Here's some recommended reading to either wrap up your
week, or kick off your weekend.
Let's kick things off with a recent guest blog post from my site: My Friday FOUR:
Four pieces of content I've consumed this past week that will influence my future blog material and challenge me to think differently about how I manage Cressey Sports Performance - as always, I'm looking to bring you
some business-specific information from outside of the world of fitness. Enjoy: - Americans Have Been Fighting for Paid Vacation for 100 Years - Did you know that 52% of
Americans do not utilize all of their paid vacation time? This was an interesting look at the history of paid vacation in our country. All I could think about as I read this piece was how much better I am at my job when I return from taking periodic trips that allow me to entirely escape the email account for a couple of days.
- When it Comes to Success in Business, EQ Eats IQ for Breakfast - This is an important lesson I’ve learned after years of evaluating and working with internship candidates. Time and time again I have been sucked into impressive resumes backed by uninspiring personalities. The coaches who can’t engage clients in meaningful conversation always crash and burn. This author put it best: “Success in both life and business is a matter of emotion, relationships, and character, rather than raw
intelligence.”
- The 5 Best Website Builders for Entrepreneurs - Every business or personal brand should have a website, and it doesn't take a couple thousand dollars to have something passable up and running. My
personal website was built on Squarespace. I figured the whole thing out during a couple of hours with my laptop on the couch, and nobody has given me a hard time about quality to date. Let this article be a starting point for those of you who are intimidated by the idea of building out your own site.
- What to Do If There's No Clear Career Path for You at Your Company - Back in 2006 I realized that I was boxed in
in my Marketing Manager role at a large publicly traded company. From what I could tell, I was at least a decade away from any sort of meaningful promotion thanks to a complacent and comfortable collection of colleagues sitting above me on the ladder. I opted to return to graduate school to earn an MBA, but it was a quick and somewhat ill-informed decision. This article might have been helpful to me back then.
Make sure to let me know if you come across any material that you
think I'd enjoy. More importantly, have a great weekend!
- Pete
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