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Damn Smart Marketing, LLC

🚀 High-converting copy for Tech and Finance. We work with companies like Comerica Bank, Clari, GoodUnited, and more!

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Maricopa Community Colleges

🧑‍🏫 Taught 150+ credit hours in Business Law, Business & Tech, Investments, and more. Received 95% student satisfaction. 

✋ Structured course material to accommodate learning levels, including ESL and special needs, across classroom and online learning platforms.

Adjunct Professor of Business

Silicon Valley Bank

✈️ Piloted a skill assessment tool to support the successful business case for an organization-wide learning OKR and $200k+ investment in skills technology.

💭 Developed an Agile learning community, which trained Agile champions to drive mindset transformation across the enterprise. 93% likelihood to recommend.

🤓 Built learning material to power key best practices across API, Architecture, Cloud, Agile Frameworks, and more.

L&D Product Manager

Bank of America

💻 Installed a first-of-its-kind virtual workshop model, which improved manager speed to proficiency by six weeks. 

🤝 Led the creation of a national sales leadership conference, which achieved 100% learner satisfaction. Received the enterprise Performance Excellence Award for this work. 

⚡Deployed a simulated training platform that reduced loan officer systems training time by 30%. 

🤖 Successfully executed the pilot program for a Salesforce training tool, scoring 100% likely to recommend.

Learning Program Manager

Grow Your Career 1% Daily - I’ll Show You How | Follow for Tips on Learning, Professional Development, and Productivity | Professor | MBA + JD

Learning is today's professional superpower. 🚀

Just 15 minutes of daily development can unlock your potential and future-proof your career. 

In the time it takes to finish a coffee, you can:

📌 Level up your skills
📌 Prepare for leadership or a promotion
📌 Pave the path to stronger work-life balance

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Need more convincing?

Check out this data from PEW Research. 

📈 65% say learning expanded their professional network.
📈 47% say learning helped them advance within their current company.
📈 29% say learning enabled them to find a new job. 

And there's more ...

📈 87% say learning helped them feel more capable and well-rounded.
📈 69% say learning opened up new perspectives about their lives.
📈 58% say learning made them feel more connected to their local community.

In short, learning is amazing for your career and personal life. 

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Ready to build a dynamic learning habit?
You're in the right place. 

Here's how I can help: 

👉 Follow on LinkedIn for daily posts to support your journey. 

👉 Subscribe to the Develop Daily Newsletter for weekly inspiration and curation of the best professional growth content from across the Internet.

Learn about: 
📌 Development plans
📌 Habit building
📌 Productivity
📌 Skill acquisition
📌 Work/life balance
📌 Career growth

👉 I also offer Develop Daily workshops for teams and leaders. If you're looking to activate the full potential within your organization, let's talk. 

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I'm excited to grow alongside you!

My DMs are open. Let me know what you’d like to learn more about. I'd also love to hear what you're passionate about and what's driving you to develop daily.

Stephen 😀

My # 1 career goal (and it's not even close): 

Spend more time with these lovelies👇

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Last year, I was laid off. 

In the moments after receiving "the call," I made a few calls of my own — to family, friends, and mentors. 

They listened. 
They empathized. 
And then they asked. 

"What are you going to do next?"

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At the time, I had no idea. 

I'd been sprinting since my first day of college. Every minute traveling in a clear direction. 

And then life threw me a curve in the road. 

Here's how I leaned into it . . .

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Donna Mostrom and I started talking about values. 

- What do we care about?
- Where do we see ourselves heading?
- How do we want to structure our life?

A helpful framework we used: 
👉 The Five Whys

We asked "why?" 
Then asked it again. 
Again and again and again. 

Until our #1 goal became clear. 

If there was a single mission we wanted to build our lives around, it was family. Time with our two boys. 

Life goes by fast. 
Children grow up faster. 
And then one day, they're adults. 

We wanted to soak up every minute. 

So, we started building from there. 

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I never in a million years thought I'd be an entrepreneur. And even after the layoff, it seemed like finding another 9-to-5 was the path forward. 

- Safety
- Security
- Familiarity

But did that direction align with my #1 career goal?

It didn't. 

So we took the leap. 

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It's been almost a year.

