IT Professionals

To be successful in IT, it's not enough to develop your technical skills.

You must develop yourself.

Over the next 30 days, I'll be writing a daily essay on skills that will help you realize your IT career potential.

Follow along and level up.

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Day 1 - The Surprising Skill That Can Help IT Professionals Create Opportunities

There is a surprising skill IT Professionals can develop that will:

>Help you learn better
>Create opportunities
>Increase your influence
>Leave a legacy.

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD7bIwbbFQ5L0I7d_urIFC6jiRv0sJw0M-8/
Day 2 - The Trust Building Power of Listening

In a world where everyone is too focused on making noise and being heard, be the different one.

Be the one who listens.

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6OSmjZ009CO6_I-ZI2yokGic9gv7CxuPQ/
Day 3 - On The Importance of Shipping

Don’t let your best ideas die in your head.

An amateur comes up with ideas. A professional creates.

They Ship.

Be an IT PROfessional…and Ship!

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD5uIGYodq5BubEBzpabJdwEHWChSAsJudQ/
Day 4 - Make Your Job a Mission Instead of a Profession

You may not have your dream job.

But you always have the choice to love the work you do.

Choose to see your job as a mission and any job can be a source of joy.

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD7R5cSpkA9OPIY_JXnfRC-_F_vKkCMLNt8/
Day 5 - Think Like a Lion

Do you want to:

>Get important stuff done
>Focus on your priorities
>Stop procrastinating
>Achieve your goals

It's easy...

Think Like a Lion!

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD7DCFnkbLVKa7fWfW6bZIItCphVAuKMzDk/
Day 6 #ship30for30 - The Simple 5 Step Guide to Starting a Mindfulness Meditation Practice

Meditation is one of the most valuable and rewarding practices you can implement.

The good thing is it's easy to start and maintain a practice.

https://evernote.com/l/AD5R1yV2vaRKSb5fTMdKaHLJZiDw4VY4PCk/
Day 7 #ship30for30 - Stoicism 101

The Philosophy of Stoicism is making a comeback. People are finding that practicing Stoicism brings a sense of peace and control into their lives.

Practicing Stoicism WILL make you a stronger and more tranquil person.

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD7noAbWmL1DrpLn44j7y21pf6gfmubk5Os/
Day 8 - An Ode to Imposter Syndrome

I think Impostor Syndrome is a good thing. As a matter of fact...

I love Impostor Syndrome.

It is a signal that you are on to something good. A sure sign that you are facing an opportunity for growth.

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD7Ln3O00NlBV4jeT8pafOUoIfuMck-KAFk/
Day 9 #ship30for30 - Thoreau's Secret to Success

What is the secret to a successful life?

Henry David Thoreau gave us the answer over a hundred and sixty years ago in one of his most famous quotes.

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD5ykqKlSURCS6AUdhf_dpzLNloJSxdccJE/
Day 10 #ship30for30 🛳️ - Developing the Skill of Gratitude

Gratitude is more than an attitude, it is a skill.

And like any skill, gratitude can be developed with regular practice.

https://evernote.com/l/AD4JTudkxPFDr7qDTkFz-rQUvZ9Bf4GkXnE/
Day 11 #ship30for30 🛳️- Live Every Day Like a "Mini-Life"

A great life is nothing more than a collection of great days. Want a great life? Make each day great.

Live every day like a "mini-life".

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6i0jJSmeRAKI5llXSwbloOI53H751OqlI/
Day 12 #ship30for30 🛳️ - Read With Intention

I love reading.

I guess you can say I am a voracious reader.

But I am also an intentional reader.

I believe you have to give a book time and space to teach its lessons.

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD7MaQB9S9lDrKkf39ZqmPbgbmIz8AInYoI/
Day 13 #ship30for30 🛳️ - How to Create Your Own Luck

How can you create your own luck?

Create more opportunities. The more opportunities you have, the better your chances of getting "lucky".

Lessons on luck from Naval Ravikant @naval

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD47fo1CyLVNr5wdNbVBlqnNqY43I8LB5mY/
Day 14 #ship30for30🛳️- An Ode to My Unread Books

My bookshelf is my sacred place.

But it can be a source of stress. I have A LOT of unread books.

But instead of feeling stressed about them.

I have decided to love my unread books.

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD5nBBpTyhFKmaLPjfYEa8VkkS2l0lKVTeA/
Day 15 #ship30for30 🛳️ - Farewell to Supersition
The outcomes of our lives are determined by the choices we make.

Not the things we do based on superstition.

I’m done with it.

I’m relieving myself of the burden of superstition.

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD4DANYq9wZD0a0_Jzq-H5V5wFC0R3hRyrk/
Day 16 #ship30for30 🛳️ - Become a Decision Making Machine

The ability to make the right decision at the right time is a superpower.

These thought exercises from Tim Ferriss @tferriss and Derek Sivers @sivers , will improve your decision making.
Day 17 #ship30for30 🛳️- What Gets You Out of Bed?

"What keeps you up at night?"

Is one of my least favorite questions.

I would much, much rather have someone ask me:

"What gets you out of bed in the morning?"

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6_gp8t6BhBRICiejXn-mLdb47E62HJR7I/
Day 18 #ship30for30 🛳️- Unselfish Action is The Best Action

There is nothing more rewarding than doing something good, just for the sake of doing it.

The best people do good things without expecting anything in return.

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD5JcoVOmAlDYIryuTBQYB05wOFn62fkHHM/
Day 19 #ship30for30 🛳️- Go First!

On the first day of a college class years ago, I sat down next to a fellow student.

After a few moments of silence, I turned and introduced myself to him.

That simple introduction started a chain of events that shaped my entire life.
Day 20 #ship30for30 🛳️- Can Being Negative Make You More Positive?

Be positive!

That is the message you hear all the time.

But sometimes what you actually need is a little negative thinking to help you feel more grateful and happy.
Day 21 #ship30for30 🛳️- Riding The Bus of Mindfulness

Before Mindfulness, I was a passenger at the back of the bus. The ride was bumpy.

Then I discovered Mindfulness and I realized I could change seats. And make the ride much smoother.
Day 22 #ship30for30 🛳️- Practicing Joy

Want more joy in your life?

It's easy... Just practice.

Joy is a skill.

And like any other skill, it can be improved with practice.

https://www.evernote.com/l/AD4GKigh1tZHE6E0BgqYTF5YLNrEiS414ME/
Day 23 #ship30for30 🛳️ - We Don't Need a Map. We need an Atlas.

I recently read the excellent book The Underdog Paradox by @jamierusso.

It had so many great lessons about overcoming adversity. But the one that really stuck with me was:

"We Don't Need a Map. We need an Atlas."
Day 24 #ship30for30 🛳️- Going Down the Rabbit Hole of Gratitude

The most dangerous thing about a negative thought is that it leads to another one.

And another, and another.

But it doesn't have to be that way.

You can choose to go down a rabbit hole of gratitude instead.
Day 25 #ship30for30 🛳️ - Nets to Help You Capture Your Days

If you don't intentionally seize your days, they will pass by, virtually unnoticed.

Until one day you look back and wonder.

"Where did my life go?"

Don't let this happen to you.
Day 26 #ship30for30 🛳️- The Stoic Principles of Objectivity, Unselfishness, and Acceptance

I am a huge fan of Stoicism.

My favorite Stoic quote from Marcus Aurelius contains three important principles of Stoicism:

-Objectivity
-Unselfishness
-Acceptance
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