While performing Bach’s Prelude from Suite No. 1 for NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series, cellist Yo-Yo Ma offered some advice for building habits and becoming more skilled that apply well beyond the realm of music.
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Whether you have your eye on the top of the ladder or are just focusing on the next rung, there are many ways you can grow your career. If you're not sure what to do, here are four specific areas you can work on.
The single biggest roadblock to creating your own startup usually comes down to funding. Without that initial investment, even the best business idea will remain just that -- an idea. This infographic examines Australia's small businesses landscape with an emphasis on how to overcome those initial financial challenges.
There's a big difference between being busy and actually being productive. Oddly enough, being busy often feels good because it's familiar and it makes us feel productive. Productivity may feel good, but sometimes making true progress means giving up that feeling.
The traditional advice to "not take it personally, it's business" can be kind of problematic. It suggests you should just chalk up your experience to the perils of professionalism, rather than process or learn anything from it so you can grow.
