Summary: You know how it actually means something to call someone a senior at his or her position? I sure don’t.
Growing up, when I heard positions preceded or followed by the titles senior, manager, director, etc., it instilled a sense of confidence regarding that person. I felt I could undoubtedly learn from that individual. Why? Because attaching such distinction to your title says to me that you’ve been around long enough, with a consistently high level of success…
Summary: An athlete is not automatically ready to perform at their highest level when they arrive at the stadium. A chess player doesn’t automatically become a grandmaster once they pick up a chess piece. No, they do not realize what their best is until they work to get better.
With practice.
Summary: You’ve all seen the headlines; “5 biggest blogging mistakes” or “top 3 biggest blunders young professionals make” and even today “biggest mistakes that even [insert professional blogs here] are making.”
Spare us.
We understand that harping on the negative rather than the positive gets more attention. Yes, our society in general — and our industry in specific — is more worried about failure than looking for success. But is focusing on the bad way of doing things really beneficial?
