Larry Cornett on Substack Take a vacation this summer! Even if you just stay close to home and enjoy time away from work. I once went 4 years without taking a real vacation. I didn’t feel like I could. It didn’t feel safe ...

Do it

#careeradvice #lifeadvice #vacation

🌟 Expertise on Demand - Is a Fractional Role in Your Business Future? (Issue 140) Listen now | My guest for this episode is David Jesse, Executive Product Leader, advisor, coach, and founder of Crescendo Product Group. His company enables product teams to deliver progressively stro...

Happy to share I was on the @invinciblecareer.com podcast with @larrycornett.coach.

The theme is "Expertise on Demand - Is a Fractional Role in Your Business Future?" though we discussed a bunch of other topics. Enjoy!

substack.com/home/post/p-...

➡️ They will work well with others & be a joy to have on your team

I’ve never regretted hiring smart, ambitious people with a great attitude

I’ve regretted hiring people with the right skills, knowledge, & experience, but ended being a nightmare to work with

2/2

#hiring #interviewing #leadership

Hire people for their intelligence, aptitude, and attitude

Stop obsessing over skills, knowledge, and experience

➡️ Great people will quickly learn the skills you need

➡️ They will be hungry to acquire the knowledge required

1/2

#hiring #interviewing #leadership

Larry Cornett on Substack I’ve been talking with a couple of old friends about running weekend leadership retreats somewhere beautiful I’m biased, of course, but have been thinking of doing one at Lake Tahoe. Also have lots o...

I’ve been talking with some old friends about running weekend #LeadershipRetreats somewhere beautiful

Do you know anyone who might be interested in an invite-only #retreat like that?

We would love to chat with them to learn more about what late-career #leaders (15+ years experience) would want

#companyculture #corporatepolitics #careermoves | Larry Cornett 🌲 Sorry, but office politics exist in every company! But, it's really just about managing relationships. So, you have 3 options: 1. Learn to navigate your current company’s politics in a way that...

Sorry, but office politics exist in every company!

But, it's really just about managing relationships

So, you have 3 options…

#CompanyCulture #CorporatePolitics #CareerMoves

🚀 Steven Puri, Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company (Issue 628) Listen now | My guest for this episode is Steven Puri, the Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company. His mission is to help millions of people find their focus, achieve more, and have a healthy work life.

Do you work remotely (maybe from home) and occasionally struggle with focusing?

Do you find it challenging to slip into a #flowstate and get #deepwork done?

Have you ever felt a bit isolated and miss working around other people?

#RemoteWork #productivity #loneliness

1/3

Too Valuable to Lose Coming soon… Learn how to become so valuable that your current employer wants to keep you happy (e.g., receive raises and promotions, stay off the layoff list), and potential new employers can't stand...

Tim Yeo and I are joining forces to develop an offer for you if you have ever felt unappreciated, undervalued, and overlooked at work.

Sign up to get notified when it’s available!

#career #workshop #course

toovaluabletolose.com

Coming soon!

Make Yourself Too Valuable to Lose.

Learn to become so valuable that your employer keeps you happy (e.g., receive #raises and #promotions, stay off the #layoff list), and potential new employers can't stand the thought of losing you (i.e., they make you #job offers quickly).

🚀 Voting with Your Blood, Sweat, and Tears (Issue 615) Listen now | How will you invest the remaining time in your career? We may feel powerless at times like these, but we are not. You can vote with your blood, sweat, and tears to reward the right kind o...

We may feel powerless at times like these, but we are not

If we #unite, we become powerful

The focus of our time, energy, and money would have a massive impact on those who think we have no voice

You can also vote with your blood, sweat, & tears…

newsletter.invinciblecareer.com/p/voting-wit...

💡 Success through Habits and Accountability (Issue 614) A tip to help you achieve what you want this year. I know it may feel strange to talk about your goals for this year, considering everything that is happening in the world (especially if you live in t...

2 of the biggest things you can do to ensure your best chance to achieve your #goals in 2025:

1. Create a daily system of #habits that will help you make continuous progress — even if it is the smallest amount.

2. Set up #accountability with other people who will support you during your journey…

💡 Create a Plan to Achieve Your Goals This Year (Issue 613) What are your plans for 2025? It is time to create more detailed plans for achieving your list of goals for the year. What specific actions do you plan to take?