A year full of:
- Ups and downs
- Figuring it out on the go
- Making mistakes and learning from them

It's also been a year of family. 

I drop the boys off at school every day. I grab time with them randomly in the afternoon. We sit down for dinner every single night. 

The work ebbs and flows. But my #1 goal stays the same. 

And that's an amazing feeling. 

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If you're going through a career transition — a layoff, a tough patch, or just feeling "stuck" — try this out. 

Ask "why?"

Ask it until the question gets annoying. 
Ask it until you start to see bits of clarity. 
Ask it until you zero in on your #1 career goal. 

Everything's easier from there. 

Hope this helps! ✌ 

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💭 How did you discover your #1 career goal? I'd love to hear about it in the comments. 

Stephen Mostrom

👏 And we're LIVE!!!!!! 👏
The L&D Must Change podcast is officially released and now available wherever you love to listen. 

Episode #1 is an interview with the creative, strategic, and always brilliant JD Dillon. Take a listen to our conversation on: 

➕ The MATH problem that is L&D today.
✅ How we need to SHIFT our mindsets to help everyone do their best.
❌ How we create our own barriers to change.
💯 The need for L&D to proactively understand how work and business will be impacted by emerging tech.
...and so much more!

I'm absolutely thrilled that JD shared his brain with all of us in this episode. 

Let's raise the bar on our profession together.
Here. We. Go!

And P.S. You will also find a "Welcome" episode/trailer where I share a little about myself and the reasons behind this podcast. Take a listen! 

L&D Must Change Show Webpage: https://lnkd.in/g-JdZv-X
Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/g9dnf4XU
Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gWvwY94s

#learninganddevelopment #talentdevelopment #leadershipdevelopment #LnDMustChange #LearningEcosystem #mindsetshift #podcast

One time, I brought a development plan to my manager. 

She laughed at me. 

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There's a sad reality in today's market. . . 

👉 You're not guaranteed career support from your manager. 

- Managers are too busy.
- Managers don't know how to develop you.
- Managers don't see the value in it.

And some managers are downright antagonistic. 

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Here's the good news: 

My story didn't end there. After a disappointing conversation, I started the development plan anyway. 

- I carved out daily time to grow. 
- I collaborated with teammates. 
- I grew my skills and network. 

And, along the way, I sent my manager a weekly email update. 

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Then, the funniest thing happened. . . 

My manager slowly started to change her tone. 

- She referenced the development plan during our 1:1s.
- She worked with our VP to find stretch projects for me. 
- She brought up skill-building during our team calls. 

Development took root. 
It changed everything.

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That development plan?

A year later, it helped me score a promotion. My new skills led to new projects that unlocked new opportunities. 

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Here's the takeaway: 

I hope you never have to do this. I hope you have a manager who goes all-in on your career development. 

But in my experience, those managers are few and far between. 

👉 So, take ownership of your development. 

- Build your plan.
- Develop daily. 
- Share wins. 

Who knows, maybe you'll turn a laugh into "Congratulations!"

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💭 Have you used a development plan to grow your career? I'd love to hear about it in the comments. 

In 2024, Emma Stone won her second Academy Award. 

Here's what she credits for her success👇

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Only 13 women have won the Academy Award for Best Actress more than once. 

This year, Emma Stone joined a hallowed list that includes Meryl Streep, Katherine Hepburn, and Ingrid Bergman. 

How did a young girl from Scottsdale, Arizona rise to the peak of the film industry, winning two Oscars by the age of 35?

It all started with improv. 

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When talking about her career, Emma points to the transformative time she spent at the Valley Youth Theatre.

Over a two-year window, she featured in 16 productions and actively participated in the theatre's improv troupe. 

There, she found her sport. 

1️⃣ At Bats

Improv gave Emma the space to ruthlessly test her skills. Over and over, she was forced to think up lines and test out new material. 

She engaged in daily deliberate practice, honing her skills with instant feedback and continuous improvement. 

2️⃣ Failure

At the same time, Emma learned to embrace risk and failure. 

Improv is a game of big swings. Some land, others fall flat. By taking the stage night after night, Emma embraced the act of failure as a powerful teaching tool. 

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Looking to upgrade your skills?

Take these two lessons from Emma Stone's meteoric rise. 

