: b2b sales

Who: The A Method for Hiring

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ informed some of my hiring methodology

01 Jan 2020 | in books

Podcast guest: On Leadership

invited to talk about my leadership thoughts & style

10 Dec 2019 | in leadership

Print current line number with Python

19 Sep 2019 | in python tags: snippets

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, by Al Sweigart

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In my journey of learning how to program in Python this one book has made all the difference for me.

20 Feb 2019 | in books tags: python

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