A #goal without a plan is simply a wish.

I wish my boss would promote me.

I wish I could publish a book.

I wish I could get into better shape this year.

I wish I could find a better job.

I wish I could start my own business.

Start #planning…

newsletter.invinciblecareer.com/p/create-a-p...

📙 My New Invincible Daily Journals - Featuring the 4 Seasons (Issue 612) Start Your Day in a Powerful Way. Journaling is a process, a habit, and a way of thinking about yourself, your life, and the world. The time for introspection, creative thinking, and calm reflection h...

#Journaling is a process, a habit, and a way of thinking about yourself, your life, and the world.

The time for introspection, creative thinking, and calm reflection has been among the best investments I’ve made in myself.

#journals #goals #tasks

newsletter.invinciblecareer.com/p/my-new-inv...

Brilliant Forge - Consulting by Larry Cornett Business consulting services provided by Larry Cornett, Ph.D.

You can find out more about my daily #journals and take a peek inside the pages here

#DailyJournals #journaling #books

brilliantforge.com#seasonaljour...

Morning journal seasonal covers

Morning journal seasonal back covers

Morning journal book spines

Finally! My daily #journals are fully published on Amazon and Barnes & Noble

90 days of journal entries in #books organized by #seasons, since we are human beings — not corporations trapped in a Q1-Q4 world

#MorningJournal #journaling #creativity #brainstorming #MorningThoughts #goals #tasks

My youngest son just received an offer for his first #tech #job with a #startup in SF. It's a mostly remote role.

He's excited!

It's kind of handy to have your dad be a career coach 😂

And boy am I glad that #Meta kind of ghosted him. Dodged a bullet there!

🚀 Creating a Values-Based Career - Sarah JanTausch, Coach (Issue 611) Listen now | What are your core values? My guest for this episode is Sarah JanTausch, the Founder of SRJ Coaching and Consulting and creator of the Values-Based Career method. This method helps indivi...

Sarah and I talked about:

🔹 How and why she pivoted from her dream #career

🔹 A common mistake that many #jobseekers make

🔹 How she works with her career coaching clients to uncover their values and find a job that is aligned with them

#podcast

newsletter.invinciblecareer.com/p/creating-a...

Only 9 days left!

#community #CareerCoaching #discount

Subscribe to Invincible Career® A Silicon Valley veteran shares unconventional career strategies to help you do more of the work you love and less of what you hate. Get unstuck • Get promoted • Get a better job • Control your caree...

50% off for the first year if you join my Invincible Career community before Dec 31st!

Access to my private career community
Weekly community office hours
Zoom office hours every month
Unlock private archive of over 600 articles

Only 11 days left!

newsletter.invinciblecareer.com/holidayspeci...

🚀 Unconventional Success on LinkedIn - Isabel Sterne, Consultant (Issue 607) Listen now | Embrace the cringe. My guest for this episode is Isabel Sterne, a writer, designer, and brand strategist who helps entrepreneurs and professionals build aligned brands. She offers LinkedI...

My guest for this episode is Isabel Sterne, a writer, designer, and brand strategist who helps #entrepreneurs and professionals build aligned #brands.

What she does to be so successful on #LinkedIn

The role of #AI in content creation & mistakes made

How she helps clients get more out of LinkedIn

💡 How to Manage Your Impostor Syndrome (Issue 605) Some quick tips for boosting your confidence. Impostor syndrome can be a real pain, right? It’s like this shadow lurking in the background, making you doubt yourself even when you’re doing great thing...

#ImpostorSyndrome can be a real pain, right?

It’s like this shadow lurking in the background, making you doubt yourself even when you’re doing great things…

#confidence #SelfConfidence

Looks amazing

💡 Taking a Career Detour (Issue 604) Sometimes, you just need to take any job to get income flowing back into your bank account. I know that being underemployed can feel bad. Really bad. But you won’t be stuck in that situation forever.

I will talk about how to handle #underemployment in my newsletter tomorrow.

Some of my friends have been out of work for many months. They are so worried and stressed.

However, they are reluctant to take on any old jobs.

But desperate times call for desperate measures…

#careertips #careeradvice