AT BATS. Find a space where you can test your skills over and over again. If you're a writer, write. If you're a speaker, speak. Gain the deliberate practice you need to succeed.

FAILURE. Learn to embrace failure as a skill-building tool. As Emma says, be "excited" to fail. Recognize it as an essential step on your path to greatness. 

💭 What's your favorite takeaway from this success story?

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Grow your career 1% daily | Proven development playbooks + cutting-edge learning and productivity science | Professor | Speaker | MBA + JD

How can embracing risk-taking lead to success in a career?

"Feedback is the breakfast of champions."

Here's why👇 

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I love this quote from Ken Blanchard. 

In a 2015 blog post, Ken shared a powerful analogy for the importance of feedback in the corporate world. 

He said, "Can you imagine training for the Olympics with no one telling you how fast you ran or how high you jumped?"

Of course, no Olympian would do this. 

But as professionals, we do it all the time. 

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To grab high-impact feedback, run these plays. 

𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐁:
- Initiate a 360 review
- Ask your manager
- Seek out a mentor
- Connect with your peers

𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋: 
- Self-assess with tools like StrengthsFinder and MAPP
- Assess technical skills with platforms like LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, and Udemy

𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄:
- Consider working with a skilled career coach
- Share openly and embrace their candid input

What's your favorite way to solicit feedback?

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Unlock your ability to discuss any topic with 4 easy steps. 

Here's how👇 

1️⃣ Lay the Groundwork
2️⃣ Identify Trends
3️⃣ Tee Up Starter Questions
4️⃣ Practice in a Safe Space

Check out the carousel below for the full breakdown
+ 2 AI prompts to help you get started
+ starter question plug-n-play templates

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What are some effective ways to identify trends in a given topic?

How can I use starter question templates to improve my communication skills?

👉 Use this playbook to speed through the insecure canyon

I've used this simple career tool for 15+ years. 

It's helped me unlock: 
- Cutting-edge skills
- Stretch projects
- Connections

And land a few promotions along the way. 

Here's the playbook . . .

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𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍:

1️⃣ Assess yourself
2️⃣ Set clear goals
3️⃣ Talk to your boss

4️⃣ Gather resources
5️⃣ Develop daily
6️⃣ Track & iterate

💭 Are you putting together a development plan? 
I'd love to hear about it in the comments. 

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Most YouTube channels sabotage your productivity. 

But these 7 give you time back.👇 

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Learn from top productivity experts:
1️⃣ Ali Abdaal
2️⃣ Thomas Frank
3️⃣ Jeff Su
4️⃣ Tiago Forte
5️⃣ Matt D'Avella
6️⃣ Mariana Vieira
7️⃣ Cal Newport

Check out the full carousel below for details
- 3 can't-miss videos from each expert
- 3 micro tips on how to max out your YouTube time

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👉 Level-up your productivity here

🎙️ New podcast episode on L&D 🎙️

I joined the fantastic Abigail Wheeler Charlu on her Surveying the L&D Landscape Podcast. It was a blast!

If you're interested in the field of Learning and Development, check out this fast-moving and fun conversation. 

We talked: 
- Building high-impact learning programs
- Running Agile project management
- Deploying peer-based learning communities
- And much more!

Plus, I shared my #1 tip for L&D pros (or folks considering this profession) and top resources I use to stay in the know. 

Link in the comments.👇

Future-proof your career with a strong learning habit. 

Here's how 👇

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𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐈𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒: The market is more competitive than ever, with 24% of top skills turning over every year. To succeed, you need consistent growth.

𝐃𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒:
1️⃣ Set S.M.A.R.T. goals
2️⃣ Leverage learning tactics
3️⃣ Build content engines
4️⃣ Block daily time
5️⃣ Remove distractions
6️⃣ Hold yourself accountable

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𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

• How to maximize your learning time
• How to build a dynamic learning system
• Common pitfalls to avoid

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👉 Use this guide to future-proof your career

385 career-boosting LinkedIn posts:

📌 Job Search
📌 Productivity
📌 Career Advice
📌 Personal Branding
📌 LinkedIn Tips
📌 And much more!

To read them, visit the 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲. A Notion board packed with high-impact posts, plus tags and filters to find the exact content you need to grow. 

👉 Check the comments for details on how to get your library card. 

And here's a snapshot of this week's new posts ...

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1️⃣ 26 Top LinkedIn Creators Gave Me Free Career Advice

Giovanni Torres reached out to top LinkedIn creators with a simple question. “What essential advice would you give your younger self at the start of your career?” To find out their answers, check out his full post here. 👇

https://lnkd.in/eyYZ74n6

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2️⃣ 9 Timeless Stoic Principles

Omar Halabieh offers a powerful look at Stoic philosophy. From mindset and suffering to happiness and fear, this post is packed with time-tested advice. Check it out here.👇

https://lnkd.in/emwXxRvd

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3️⃣ How I'd Build My Target Audience in 60 Minutes or Less 

David Hannan shares a must-read for anyone looking to network. In this post, he shares a strategic approach to build relationships and get in front of decision-makers. If you’re in the job market, or simply looking to improve your networking, don’t miss this. Grab the playbook here.👇

https://lnkd.in/eukxThfu 

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4️⃣ The 6 Most Valuable Skills of the Future

Andy Storch recently gave a keynote on critical skills for the future. In this video, he breaks down WHAT these skills are and WHY they’re so important. Looking to future-proof your career? Check out the full post here.👇

https://lnkd.in/eVwzkjYX 

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5️⃣ 5 Powerful Visuals to Upgrade Your Thinking

Shyvee Shi shares a powerful set of visuals. In this post, she spotlights comfort zone, failure, perfectionism, and more. Ready for a mental boost? Read the post here.👇

https://lnkd.in/e26C84Ji 

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Navy Seal. Ultramarathoner. Bestselling author.

10 empowering quotes from David Goggins. 👇

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1️⃣ Always be willing to embrace ignorance, because that is the only way to expand your body of knowledge and body of work. It’s the only way to expand your mind.

2️⃣ You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.

3️⃣ You may lose the battle of the morning but don’t lose the war of the day.

4️⃣ The most important conversations you’ll ever have are the ones you’ll have with yourself.

5️⃣ A lot of people put motivational quotes up on the wall and all they do is collect dust. Become what that quote says. Live it every day.

6️⃣ I’m haunted by my future goals, not my past failures. I’m haunted by what I may still become. I’m haunted by my own continued thirst for evolution.

7️⃣ When you think that you are done, you're only 40% into what your body's capable of doing. That's just the limits that we put on ourselves.

8️⃣ I brainwashed myself into craving discomfort. If it was raining, I would go run.

9️⃣ Mental toughness and resilience fade if they aren’t used consistently. I say it all the time: you are either getting better, or you’re getting worse. You’re not staying the same.

🔟 I don't stop when I'm tired. I stop when I'm done.

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For more David Goggins ...

- Can't Hurt Me - David's bestselling memoir.
- David's recent interview on the Huberman Lab podcast

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On Monday, we're doing something crazy. 

The Mostrom crew is packing up and heading to Portugal for 5 weeks. 

- New country
- New culture
- New surroundings

And most importantly, new experiences.

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Is it intimidating to step into the unknown? 

You bet. 

But the opportunities outweigh the fear. 

Opportunities to try new food and see new places. Opportunities to grow together as a family. Opportunities to write stories we'll talk about for years. 

When I look at it from that lens, it's not intimidating at all. 

It's a gift. 

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So, stay tuned for updates. 

I'll be offline for a few days as we travel and get settled. Then, back with daily content and the Develop Daily newsletter. 

Plus, some fun pics from Lisbon. 😀 

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Have any tips for us?

- Tips on traveling with kids
- Hotspots in Lisbon
- Your own fun travel stories

Drop them in the comments. I'd love to hear. 

Thanks! ✌

How can embracing the unknown lead to personal growth?

What are some tips for traveling with kids?

How can new experiences benefit personal growth?

Let’s talk badges and micro-credentials.

In today’s market, skills are evolving at a breakneck pace. Career changers and lattice climbers alike need the right learning tools.

We need flexibility.

Resources we can absorb in days and weeks, not months and years. And certification from a trusted brand.

Enter: the micro-credential.

- Fast
- Affordable
- Targeted

Micro-credentials have become a powerful career tool. One you shouldn’t overlook on your learning journey.

Need to plug a resume gap? 
👉 Micro-credential.

Want to stay up-to-date?
👉 Micro-credential.

Just made a big career leap?
👉 Micro-credential.

↓

Last year, I invested in Key Technology Foundations by IBM.

The thought process was simple . . .

I wanted a course that would submerge me in the topics of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and data science. A primer that would bring me current on these emerging technologies.

And I wanted to have something to show for the effort.

Proof of my time, effort, and gains.

Here it is.

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💭 How are you using micro-credentials to power your career?

Elevate your influence with these 12 groundbreaking reads:

📚 Influence // Robert Cialdini
📚 How to Win Friends and Influence People // Dale Carnegie
📚 Think Faster, Talk Smarter // Matt Abrahams
📚 How to Talk To Anyone // Leil Lowndes

📚 Crucial Conversations // Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and Switzler
📚 The Charisma Myth // Olivia Fox Cabane
📚 Changing Minds // Howard Gardner
📚 To Sell Is Human // Daniel Pink

📚 Workplace Poker // Dan Rust
📚 Pre-suasion // Robert Cialdini
📚 Micromessaging // Stephen Young
📚 Made to Stick // Chip and Dan Heath

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What are the key takeaways from Robert Cialdini's book Influence?

What kind of content can I expect from the Develop Daily newsletter?

🎙️ New podcast episode just dropped! 🎙️

Huge thanks to the amazing Jess Almlie, M.S. for having me on the L&D Must Change podcast. So much fun. 

We talked: 
- How to grow your career amidst never-ending demands
- The future of skills (spoiler: it's changing fast)
- The 3 enemies of career development
- And much more!

Plus, I shared a simple tip any L&D pro can use to improve their programs and deliver impactful change within the organization. 

If you're interested in the field of Learning and Development, growing your career, or the future of skills, don't miss this deep-dive conversation. 

Link in the comments.👇

What are the 3 enemies of career development?

How will skills turnover affect the workforce?

Confession: I haven't used Google Search in months.

Instead, I've been reaching for . . .

Perplexity.

This high-powered AI tool combines the best of Google (search) and ChatGPT (generative AI) to help me research at lightning speed.

𝟒 𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒:
1️⃣ Create a Resource List
2️⃣ Track Industry Trends
3️⃣ Pull Data and Best Practices
4️⃣ Create Content

Check out the carousel below for a full user guide. 

- Screenshots from Perplexity
- 7 starter prompts
- A mini guide to AI prompting

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🧠 Faster, More Accurate Research

Please stop reading books cover-to-cover.

Do this instead 👇

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The human mind is not a hard drive. We need context and repetition to retain important information. 

𝐃𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒:
1️⃣ Survey
2️⃣ Question
3️⃣ Read
4️⃣ Recite
5️⃣ Review

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𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

• Data on the SQ3R method
• How to implement each step
• A bonus tip to skyrocket your skills

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👉 Boost Your Reading Retention by 75%

Simon Sinek: Grow, don't compete. 

Why this is genius👇 

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Over the last month, I've connected with several top creators and business owners on LinkedIn. 

- 100,000+ followers
- Thriving businesses
- Strong personal brands

And a single factor stood out from these conversations: 

💡 They're focused on 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠, not competition. 

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It would be easy for external competition to creep in. 

It would be easy for these business owners to create a moat around their ideas, tactics, and lessons learned. 

INSTEAD: 
- They share freely
- They ask questions
- They learn always

And they make powerful connections in the process. 

People want to help them succeed. 

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I've seen this trend over and over. 

Sure, some professionals make it to the top by cutting down everyone in their way. But more often, the path to success involves helping hands. 

Want to build community? 

👉 Keep your competition 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝. 

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What's worked for me: 

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- Build a daily development routine
- Set crystal clear growth goals
- Get outside my comfort zone
- Ask for feedback
- Study success

𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
- Support others with no expectations
- Avoid hyper-competitive environments
- Share information freely
- Connect and converse
- Celebrate wins

What about you?

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2️⃣ 7 Interview Red Flags

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3️⃣ Interview Tactic: Weakness-Before-Strength

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4️⃣ 10 Negotiation Techniques

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5️⃣ How to Answer “Tell Me About Yourself”

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